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April 19, 2014, 03:22:04 PM
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But I just can't associate those majestic animals with such poor minded folk.

Wouldn't it sound much more appropriate to call them "SHARKS", or "RATS", or "HYENAS"?
Thats at least the kind of animal which comes to MY mind.

Please stop calling them "WHALES", its an insulting term for the matter.
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April 19, 2014, 03:23:50 PM
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Ok they are rats from now on
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April 19, 2014, 03:28:59 PM
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Quote from: flipme on April 19, 2014, 03:22:04 PM
But I just can't associate those majestic animals with such poor minded folk.

Wouldn't it sound much more appropriate to call them "SHARKS", or "RATS", or "HYENAS"?
Thats at least the kind of animal which comes to MY mind.

Please stop calling them "WHALES", its an insulting term for the matter.

https://i.imgur.com/Mhii94m.gif

I dunno, sharks, rats and hyenas don't seem to fit in with the definition of a whale
(by example look at http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarkets/comments/1rrtbv/what_is_a_bitcoin_whale/).

Can we go with "WALRUS" - not so majestic as a whale - but also covered in loads of fat  Grin
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April 19, 2014, 03:42:32 PM
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No, much too cute.
VULTURE would be the right animal, but I already have that reserved for a different kind of human breed.
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April 19, 2014, 04:10:15 PM
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Quote from: flipme on April 19, 2014, 03:42:32 PM
No, much too cute.
VULTURE would be the right animal, but I already have that reserved for a different kind of human breed.

Vultures feed on prey of others, whales are somewhat opposite
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April 19, 2014, 04:18:26 PM
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I can't tell the difference.
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April 19, 2014, 04:22:37 PM
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To be fair, the etymology of "whale" in the crypto-currency realm derives from the term "whale" in gambling. A "whale" amongst gamblers is a person who is a high roller and is able to wager or put in large amounts of money.

Given that past etymology, it actually feels kind of "natural" for people with large pools of money to "gamble" on a crypto-currency to be considered whales. In fact, a lot of this transfer in terminology came from this exact reasoning.
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April 19, 2014, 05:12:49 PM
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April 23, 2014, 05:54:29 PM
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How many BTC are whales supposed to have anyway?
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April 23, 2014, 08:06:35 PM
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Quote from: keystroke on April 23, 2014, 05:54:29 PM
How many BTC are whales supposed to have anyway?
I'm gonna go with at least 500. Even though that is a pittance compared to what some other have.
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April 23, 2014, 08:35:28 PM
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agreed, sharks would be better term
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April 23, 2014, 08:38:50 PM
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Quote from: keystroke on April 23, 2014, 05:54:29 PM
How many BTC are whales supposed to have anyway?

100+ allows you make whale sounds on the alt-market

500+ is for ltc-btc and that one retarded guy who bought 400 btc of FTC
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