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Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Taluntain, Jul 10, 2004.

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    @ Harbourboy:

    Cicero was an orator and politician in the late Roman Republic. He spent one year in power (63 BCE), and spent the rest of his life bragging about it.
     
    Laiwethel, Jul 27, 2004
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    Got a $400 bill from my solicitor today :whoa: and wating until November when another $2000 or more gets added :whoa: :whoa: .
    Oh well, here I come, back into Bankruptcy...
     
    Aldazar, Jul 27, 2004
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    Bills are life. I don't even open the envelopes most of the time I just use my interact and throw $30 or $50 dollars into the power/phone etc. every couple of weeks and it all seems to work out.
     
    Dice, Jul 27, 2004
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    Misericordia nobis, domine. Exaudi supplicationem nostram. Da haereticos in manu nostra... :lol: :evil: :holy:
     
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    @Chev: Does that translate to "Miserible rich nobles hate Audi cars cause they don't come in many colors" :lol: :doh:
     
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    @DHB: I doubt it...
    The first phrase more or less translates to: Have mercy on us, Lord.
    Exaudi = ? - Supplicationem nostram = our pleas/pleading...
    Third phrase = Bring the heretics in our hands?
    Update me please Chev.
    Cicero was an annoying and arrogant prick who wrote imcomprehensibly (I just spendt 8 weeks of Latin class working on his works, bleh)
    :borg:
     
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    I'd guess that Exaudi = Hear. (audible, auditory, etc.)

    That would make the second sentence: "Hear our prayers."

    Though having never had any latin, I could certainly be way off base...

    [Edit] - Wow! Three hours without a peep in RB? That's unusual, isn't it? Where is everyone? Good thing I'm here to break up the silence. :D

    [ July 27, 2004, 18:27: Message edited by: BigStick ]
     
    BigStick, Jul 27, 2004
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    "Have mercy upon us, Lord. Hear our pleas. Give the heretics into our hands." But my latin is so far behind me I could be wrong.
     
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    That would be the best way to say that in English. There's no direct translation for any part of that. Note: you don't want me to get started...

    /me makes will save and stops posting

    And Cicero wasn't nearly as virtuous as he presented himself. Manipulating facts (and opinions), deliberate distortions, executions without trial, abandoning the spouse that stood by him in his worst (for a young and rich girl who was first under his tutelage)... and so on.
     
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    I'm not sure, but I may have come this close to getting the IotW plaque.
     
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    Cicero sounds pretty modern to me. Methinks he would fit in with a lot of our politician and leaders.

    Chev, I love your posts even when I don't agree with them or even understand them. :cool:
     
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    Cicero was a pompus, self-absorbed idiot who glorified what he did for the Republic during his year in power.

    Hang on...that sounds oddly familiar, doesn't it?
     
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    Sounds like me in my dreams!

    BTW, what in the world is going on in Manhattan?? Saw something on TV last night about some damn concrete wall aruond the whole 'island' and Kurt bloody Russell was running around shooting people! No way I'm coming over there if he's gone psycho!

    @Abomination - where's New Zelanad?

    [ July 28, 2004, 05:32: Message edited by: Aldazar ]
     
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    Can anyone fill me in on what this week's Idiot of the Week did to earn his award?
     
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    Don't scoff at Kurt Russell! Nobody and I mean nobody can surf through L.A. on a tidal wave like him!
     
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    @Harbourboy

    Look to see where the current IotW and Splunge's posts co-inside. I think that may be it, but just a guess.

    And also...

    Mei lingua scientia verbera. :D

    (If that makes any sense at all ;) )
     
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    Must go to work in an hour...

    My Dwarven Pony kicked ass yesterday, To bad I didn't win...

    You know my problem in spain was this, and it's only for those who can read dutch since it's lose it's flavor when I translate it:

    "Geen gevoel voor ritme geen gevoel voor richting en geen gevoel voor rietjes!" :p
     
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    Ok, I got most of that, but what is 'rietjes'?
     
    Jaguar, Jul 28, 2004
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    @Nakia Nightshadow: That's always nice to hear, thank you :) As for Cicero, yeah, there's a repeating theme.

    In fact, in any given country in any given period one will find a Cicero, a Caesar, a Catillina, a Pompey, a Clodius and a Milo. Some time after that, some Antony will grow and some Octavian will find himself. And, of course, there's always some Cleopatra. As well as some poor Fulvia...
     
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    @SleepleSS

    "Geen gevoel voor ritme geen gevoel voor richting en geen gevoel voor rietjes!"

    Het klinkt alsof je goed dronken was in Spanje :p
     
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