Re: Conlang Coat of Arms
From: | Chris Bates <chris.maths_student@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 11:01 |
I love this!!! Is it okay if I send it on?
>Well, some would say that being misinterpreted is what Latin is for :-)
>
>I've almost certainly posted this to Conlang before, but here is a
>copy of a message I posted to the Internet in April 2001:
>
> harasseddad wrote:
> > Vos omnes fortasse creditis me aliquid grave ac memorabile
> > Latine dicturum esse.
> This foretaste of an omelette credits me with a memorable liquid
> grave with a Latin inscription in it.
> > Re vera, illud facere non in animo habeo. Etenim perlecturus
> > sum vobis catalogum lavandariorum.
> Regarding vera, it is out of fashion but she is in the habit of
> being an animal. The total number of edible lecturers would fill
> Vorbis's catalogue of flower arrangements.
> > Hic incipit. Tibialium paria tria, subuncularum quinque,
> > tunicae duae, nullum amylum.
> I hiccup incessantly. Three times in a row, almost four, that's
> just today, but I don't need an asylum.
> > Sic, actum est. Mihi plaudere nunc potestis. Die dulci
> > fruimini.
> Sick, I may be. I plunder naked protestors. Die, musical
> fruitcake.
> > I bet you think I'm going to say something wise and memorable
> > in Latin. Well I'm not. What I am going to do is to read you
> > my laundry list. Here it is. Three pairs of socks, five
> > underware, two shirts, no starch. There, that's it. You can
> > applaud now.
> > Have a nice day.
> Dammit, I got it wrong. :-(
>
>Adrian.
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