Oh, a "scalie" is a furry, but for (land-based) critters with scales. Snakes and the like. Sometimes lizards, kobolds, and minor dragons. Major dragons and fish are their own things, at opposite ends of the, er, scale. Cetacea are a whole different kettle.

"That is excellent," he exclaimed. "I'll remember that." And off he ambled to get his coffee.

The difference, I said, is that a goatee encompasses the mouth with the hair of the mustache and beard connected to make a frame. A van Dyke, on the other hand, has a clear separation between the two.

"And it's very easy to remember the difference. Uncle Sam has a goatee. Satan wears a van Dyke."

"They say robots can't feel pain, but it's not true! Actually, when we get damaged our processors go into overdrive so we experience pain in slow motion! It goes on and on seemingly forever!" - Claptrap, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

“A backbench player took the ball and ran it into our own goal, giving the other team a point. Why are you so mad? Let’s work together!”

Do people hear how that sounds?

There were vast stretches of mangrove-covered land in Florida back in the 1970s Broward-Dade with barely more than a few logging and maintenance roads, and I spent many, many hours abusing what was most definitely not a mountain bike riding them, far, far from noisy, chaotic, demanding humanity.