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the enchanted spleen
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16 Mar 2004, 14:02
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the enchanted spleen
Join Date: 12.02.2004
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Smile and the world smiles with you. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. fart and your on your own. |
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16 Mar 2004, 20:48
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Super Loafer
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My fave expression at moment is - Smile, it makes people wonder what you have been up to
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16 Mar 2004, 21:27
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Got metal?
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But Chris is right... where did the 'Equus' go?  Patricia |
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17 Mar 2004, 03:59
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Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half.
Join Date: 06.08.2002
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Latin For All Occasions by Henry Beard.It was produced for a chain store that sells reproduction antiques (that's the only way I can describe it) called Past Times.There are a couple of different volumes.The one I have (Vol 1) is a dark green colour. It's not the most useful book in the world, but I find it quite funny learning how to order a bag of gummy bears, curse your computer, cheer on your fav sports team, or rob a bank in Latin  .For instance, An all purpose stick up note... Catapultum habeo.Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. "I have a catapult.Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head." |
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17 Mar 2004, 04:14
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Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half.
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 I guess it got screwed  But seriously, I have no idea .The book I get this stuff from is basically a lot of expressions with the translations.My Latin is basically non existant (My greatest acheivment,being late to meet some friends and saying in Latin I was abducted by aliens, what year is it?), but the book itself was written by a guy who spent 8 years studying Latin, and then the text was checked by two classical scholars, so I don't doubt the actual wording.It could include a one word phrase for "your horse" or be a slang word for horse
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17 Mar 2004, 15:49
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Got metal?
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Or more obsviously: caballum = horse ?
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17 Mar 2004, 20:12
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Mega Loafer
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Sorry my mistake!!!
Caballum means horse as in a pack horse or an old nag. I was looking for Equus which means horse int he sense of a war-horse such as a cavalry man would ride!! Oh well - Nunc est bibendum |
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17 Mar 2004, 20:16
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Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half.
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Latin's a dead language. As dead as dead can be. It killed off all the Romans. And now it's killing me.
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17 Mar 2004, 20:26
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Mega Loafer
Join Date: 02.03.2004
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fave expressions
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You'll never guessed what happened to Meat  and the reaction I get never changes its always Do I care go back to reading 
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17 Mar 2004, 20:55
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Got metal?
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 Just have to practice saying my fav insult now. Patricia |
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20 Mar 2004, 00:02
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Super Loafer
Join Date: 27.01.2004
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Ye Gads
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