What's "ur", though?
All I can think of is "Universal Requirement" :\
( Cawl, Wed 13 May 2009, 22:53, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Man
nobody gets classical references these days.

Ur was the first city.

so Ur-something is shorthand for the first of something or the Platonic Form of it.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 13 May 2009, 22:59, Reply)

Can only think of one reference
The chronicles of Thomas Covenant (weird books they are), where ur signifies as above all else eg. Covenant is the ur-Lord, therefore the master of all Lords of Magic.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:00, Reply)

Thomas Covenant?
The ones about the land? And he has the white gold magic? And leprosy? I read some of them when I was littler. From what I remember they where realy good.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:03, Reply)

There's a new series
the third. Not bad. Not as much clenching as the first two.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:04, Reply)

I like them
They're strange, but good. I'm waiting until he has finished all of the third set until reading them. I'll probably hit all then books in one shot.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:14, Reply)

Ah!
That makes ur-sense now, thanks.
Which classical stuff is that from?
If it's Roman, I'm gonna be ashamed of myself.
( Cawl, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:02, Reply)

Ur was Babylonian I think...
Sort of around where Iran/Iraq is today. I think.
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:03, Reply)

Mess of Potamia, as the Daily Show has it.
But nobody googled "ur prefix" ? Shame on you.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:05, Reply)

ur, right.
My knowledge only really extends to Roman and Greek.
And stupid Cryptozoology stuff.
( Cawl, Wed 13 May 2009, 23:08, Reply)