Dolly

Why was Dolly called Dolly?

You have to ask?

The mop of woolly hair that made her look like Dolly Parton?

Actually, no. It was other attributes of Dolly Parton’s anatomy.

You mean…?

Yes. Dolly the sheep was cloned from mammary cells taken from the udder of a six-year old sheep.

When was it she died?

2003. February. Aged six. Most sheep live to 11 to 12 years in a sheltered environment, which she was in.

She died cause she was a clone?

They don’t know. Cause of death a progressive lung disease, common among sheep, particularly the farm where she came from. She seemed to be aging quicker than normal sheep but some researchers suggested this could be because her donor was already six years old when genetic material used to breed Dolly was extracted.
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Anagrams and names

Do you remember me?

Of course I remember you. (lie) er, Nadia (guessing wildly).

Diana.

Diana. Of course. (thinking fast)You see, it’s the way we store words in memory. They sometimes get mixed up. Nadia is an anagram of Diana.

You never knew anyone called Nadia?

Never. (lie)

Hmm. Where are you going?

I think I have a meeting. Not sure so I’m going there to find out. You going to this building too?

This one or that one. Not sure.

In this weather, nothing is certain.

What’s an anagram?

Mixed up letters, like you get in games like Scrabble and Boggle. Names often get jumbled. Like Anna and Nana, Katrin and Trinka, Hyacinth and Cynthia.

Sounds a bit biased. Aren’t there any male names anagrammed?

Oh sure. Nigel can be Elgin, Noam can be Mona, and get this, Lloyd can be Dolly.

Pardon?

Never mind.

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