AtD teasers and a spoiler

[Dave Monroe]

--- Mike Beiderbecke <beider19 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I will also say that the hyperlinks will be rife
> when the group read begins. Oh, man, will they be
> rife.

Again, I believe I heard my name called.  Now, one can
only hope for pet fighting fish, or, better yet, a
fighting crab here, but, recalling the L.E.D. ...
 
> Pg 3, Para 4, Line 6
> Pugnax
> http://dict.die.net/betta%20pugnax/

When the Roman Empire conquered Italy, they soon
discovered the Molossoid dogs' power as war and
fighting dogs. They worked very seriously and
purposefully to improve the breed in the second and
first centuries BC. They developed what we today call
the Canis pugnax (the Roman Wardog) which they used in
warfare as well as in dog fights in the theaters (in
fights against other animals such as lions, bears etc.
as well as humans)

The Canis pugnax became the progenitor of the Italian
molossoid dogs: Cane Corso, and its local varieties -
Mastino Napolitano, Dogo Sardo, Cane Di Mannera,
Branchiero Siciliano, and the Sicilian Vuccerisco.

The appearance of Canis pugnax in antique statues and
mosaic works is well documented. They have a striking
likeness with our Cane Corsos, which apparently
haven't changed much in the 2000 years that have
passed since the days of the Roman Empire. The Canis
pugnax were muscular and powerful without any excess
of weight. They were very mobile and had staying
power. Mentally they must have been very aggressive.

http://stormywinnscanecorso.com/id13.html

And see as well, e.g., ...

http://www.planfood.com/saxellum/

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/canecorsoitaliano.htm

http://www.cane9corso.co.uk/start.php?type=content&name=about

Hm.   But then again ...

The Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) is a medium-sized wader.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruff

http://www.sfu.ca/biology/wildberg/ruff.html

http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Philomachus_pugnax.htm

"''Tis the Age of Reason, rrrf?'" (M&D, Ch. 3, p. 22)

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