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From the Greek Basileus, meaning 'king'. Therefore it is the equivalent of Rex which is derived from Latin.

The OED speculates that ocimum basilicum, the king of all herbs, derives its name from some royal unguent since it was well known to Theophrastus.

Alternatively it was said to anaesthetize the sting of scorpions (basilisks) though it is believed that they ran through an awful lot of volunteers trying to make it work.

And yet all I can see in my mind's eye is this:

Nice going, B.J.!
(And aha! A NAME!)

Unless B.J. is on his birth certificate, we still don't have a name.

The only people who call me Basil are doctors and the government. Even the bank calls me B.J., so it's more my name than anything else.

But seriously, way to go! I know you've been working toward this for a while, I'm glad to see the sale.
Wolf is a good one. Come back and post the link, OK?

Thanks! And as requested: http://aurorawolf.com/2014/06/3791/

Our neighbour has a dog called Basil. An excellent name--for a dog.
We often hear her out in the yard, yelling "BASIL!" as loud as she can.
Possibly you have to be British to fully appreciate this. (Or just raised on Fawlty Towers.)

Our neighbour has a dog called Basil. An excellent name--for a dog.
We often hear her out in the yard, yelling "BASIL!" as loud as she can.
Possibly you have to be British to fully appreciate this. (Or just raised on Fawlty Towers.)

Did your neighbor use the same voice as Fawlty's wife? You know, the snappy two-note one that sounded like she was cursing when she called him? Yes, raised on Fawlty Towers, Danger Mouse, and Monty Python.

Our neighbour has a dog called Basil. An excellent name--for a dog.
We often hear her out in the yard, yelling "BASIL!" as loud as she can.
Possibly you have to be British to fully appreciate this. (Or just raised on Fawlty Towers.)

Did your neighbor use the same voice as Fawlty's wife? You know, the snappy two-note one that sounded like she was cursing when she called him? Yes, raised on Fawlty Towers, Danger Mouse, and Monty Python.

I believe the name of the hotel was Farty Towels, not Faulty Towers...just saying.

Our neighbour has a dog called Basil. An excellent name--for a dog.
We often hear her out in the yard, yelling "BASIL!" as loud as she can.
Possibly you have to be British to fully appreciate this. (Or just raised on Fawlty Towers.)

Did your neighbor use the same voice as Fawlty's wife? You know, the snappy two-note one that sounded like she was cursing when she called him? Yes, raised on Fawlty Towers, Danger Mouse, and Monty Python.

I believe the name of the hotel was Farty Towels, not Faulty Towers...just saying.

You're a brave soul for taunting a Gator.

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

Awesome!
I will check it out shortly.

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

Woot!

I read your story Dawn. Good work. Congrats on your sale.

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

Congratulations, Dawn! That was a fun story!

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

Way to go Dawn!
So very happy for you.

I have a story up at Daily Science Fiction today.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/science- ... of-glasses

Just read it -- nice job, Dawn

Congrats, Dawn!

Congratulations, Dawn. Your story oozes originality. Time monkeys!

Congratulations, Dawn.

Steve

And more success. Myself, Preston Dennett and David Steffen in ASIM 59. And edited by David Kernot. I picked up my copy at Continuum on Friday night.

Steve

Congratulations, Steve, Preston, and Dave! I'm looking forward to reading the stories!

Congratulations Steve, Preston, and David. Way to go. Nice cover art too.

Hooray to Dawn, Steve, David, and Preston!

And how awesome is it to be able to congratulate four people at once? Way to go, WotF forum folks!

Woo hoo!

Congrats Steve, Preston and David! Three forumites in one issue!

Thanks, guys! I haven't seen the actual issue of ASIM yet, but I'm super-excited. And in case anyone's interested, guess whose story inspired the cover art? Mine!

Congrats Steve, Preston and David! Three forumites in one issue!

Thanks, Nik.

But it's four.

Can I just point out that the editor, David Kernot, is a forumite also. Davidk.

Steve

Dear Sir,

Congratulations to Miss Dawn, Master David, Master David, and Master Preston.

That hack, that lame excuse for a writer Cameron, can just sod off.

Yours writingly,

Brigadier Sir Charles Arthur Strong (Mrs.)

p.s. – He still owes me money from the settlement, you know.

Conga rats to Dawn, Steve, David, and Preston!

And yes, I have news myself. Another pro-rate sale! A flash piece to the T. Gene Davis Speculative Blog. That's my third sale now, first flash sale, and first humour sale. So someone finds me funny. Which is nice to know.

Conga rats to Dawn, Steve, David, and Preston!

And yes, I have news myself. Another pro-rate sale! A flash piece to the T. Gene Davis Speculative Blog. That's my third sale now, first flash sale, and first humour sale. So someone finds me funny. Which is nice to know.

Super congratulations, Elinor! Doing my best happy-snappy dance for you.

My story, Life Out of Harmony, is now out at Perihelion Science Fiction. This story was a flat rejection from the contest in Q3 of last year, which seriously bummed me out, because I loved the story. Was glad to find that someone else liked it as much as I did.

Conga rats all around!

And a new jar of the finest moustache wax for Bob. Keep a stiff upper lip chap, eh what?

Congrats, Elinor and Rebecca!