sheenj
Sr. Member
 Offline
Faith: Oriental Orthodox
Jurisdiction: Indian/Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Posts: 991
St. Gregorios of Parumala, pray for us...
|
 |
« Reply #13995 on: December 11, 2012, 11:51:23 AM » |
|
I will support the North Korean invasion of the USA if they promise to ban football. I'll gladly spend years eating bark off trees just to see the melancholy in the faces of football fans.
Handegg or real football? Handegg, but come to think of it, ban everything with a ball and force everyone to play badminton. I can't stand badminton. It makes me dizzy. It isn't as bad as volleyball though. Bite your toungue! Badminton and Volleyball are the greatest games ever invented. Of course, being a Malayalee might colour my judgement some. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
orthonorm
|
|
« Reply #13996 on: December 11, 2012, 11:55:19 AM » |
|
I will support the North Korean invasion of the USA if they promise to ban football. I'll gladly spend years eating bark off trees just to see the melancholy in the faces of football fans.
Handegg or real football? Handegg, but come to think of it, ban everything with a ball and force everyone to play badminton. I can't stand badminton. It makes me dizzy. It isn't as bad as volleyball though. Bite your toungue! Badminton and Volleyball are the greatest games ever invented. Of course, being a Malayalee might colour my judgement some. Does that mean you are from Malaysia? If so, I want to compliment you and your government for a recent action they took. I've never heard "Malayalee" before. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
We cannot legislate morality by passing laws controlling firearms. The only evil we can combat lies within our hearts. We need stronger laws to protect the moral foundation of society against the evil of gay marriage. |
|
|
jmbejdl
Count-Palatine James the Spurious of Giggleswick on the Naze
Elder
Offline
Faith: Orthodox
Jurisdiction: Church of Romania
Posts: 1,480
Great Martyr St. John the New of Suceava
|
|
« Reply #13997 on: December 11, 2012, 12:07:58 PM » |
|
I will support the North Korean invasion of the USA if they promise to ban football. I'll gladly spend years eating bark off trees just to see the melancholy in the faces of football fans.
Handegg or real football? Handegg, but come to think of it, ban everything with a ball and force everyone to play badminton. I can't stand badminton. It makes me dizzy. It isn't as bad as volleyball though. Bite your toungue! Badminton and Volleyball are the greatest games ever invented. Of course, being a Malayalee might colour my judgement some. Does that mean you are from Malaysia? If so, I want to compliment you and your government for a recent action they took. I've never heard "Malayalee" before. I believe it refers to a speaker of Malayalam, which is one of the Indian languages. He's most likely from Kerala. James |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 11, 2012, 12:08:28 PM by jmbejdl »
|
Logged
|
We owe greater gratitude to those who humble us, wrong us, and douse us with venom, than to those who nurse us with honour and sweet words, or feed us with tasty food and confections, for bile is the best medicine for our soul. - Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
|
|
|
sheenj
Sr. Member
Offline
Faith: Oriental Orthodox
Jurisdiction: Indian/Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Posts: 991
St. Gregorios of Parumala, pray for us...
|
|
« Reply #13998 on: December 11, 2012, 12:08:13 PM » |
|
I will support the North Korean invasion of the USA if they promise to ban football. I'll gladly spend years eating bark off trees just to see the melancholy in the faces of football fans.
Handegg or real football? Handegg, but come to think of it, ban everything with a ball and force everyone to play badminton. I can't stand badminton. It makes me dizzy. It isn't as bad as volleyball though. Bite your toungue! Badminton and Volleyball are the greatest games ever invented. Of course, being a Malayalee might colour my judgement some. Does that mean you are from Malaysia? If so, I want to compliment you and your government for a recent action they took. I've never heard "Malayalee" before. Nope, this kind of Malayalee. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
genesisone
|
|
« Reply #13999 on: December 11, 2012, 12:10:33 PM » |
|
I will support the North Korean invasion of the USA if they promise to ban football. I'll gladly spend years eating bark off trees just to see the melancholy in the faces of football fans.
Handegg or real football? Handegg, but come to think of it, ban everything with a ball and force everyone to play badminton. And we'll still be able to curl! And those with an aggressive streak can still play hockey! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Asteriktos
|
|
« Reply #14000 on: December 11, 2012, 12:33:20 PM » |
|
[said in Braveheart voice] They can take our lives... but they will never take... our football!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
sheenj
Sr. Member
Offline
Faith: Oriental Orthodox
Jurisdiction: Indian/Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Posts: 991
St. Gregorios of Parumala, pray for us...
|
|
« Reply #14001 on: December 11, 2012, 12:37:47 PM » |
|
[said in Braveheart voice] They can take our lives... but they will never take... our football!
[insert joke about Freedom Fries here] |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14002 on: December 11, 2012, 05:03:13 PM » |
|
"From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys." - 2 Kings 2:23-25 (NIV)
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 11, 2012, 05:03:24 PM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
pmpn8rGPT
我不會說中國話
Sr. Member
Offline
Faith: Christian
Jurisdiction: Eastern Orthodox (old calendarist)
Posts: 703
יהוה יעזור לנו
|
|
« Reply #14003 on: December 11, 2012, 08:23:51 PM » |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
טוֹב, לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה-- מִבְּטֹחַ, בָּאָדָם.
|
|
|
PeterTheAleut
The Right Blowhard Peter the Furtive of Yetts O'Muckhart
Section Moderator
Exarchos
Offline
Faith: Orthodox Christian
Jurisdiction: OCA
Posts: 26,044
EXTERMINATE!
|
|
« Reply #14004 on: December 12, 2012, 01:48:14 AM » |
|
"From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys." - 2 Kings 2:23-25 (NIV)
Shows that the world had street gangs even way back then. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14005 on: December 12, 2012, 04:03:41 AM » |
|
"From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys." - 2 Kings 2:23-25 (NIV)
Shows that the world had street gangs even way back then. True. But those verses are funny. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14006 on: December 12, 2012, 05:06:33 AM » |
|
NVM
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 12, 2012, 05:07:27 AM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Asteriktos
|
|
« Reply #14007 on: December 12, 2012, 06:15:47 AM » |
|
Roller skating? I'm guessing my bum will be sore for weeks.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14008 on: December 12, 2012, 06:17:35 AM » |
|
Roller skating? I'm guessing my bum will be sore for weeks.
I did this not too long ago. Make sure the skates aren't too small. My feet hurted for days. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Asteriktos
|
|
« Reply #14009 on: December 12, 2012, 06:28:40 AM » |
|
Will do! Thanks for the tip  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14010 on: December 13, 2012, 05:09:26 PM » |
|
My mom has this nasty habit not to knock. So then she suddenly walked in and caught me venerating icons  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
JamesRottnek
Taxiarches
Offline
Faith: Anglican
Jurisdiction: Episcopal Diocese of Arizona
Posts: 4,553
I am Bibleman
|
|
« Reply #14011 on: December 13, 2012, 05:18:30 PM » |
|
So guys, I just found out some horrible news. Evidently, there is a very spiritual bear out there; he's joined a monastery; and my sins make him cry.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
I know a secret about a former Supreme Court Justice. Can you guess what it is?
The greatest tragedy in the world is when a cigarette ends.
American Spirits - the eco-friendly cigarette.
Preston Robert Kinney (September 8th, 1997-August 14, 2011
|
|
|
That person
Elder
Offline
Faith: Quasi-agnostic Christian Universalist
Jurisdiction: Figuring it out.
Posts: 1,000
Lex Luthor, seeing the world as Superman does
|
|
« Reply #14012 on: December 13, 2012, 05:50:03 PM » |
|
I'm like 90% sure there are canons expressly forbidding bears to go into monasteries. You should call up a bishop. I'm also pretty sure bears can't cry, unless you're talking about Chicago Bears or certain sorts of gay guys. And even then, I don't think they're supposed to.
Anyway, the new Man of Steel trailer is really really awesome and July 25 can't happen fast enough.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Some have such command of their bowels, that they can break wind continuously at pleasure, so as to produce the effect of singing."- St. Augustine of Hippo
|
|
|
|
vamrat
|
|
« Reply #14013 on: December 13, 2012, 05:56:15 PM » |
|
I'm like 90% sure there are canons expressly forbidding bears to go into monasteries. You should call up a bishop. I'm also pretty sure bears can't cry, unless you're talking about Chicago Bears or certain sorts of gay guys. And even then, I don't think they're supposed to.
Anyway, the new Man of Steel trailer is really really awesome and July 25 can't happen fast enough.
1- Seraphim of Sarov says Bears are ok. 2- Man of Steel? Are they making a superhero movie about Stalin? Gangsta. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is an education process for me as I learn about the psychology of spiritual apostasy. And others get the benefit of perhaps hearing righteousness for the first time.
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
|
|
|
|
vamrat
|
|
« Reply #14014 on: December 13, 2012, 05:57:25 PM » |
|
"From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys." - 2 Kings 2:23-25 (NIV)
Shows that the world had street gangs even way back then. That story is pretty much the Gran Torino of the Bible. "Get off my lawn. When I was your age I was stacking Philistines like you six feet high in Canaan." |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is an education process for me as I learn about the psychology of spiritual apostasy. And others get the benefit of perhaps hearing righteousness for the first time.
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
|
|
|
|
William
|
|
« Reply #14015 on: December 13, 2012, 10:36:30 PM » |
|
My mom has this nasty habit not to knock. So then she suddenly walked in and caught me venerating icons Teenage Orthodox problems |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
A beard covers many chins. - Tallitot
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14016 on: December 14, 2012, 09:50:24 AM » |
|
LOL. I couldn't have been doing much worse.
Anyway, I'm taking her to an icon exposition nearby. Perhaps I can teach her something and she'll be more accepting.
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 14, 2012, 09:59:48 AM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14017 on: December 14, 2012, 10:13:17 AM » |
|
Had Latin exams today. Translating Seneca isn't that bad.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
vamrat
|
|
« Reply #14018 on: December 14, 2012, 10:18:47 AM » |
|
Had Latin exams today. Translating Seneca isn't that bad.
Cicero is too complicated. Livy is too full of himself. Caesar wrote for the lowest common denominator. Ave Caesar. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is an education process for me as I learn about the psychology of spiritual apostasy. And others get the benefit of perhaps hearing righteousness for the first time.
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14019 on: December 14, 2012, 10:20:03 AM » |
|
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 14, 2012, 10:20:24 AM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
vamrat
|
|
« Reply #14020 on: December 14, 2012, 10:40:32 AM » |
|
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...
...quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is an education process for me as I learn about the psychology of spiritual apostasy. And others get the benefit of perhaps hearing righteousness for the first time.
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14021 on: December 14, 2012, 10:43:42 AM » |
|
Hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt. Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
vamrat
|
|
« Reply #14022 on: December 14, 2012, 11:21:20 AM » |
|
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt, minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant atque ea quae ad effeminandos animos pertinent important, proximique sunt Germanis, qui trans Rhenum incolunt, quibuscum continenter bellum gerunt.
(If you love that sentence...Livy could have made it fill up the entire page!)
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is an education process for me as I learn about the psychology of spiritual apostasy. And others get the benefit of perhaps hearing righteousness for the first time.
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14023 on: December 14, 2012, 11:39:35 AM » |
|
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt, minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant atque ea quae ad effeminandos animos pertinent important, proximique sunt Germanis, qui trans Rhenum incolunt, quibuscum continenter bellum gerunt.
(If you love that sentence...Livy could have made it fill up the entire page!)
I love it too since it's about my fellow Dutchmen. Farthest away from civilisation indeed. And yes, perhaps it's a good thing that so much of Livy is lost  |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 14, 2012, 11:39:45 AM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
PeterTheAleut
The Right Blowhard Peter the Furtive of Yetts O'Muckhart
Section Moderator
Exarchos
Offline
Faith: Orthodox Christian
Jurisdiction: OCA
Posts: 26,044
EXTERMINATE!
|
|
« Reply #14024 on: December 15, 2012, 12:50:07 AM » |
|
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...
...quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur. Hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt. Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit.
Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae, propterea quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt, minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant atque ea quae ad effeminandos animos pertinent important, proximique sunt Germanis, qui trans Rhenum incolunt, quibuscum continenter bellum gerunt.
(If you love that sentence...Livy could have made it fill up the entire page!)
English translations please. This isn't the Foreign Languages board. |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 12:50:56 AM by PeterTheAleut »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14025 on: December 15, 2012, 04:49:38 AM » |
|
All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws. The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine separate them from the Belgae. Of all these, the Belgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from the civilization and refinement of [our] Province, and merchants least frequently resort to them, and import those things which tend to effeminate the mind; and they are the nearest to the Germans, who dwell beyond the Rhine , with whom they are continually waging war
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14026 on: December 15, 2012, 06:53:40 AM » |
|
This is a hilarious facebook page making fun of Dunglish (Dutch English). And yes, most Dutch people really do speak English like that. It's Dutch translated literally into English.
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 06:55:44 AM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14027 on: December 15, 2012, 01:14:32 PM » |
|
The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Asteriktos
|
|
« Reply #14028 on: December 15, 2012, 01:39:34 PM » |
|
You're a real danish downer  Where it from though? |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 01:40:28 PM by Asteriktos »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Ioannis Climacus
|
|
« Reply #14029 on: December 15, 2012, 01:41:04 PM » |
|
The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.
I remember having to memorize that speech in high school. What you quoted is about all I remember. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Note : Many of my posts (especially the ones antedating late 2012) do not reflect charity, tact, or even views I presently hold. Please forgive me for any antagonism I have caused.
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14030 on: December 15, 2012, 01:47:19 PM » |
|
You're a real danish downer Where it from though? Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. It's from Mark Anthony's speech. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.
I remember having to memorize that speech in high school. What you quoted is about all I remember. Surely you remember "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!" |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 01:50:26 PM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
Ioannis Climacus
|
|
« Reply #14031 on: December 15, 2012, 01:59:11 PM » |
|
Surely you remember "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!" Of course. "Friends, ________, and countrymen, etc." is a wonderful way of getting a large crowd's attention (if you are predisposed to start public speeches in outlandish ways). |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Note : Many of my posts (especially the ones antedating late 2012) do not reflect charity, tact, or even views I presently hold. Please forgive me for any antagonism I have caused.
|
|
|
|
Asteriktos
|
|
« Reply #14032 on: December 15, 2012, 02:01:54 PM » |
|
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. It's from Mark Anthony's speech.
I probably should have known that, but you're the native English speaker and I'm not. Wait, wut?  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14033 on: December 15, 2012, 02:38:24 PM » |
|
And Asteriktos is an honourable man.
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 02:39:28 PM by Cyrillic »
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
PeterTheAleut
The Right Blowhard Peter the Furtive of Yetts O'Muckhart
Section Moderator
Exarchos
Offline
Faith: Orthodox Christian
Jurisdiction: OCA
Posts: 26,044
EXTERMINATE!
|
|
« Reply #14034 on: December 15, 2012, 04:27:49 PM » |
|
All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws. The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine separate them from the Belgae. Of all these, the Belgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from the civilization and refinement of [our] Province, and merchants least frequently resort to them, and import those things which tend to effeminate the mind; and they are the nearest to the Germans, who dwell beyond the Rhine , with whom they are continually waging war
Is this offered as a translation of something you posted in Latin earlier on this thread? |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14035 on: December 15, 2012, 04:40:28 PM » |
|
All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws. The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine separate them from the Belgae. Of all these, the Belgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from the civilization and refinement of [our] Province, and merchants least frequently resort to them, and import those things which tend to effeminate the mind; and they are the nearest to the Germans, who dwell beyond the Rhine , with whom they are continually waging war
Is this offered as a translation of something you posted in Latin earlier on this thread?Yes. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
ialmisry
|
|
« Reply #14036 on: December 15, 2012, 05:13:04 PM » |
|
All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws. The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine separate them from the Belgae. Of all these, the Belgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from the civilization and refinement of [our] Province, and merchants least frequently resort to them, and import those things which tend to effeminate the mind; and they are the nearest to the Germans, who dwell beyond the Rhine , with whom they are continually waging war
Is this offered as a translation of something you posted in Latin earlier on this thread?Yes. It is somewhat a Latin schoolboy's joke, if I understand correctly. Sort of like mentioning "Dick and Jane" to those of a certain age in the US, depending on when they learned to read. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything so that he may do it no more.
A hasty quarrel kindles fire,
and urgent strife sheds blood.
If you blow on a spark, it will glow;
if you spit on it, it will be put out;
and both come out of your mouth
|
|
|
|
ialmisry
|
|
« Reply #14037 on: December 15, 2012, 05:22:34 PM » |
|
This is a hilarious facebook page making fun of Dunglish (Dutch English). And yes, most Dutch people really do speak English like that. It's Dutch translated literally into English. Unless things have radically changed over your lifetime (I was in the Netherlands last before you were born, and in Flanders when you were a mere babe), you sell yourselves short. Most Dutch (and Flemish) spoke English fine, some without even an accent. But maybe you are talking about those I spoke Dutch with. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything so that he may do it no more.
A hasty quarrel kindles fire,
and urgent strife sheds blood.
If you blow on a spark, it will glow;
if you spit on it, it will be put out;
and both come out of your mouth
|
|
|
PeterTheAleut
The Right Blowhard Peter the Furtive of Yetts O'Muckhart
Section Moderator
Exarchos
Offline
Faith: Orthodox Christian
Jurisdiction: OCA
Posts: 26,044
EXTERMINATE!
|
|
« Reply #14038 on: December 15, 2012, 06:13:07 PM » |
|
All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws. The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine separate them from the Belgae. Of all these, the Belgae are the bravest, because they are furthest from the civilization and refinement of [our] Province, and merchants least frequently resort to them, and import those things which tend to effeminate the mind; and they are the nearest to the Germans, who dwell beyond the Rhine , with whom they are continually waging war
Is this offered as a translation of something you posted in Latin earlier on this thread?Yes. |
|
|
|
« Last Edit: December 15, 2012, 06:14:19 PM by PeterTheAleut »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Cyrillic
|
|
« Reply #14039 on: December 15, 2012, 06:25:39 PM » |
|
All of it, both what me and vamrat posted.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ἔπαγε, ἔπαγε, μὴ γὰρ ἴδοι με σιωπῶντα ἥλιος."-Polemon of LaodiceaAll ye self-proclaimed intellectuals, come and read Lucian in the Book Club!
|
|
|
|
