HEY EVERYONE WERE SAFE

Tuscahoma · Post by **Tuscahoma** » Wed Mar 14, 2001 8:10 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Godai:
You know i just thought of something.Look at what Jones is holding.The 23-sider right?NO. Count the number of sides.
There's 26 visable facets. and thats not even counting the other side.
Hehehe so its not the 23-sider after all.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>No, no, no, you see it's all part of this misunderstanding involving a mistranslation of the name from the original Mandarin. It's not the 23-sider of power, it's the 23 sides of power. It has more than 23 sides, but only 23 of them actually have power. You have to roll it once and get one of those sides. So yes, we may still be safe. Or not. Heh.Actually, I just wanted to say that when T announced that this story would be the scariest story yet, I thought of something maybe Lovecraftian, but this... damn that line from Agent Jones, "Peel her mind like a grape." Now that's scary.--Tuscahoma

Czhorat · Post by **Czhorat** » Thu Mar 15, 2001 4:46 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murasaki:
Carpe Deim
(yes, it's spelled right)
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Actually, it isn't. Try "Carpe Diem". This is most likely the reason for Maccabee's confusion.

Wish · Post by **Wish** » Thu Mar 15, 2001 7:24 am

You people have got it alllll wrong. It's Carpe Jugulum. >8)[ )-Wish
Who fully expects Miller and Sully's children Morbida and Fenrir to dress in tidy Sunday School clothes and call themselves 'Tracy' and 'Andrew' when they want to rebell against their parents (Whew.. that was a long one.)

FrustratedPilot · Post by **FrustratedPilot** » Thu Mar 15, 2001 7:47 am

Which reminds me about what Neil Gaiman told his daughter when she said "I'm a Goth."--"You are not. The only reason other Goths would talk to you is if they wanted my autograph. If you want to genuinely rebel from me, go get yourself some nice sweaters to wear." (I'm paraphrasing, of course.)

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Thu Mar 15, 2001 12:28 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murasaki:
Carpe Deim
(yes, it's spelled right)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Okay, I'll bite. What does it mean?------------------
Risus est telum ultimum contra tyrranem. Nullus dictator exercitibus allibus ridiculem vulgi longe resistare potest.

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Sun Mar 18, 2001 10:07 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murasaki:
carpe deim
seize the gods<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Sorry dude, still way off.The Latin word for "god" is DEUS.
It's a Second Declension masculine noun.It declines as:.....................SINGULAR PLURAL
NOMINATIVE.....deus........dei
GENITVE..........dei...........deorum
DATIVE...........deo...........deis
ACCUSATIVE...deum........deos
ABLATIVE.......deo...........deisTherefore "seize the gods" should be "carpe deos."The -im ending is vanishingly rare in Latin. It shows up in words like duodecim (twelve) but not much else.Maccabee, man of Latin------------------
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Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Mon Mar 19, 2001 10:51 am

When in doubt, Carpe Gladius.Or if you're still an Aryan, Carpe Gaul. heh hehOK, OK, that's enough. Carpe sum oris.------------------
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FrustratedPilot · Post by **FrustratedPilot** » Mon Mar 19, 2001 12:00 pm

FTR, in Latin the words for "dice" are "aleae" and "talaria". I'm not even going to attempt to conjugate the entire motto of the Knights of the Dinner Table into Latin ("Roll for Initiative, Monkeyboy!") because that would indicate I have too much time on my hands.

Raiden · Post by **Raiden** » Mon Mar 19, 2001 12:16 pm

If Tom doesn't get a move on with ICOC, I'm going to have to carpe GM (or ST, but that wouldn't have quite the same ring to it.)Not proper Latin, I know......
--And since those punks didn't wreck my wearable, I can read comics, and look for shovelheads at the same time....

Gwalla · Post by **Gwalla** » Tue Mar 20, 2001 10:53 am

Is -im a plural ending in Latin? I thought that was Hebrew.cherub -> cherubim
seraph -> seraphim
el -> elohimI know -es is a plural anding in Latin, and -em is a singular accusative, but I don't recall -im.------------------
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- George Clinton

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Thu Mar 22, 2001 2:58 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by gwalla:
Is -im a plural ending in Latin? I thought that was Hebrew.cherub -> cherubim
seraph -> seraphim
el -> elohimI know -es is a plural anding in Latin, and -em is a singular accusative, but I don't recall -im.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>You're right, -im is not a standard ending in Latin. It only pops up in a few places, and is quite irregular.-es and -em are Third declension Masculine-Feminine endings (not neuter! I got squashed on the College Roomies From Hell(TM) board for making that mistake).------------------
Risus est telum ultimum contra tyrranem. Nullus dictator exercitibus allibus ridiculem vulgi longe resistare potest.