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Rufo posted:the most interesting thing about this is how scholars know about the pronunciation of a dead language. wasnt there some latin pun at the time that relied on v being pronounced as w (or so im reliably informed??? yes, although i only remember that it is and not what it was. we know a lot about how poo poo is pronounced because we have tons of poetry and graffiti and can do reconstructive analysis but this is really just an excuse to post this: catullus posted:Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo, the above five words are so filthy that they weren't published in english until the twentieth century.
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LP97S posted:Getting this back to the thread.
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Lutha Mahtin posted:once when i was proctoring a test in college i had to reread a question for a blind gal and she was all "oh i see now" and i kinda "heh'd" a lil one time i went to help a guy who lost an arm when i was a kid working at the grocery store and i greeted him with "hey need a hand" felt like a real prick
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 04:44 |
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:now i know how all my girlfriends have felt alarmed by an odd smelling yellow discharge?
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 04:51 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada Someone edited the list of capital cities at the end so they're mostly wrong.
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 05:07 |
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The Whole Internet posted:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada look at the top employer list that place sounds like a massive shithole
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 05:11 |
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Rufo posted:rindswurst w/ mustard ftw im spurtin here
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 05:15 |
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duTrieux. posted:yes, although i only remember that it is and not what it was. pro also re thread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Catullus_16
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 05:34 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_legs_syndrome Buy me an avatar. Red text will also do in a pinch.
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 05:45 |
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duTrieux. posted:yes, although i only remember that it is and not what it was. Catullus was my first title text <3
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 07:03 |
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duTrieux. posted:we know a lot about how poo poo is pronounced because we have tons of poetry and graffiti latin graffiti is great because nearly all of it is "MY GIRLFRIEND..." and "hey guys i just had sex!"
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 11:02 |
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I thought I would never be the guy to go tell the quizmaster they were wrong at a pub quiz, but then one time the question was "what is the three-dimensional analogue of a triangle" and the "correct" answer was "a cone"
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Hammerite posted:I thought I would never be the guy to go tell the quizmaster they were wrong at a pub quiz, but then one time the question was "what is the three-dimensional analogue of a triangle" and the "correct" answer was "a cone" Lol what a dope
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 13:09 |
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duTrieux. posted:it's interesting that "w" is pronounced with a "v" in germanic languages because it's literally the exact opposite in latin. this is true if you narrow down "germanic languages" to "german" hth. dutch, danish, swedish, all have actual v-sounds also i visited the canton speaker factory in germany once and almost lost it every time the guide said "woice coil" but not all germans pronounce v's as w's SO
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 14:03 |
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I pulled "what's the smallest element?" at pub trivia and I over thought and said helium
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 14:03 |
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QI has changed pub quizzes forever (a Good Thing)
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 14:18 |
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theflyingexecutive posted:I pulled "what's the smallest element?" at pub trivia and I over thought and said helium what did that question mean? shortest name? lowest atomic number?
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 14:48 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_button_lintquote:His other suggestions include wearing old clothes, as they tend to shed less lint than newer garments, which can lose up to one thousandth of their weight to the belly button over the course of a year.
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newreply.php posted:this is true if you narrow down "germanic languages" to "german" hth. dutch, danish, swedish, all have actual v-sounds pennslyvania "dutch" is the best german
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:00 |
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gooby on rails posted:what did that question mean? shortest name? lowest atomic number? Exactly
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:01 |
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newreply.php posted:QI
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:04 |
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qi is fuckin terrible + i hope stephen fry + alan davies kill themselves out of shame
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:07 |
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homophobe
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:10 |
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Nice! helen keller is dead you insensitvie clod
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:41 |
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Nice!!=Quote
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:42 |
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newreply.php posted:homophobe alan davies isnt gay
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 15:56 |
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anderson coopers coming out letter has already hit the wikipedia
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 16:08 |
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Shaggar posted:lmao art is the worst
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 16:52 |
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Rufo posted:alan davies isnt gay not liking QI is, fag (its me im teh homophobe)
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 16:53 |
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gooby on rails posted:what did that question mean? shortest name? lowest atomic number? smallest atomic radius or bust Sweevo posted:latin graffiti is great because nearly all of it is "MY GIRLFRIEND..." and "hey guys i just had sex!" http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm i think my favorites are "this inn had bad service so me and my bro beat up the innkeeper and then went out and spent the money on whores instead" and "to whoever is making GBS threads on my wall: stop making GBS threads on my wall"
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 17:02 |
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Sagebrush posted:
facebook, 37 A.D.
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 17:36 |
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Defecator, may everything turn out okay so that you can leave this place
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thank God this needed explanation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_umlaut
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# ? Jul 3, 2012 19:45 |
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Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!
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# ? Jul 4, 2012 03:01 |
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Sagebrush posted:http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm "II.3.10 (Pottery Shop or Bar of Nicanor; right of the door); 10070: Lesbianus, you defecate and you write, ‘Hello, everyone!’" Ancient Romans invented shitposting, who knew?
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# ? Jul 4, 2012 03:38 |
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Rufo posted:qi is fuckin terrible + i hope stephen fry + alan davies kill themselves out of shame wrong wrong wrong
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# ? Jul 4, 2012 03:45 |
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q with jian ghomeshi is terrible.
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# ? Jul 4, 2012 03:46 |
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seriously qi and nevermind the buzzcocks are really the only things worth watching
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_used_by_George_W._Bush
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"I'm gonna call you... horny." -Former Mr. President of the United States of America George W. Bush
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