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lollardfish ([personal profile] lollardfish) wrote2006-03-02 11:21 pm

My new favorite Latin phrase:

"How in the end, Once the city was captured, Alexius, put in the place of Alexius, was put to flight and blinded by Alexius, the paternal uncle of Alexius."

Or

Qualiterque ultimo, civitate capta, Alexius Alexio suppositus fugatus fuerit, et ab Alexio Alexii patruo exoculatus.

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How many Alexiuses are there do you think?

[identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com 2006-03-03 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
And why were they going to St. Ives?

B

[identity profile] ursathebear.livejournal.com 2006-03-03 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
I wish I could remember the translation, but Eric Idle's book, "The Road to Mars" has the Latin version of "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke." If I'm knighted, it'll be my motto.

[identity profile] bethlet.livejournal.com 2006-03-03 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't it be Alexii?

[identity profile] lollardfish.livejournal.com 2006-03-03 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Was bein deliberately anglo

[identity profile] creidylad.livejournal.com 2006-03-03 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Somewhere between two and four? I'm going to take a wild stab at two.

Wowza.

[identity profile] lee-os.livejournal.com 2006-03-03 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I vote for three.