This paper tells the history of this famous joke in science: Gerolf Steiner's invention of the Rhinogradentia using the pseudonym Harald Stümpke. It follows this story from this joke's creation in the 1940s, to the relabelling of Rhinogradentia as "snouters" in the 1960s, to later use as an inside joke within zoology and taxonomy. Steiner's original monograph for these imaginary creatures followed standard conventions in taxonomy and did not disclose its fictitious nature. It was a tall tale for specialists to cherish. Later, Steiner's joke took on a life of its own as his monograph functioned to identify communities of shared understanding and to spot lapses in expertise. This study places Steiner's story within "jokelore," arguing the rhinograde narrative has been repeated, shared, extended, and mimicked by diverse groups so they may accomplish either social work or intellectual work within the context of particular tribes and intellectual traditions.

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在我的部落中：Snouters（和其他笑话）揭示了科学中的部落

本文讲述了这个著名的科学笑话的历史：Gerolf Steiner 使用笔名 Harald Stümpke 发明了 Rhinogradentia。它讲述了这个故事，从 1940 年代这个笑话的创作，到 1960 年代将 Rhinogradentia 重新标记为“snouters”，后来用作动物学和分类学中的内部笑话。施泰纳为这些想象中的生物撰写的原始专着遵循分类学的标准惯例，并没有透露其虚构的性质。对于专家来说，这是一个值得珍惜的传奇故事。后来，施泰纳的笑话有了自己的生命，因为他的专着可以识别共同理解的社区并发现专业知识的失误。这项研究将施泰纳的故事置于“笑话”中，认为犀牛故事已被重复、共享、扩展，