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08-26-2003, 04:47 AM
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Manshoon
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Does anybody know where can I get some ancient Latin proverbs???
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08-26-2003, 04:59 AM
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Non-game topics should go to the General Discussions Forum, Haldir. Have you read the FAQ yet? You really should.
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08-26-2003, 06:31 AM
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Manshoon
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I know one. It is not an ancient one but it is funny:
"Homo sapiens non urinat in ventum" I believe it adorns a dutch building somewhere. The ones who commisioned it thought there should have a latin phrase on the front. So the architect came up with this one. ROFLMAO  [Edit] Found it. It's a building on the "leidse plein" in amsterdam. [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] Look here. [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] [ 08-26-2003, 06:35 AM: Message edited by: Deejax ]
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08-26-2003, 07:17 AM
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Dracolisk
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That's brilliant! I used to have that in my sig at another forum, but I had no idea it was actually engraved into stone some twenty minutes away from where I live! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]
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08-26-2003, 08:09 AM
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Apophis
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ROTFLLAO!! It's actually on a building? LOLOL! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]
Go for that one Haldir!
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08-26-2003, 08:47 AM
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Okay, so my Latin is rather rusty, but does that tend to mean what I suspect? People don't urinate in the wind?
ROTFL! I wonder if anyone came back to get even with the architect...
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08-26-2003, 09:16 AM
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Manshoon
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The translation I use (which is dutch of course, but I translated it here for you all) is "a wise man does not urinate into the wind" I don't know for sure about the "into" part but you understand what it means.
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08-26-2003, 11:47 AM
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Hathor
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it is definitely "into" because it's in+accusative which expresses directions opposed to in+ablative which expresses locations.
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