amedia: (Ancient Geek)
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And no, I didn't make this one up - I would have spelled Catullus right (or made more words wrong) and used spectat instead of videt. Nonetheless, it's really funny!



by [livejournal.com profile] reasonabsurd on [livejournal.com profile] loltheorists, at this entry.

It translates as "Catullus of the ceiling sees you loving yourself" - as in:




from I Can Has Cheezburger.

Date: 2009-03-05 05:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sidewinder.livejournal.com
AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.

Date: 2009-03-05 06:05 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] nonniemous.livejournal.com
ROFLOL! And I know WHY you would have used "spectat" rather than "videt!" *g*

ETA: Now we just need to make a LOL cat of "hircus gravis in alis hirsutis vestris vivit."

Edited Date: 2009-03-05 06:13 pm (UTC)

Date: 2009-03-06 03:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chorale.livejournal.com
As I am a non-classicist, could you please translate "hircus gravis...?" I am filled with curiosity. Thanks!

Date: 2009-03-06 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amedia.livejournal.com
It's something along the lines of "a serious armpit-smell is living in your hairy armpits" - "hircus" literally means "goat," but they also used it to describe that particular smell. The Romans were even pickier than our culture about armpit hair - there were armpit-pluckers who worked at the baths for both men and women.

Date: 2009-03-06 04:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amedia.livejournal.com
HAH HAH HAH HAH!!!!

There's something about that in Ovid, isn't, when he's begging the ladies of Rome to make sure they shave keep their armpits plucked?

Date: 2009-03-05 06:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] koslorollo.livejournal.com
LOL!

have i told you lately that i'm so glad to know you?

Date: 2009-03-05 07:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] littlewings04.livejournal.com
OMG LOL!!! That is made of win, even with spelling errors.

Date: 2009-03-06 03:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chorale.livejournal.com
*holds sides and wakes the neighbors with rolling on the floor laughing!!!*

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