Two years of high school Latin,
That's more useful than what I got out of 2 years of HS Latin - the ability to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in a dead language.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Gandalfe - Aug 09, 2003 4:46:17 pm PDT #3970 of 10005
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Betsy HP - Aug 09, 2003 5:08:05 pm PDT #3971 of 10005
If I only had a brain...
God. You just reminded me that I can sing "Jingle Bells" in Latin.
The horror.
Lee - Aug 09, 2003 5:22:36 pm PDT #3972 of 10005
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I took three years of Latin, and didn't know that. Of course, my Latin teacher was a man who named himself Phat Daddy and who would frequently decide teaching Latin was boring, so he'd do something else.
Nilly - Aug 10, 2003 4:46:55 am PDT #3973 of 10005
Swouncing
Every thread title that made me open dictionaries and learn a new thing is great by me. t /never learned Latine, but keep wishing she had
Burrell - Aug 10, 2003 7:53:16 am PDT #3974 of 10005
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I never learned Latin, but I do own a copy of Winnie Ille Pooh.
Katie M - Aug 10, 2003 1:54:16 pm PDT #3975 of 10005
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I took a year of Latin, and liked it quite a bit. Admittedly the one year of Latin we had at our high school was as much cultural as linguistic - I don't think we even got out of the present tense - but I thought it was a really fun language, with the cases and all. Plus, pretty.
Trudy Booth - Aug 10, 2003 5:03:41 pm PDT #3976 of 10005
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Plus, pretty.
Hence, all the lovers.
Count me in for Natter 15: Beware the Ides of Natter
billytea - Aug 10, 2003 5:53:31 pm PDT #3977 of 10005
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Count me in for Ides. And liking Latin. But Natter 17, I believe, was going to be something on the 'this could be mathier' theme, in honour of Nilly.
Theodosia - Aug 11, 2003 2:05:31 am PDT #3978 of 10005
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I won't be around today when the topic turns over, but beg you all to remember the Ides when it does!
Anne W. - Aug 11, 2003 3:08:30 am PDT #3979 of 10005
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I love the idea of "Beware the Ides of Natter."