name a star . POLL ADDED !!!,please vote by 7th june

[cuddles]

well i have gone and done it
i have just got you guys your own star
here is the deal ,over the next few weeks come up with an idea for a stars name ,thats everyone here ,you have all got a chance to submit your ideas , now i believe it is a maximum of 16 letters ,but i will confirm it when i get the package through
now voting can be sorted out through the moderators here ,whether it be by POLL or email etc ,the choice is yours

this is not a wind up ,ok

after this ,the chosen name will be sent off and be registered .THE NAME IS NEVER USED BY BOFFINS WHO WILL ALWAYS REFER TO THE STAR BY ITS GIVEN NUMBER ,boring i know ,but it is registered for eternity at the british library

copies of the certificate can be purchased from the HMSA ,i would believe £2 should cover postage and packaging ( a do not bend envelope ) and a small donation ,maybe ,but again this is for the HMSA to decide
if it is ok i will pass on the package to someone connected with the HMSA to deal with ,as i am busy on the marfan site ,and people with problems there etc ,so NICKB and RETRO if you could get your heads together and let me know what you decide
and i would need a forwarding address to please

but the important thing is ,you will soon have an official star

love
cuddles

ps ,sue new has written a lovely poem to go with the star certificate ,bless her

[Retro]

Thank you Cuddles

If everyone wants to put there name ideas on this thread then we will select some which can then go on a poll .

Further details to be confirmed.

Lindsey
HMSA Admin Team

[dorimossop]

yay, great stuff cuddles, i love stuff like that.

how about ... hyperstar or bendybodplace or bendybodstar or hmsa'srayoflight.
i could sit here all day thinking up names

p.s i have a plot on the moon if anybody fancies an exotic holiday.

[dorimossop]

hmsa'sflexistar
flexi+beyond!
**hmsa**

come on peeps, mine are rubbish!

[Immy_R]

wow stars as in naming an actual star?

at first i thought u meant like a gold star or a star name like bekham man i can be dumb sometimes

how about

flexile


Definition: Capable of withstanding stress without injury.

[cuddles]

gang
to give you a few other ideas ;-
the 2 marfan stars (yes we have 2 ,and have had them a year, hee hee ,so we beat you )are called muninn fbn15, and arachnia fbn15

you could call it" HOPE .hmsa"
something from mythology
you name it

cuddles xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Sue New]

How's about:

"Hyperflex" or "Flexstar"

Or, I remember reading that in ancient greek times there was a tribe of people who were thought to be the first people to display signs of hypermobility, I can't remember the name of the tribe, but they displayed typical scars, and lax joints. As Cuddles suggested, stars are odten named after figures in greek mythology, so this may tie in quite nicely . I will try to do a search to come up with the name of the tribe.......

Sue.

[Sue New]

Hiya,

I finally found the link I was referring to. It mentioens that the ancient Scythian race were noted to have lax joints.

Perhaps the HMSA star could be named "Scythian" or "Scythia" in honour of the earloiest known race to show signs of hypermobile joints

Sue.

P.S. Here is a link about the Scythians:

http://www.uptodate.com/patients/conten ... heum/14072

[christianne]

stretchystar
planetbendy
stretchyshine
sparklestretch?
Christianne

[cuddles]

ok everyone i have got the package through already
there isnt a 16 letter limit on it by the looks if that helps anyone

change of plan
i will fill out the form now for you ,and register it in the name of the HMSA if thats ok
the certifiacte will be then sent to the office
(please could i have the address sometime )

cuddles xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[sarahh]

Hyperstar
Bendystar
Bendybodstogether (when we look at it we can all think of each other around the globe)

Sarah x

[cuddles]

spes infracta hmsa (hope unbroken ) thats tracy's signature

cuddles xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[cuddles]

the star will be named next week
has anyone else got anyother ideas / also what name would you like to go for
answers on a postcard to this address ,hee hee

cuddles xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[dorimossop]

can you put up a poll so people can vote?

[Sez]

I like Sue's idea I did go looking around for Greek, Egyptian and Roman names to do with health, hope and healing, but I love the more specific name of Scythia.

Names I found that I liked:
Aceso (goddess who personifies the healing process)
Achelois ("she who drives away pain")
Epione (Goddess of Soothing)
Iaso (Goddess of Healing)
Panaceia (Goddess of Healing)