sumuriekaleet

15:42 Aug 4, 2009 

lol

15:36 Aug 4, 2009 

I haven't read that, but I'll look it up. It sounds great. Brings to mind The Trouble with Tribbles (t-words that multiply and become a bother...)

09:07 Aug 4, 2009 

OK, you make a point here with those killer tendrils, and yes, I was quite a heavy sci-fi reader in my young years, but still, the movement of fog is different from a movement of an animalistic plant with killer motives :). Also, I'd (I usually do) stick to the style of the original writer. "Sumuriekaleet" is perhaps not a meteorological term, but it is not overly dramatic either, as tendrils or similar would be. I think it is quite on a par with shreds or similar, a pretty common poetic expression.

07:54 Aug 4, 2009 

Thanks for the alternatives. Coming from a scientific & technical background, I really appreciate the input

Pia and Owen, have you ever heard of a sci-fi book called "The Day of the Triffids"? These killer plants had some pretty nasty tendrils (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids and http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendrils).

06:56 Aug 4, 2009 

Chains does convey the sense of oppression adequately, but still it is kind of difficult to imagine a substance like fog can form something as solid as chains. I'd go for shreds, or a synonym.

21:55 Aug 3, 2009 

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