[rollei_list] Re: Latin Plural of Virus
- From: Marc James Small <msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:40:04 -0500
At 02:49 PM 1/22/05 -0800, Richard Knoppow wrote:
"Bingo" is a corruption through the Lingua Populares of the Late Empire of
the Classic Latin verb "vinco", meaning "I win". The perfect form of this
is apparent in C=E6sar's famous "veni, vedi, vici". =20
Richard, I am somewhat surprised that you did not know this. I had thought
that your knowledge of incanabula extended to the radio broadcasts of the
Early Empire and the efforts Nero made to develop commercial television.
In frustration, as he died, he screamed "quantum artifex pereo" ("such an
artist dies in me!") which are words which, obviously, could only be said
by a producer. =20
Caligula's role in the development of airtime salesman (generally referred
to these days as "sales slugs" or "sales jerks" by those in the industry)
is much more obscure. Leo X's role in their advancement to sainthood a
millenium later still causes problems to Vatican scholars as does their
adoption as "blessed souls of the inner crypt" by Chief Rabbi Levi at the
Secret Council of Ishwah in 1239 AD. =20
(I apologize, guys: I've been reading Dan Brown's books (ANGLES & DEMONS
and THE DA VINCI CODE) and I'm hyped up on this stuff right now -- and I am
quite a bit more creative than is Mr Brown.)
Remember the secret code: parcllasisiht. Decipher this and you will own
the seventh seal of Solomon.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx=20
Cha robh b=E0s fir gun ghr=E0s fir!
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