Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Official Rules & Errata => Ruling Questions => Topic started by: Master KChief on May 18, 2010, 07:26:43 AM
Title: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: Master KChief on May 18, 2010, 07:26:43 AM
what gender is agabus?
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: Red on May 18, 2010, 07:48:21 AM
Male do you think a girl would have that name?
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Post by: TheMarti on May 18, 2010, 07:56:08 AM
Yes actually I do. I thought Agabus was female....?
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: Master KChief on May 18, 2010, 08:12:39 AM
i thought so too, s/he is listed in gils spreadsheet as a female. however, the catholic encyclopedia lists s/he as a male. and unfortunately, since s/he has no special ability, there is no way to check in the REG...
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: BubbleBoy on May 18, 2010, 08:33:18 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: Red on May 18, 2010, 08:34:12 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).
Latin to the rescue!
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: Gabe on May 18, 2010, 09:17:48 AM
Friends, we really don't need to look any further than the holy scriptures to find our answer:
After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt...
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: TimMierz on May 18, 2010, 11:08:51 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).
"It ain't easy bein' a boy named Agabus!"
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on May 18, 2010, 11:23:02 AM
For those of you who don't know any latin, words ending with "us" are male 99% of the time. I'd bet a good sum Agabus either is male or had a very rough childhood (probably both).
"It ain't easy bein' a boy named Agabus!"
(applause) I've told similar jokes with that song but no one got them. Now I know I am not alone.
Title: Re: Agabus vs Gender
Post by: Minister Polarius on May 18, 2010, 01:42:51 PM