Re: [OT] Latin

Thanks for another great proverb; I shall keep it in mind. I did not mean to imply Jimmy Hoffa coined the phrase, just that he used it frequently. on 2/6/04 8:04 AM, nemo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just so we don't start another myth: the saying predates Jimmy Hoffa by > many years (if not c

Re: [OT] Latin

Just so we don't start another myth: the saying predates Jimmy Hoffa by many years (if not centuries). It's one of those proverbs that everyone would love to have invented. (I'm just surprised it's not been attributed to Churchill yet!). It's been made famous in modern times by Margaret Atwood

Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Paul Stamsen wrote: > About Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin, at 9:45am -0800 on 2/6/04, Frank P. Eigler stated: > > -> LOL. No problem - it's my .sig > -> > -> On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, kochkodin wrote: > -> [snip] > -> > ...A

Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

About Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin, at 9:45am -0800 on 2/6/04, Frank P. Eigler stated: -> LOL. No problem - it's my .sig -> -> On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, kochkodin wrote: -> [snip] -> > ...Again, would someone repost the quote, please? -> > Regards, -> > Mike

Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

LOL. No problem - it's my .sig On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, kochkodin wrote: [snip] > ...Again, would someone repost the quote, please? > Regards, > Mike [snip] -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | R

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-- Non Illegitimi Carborundum: Don't let the bastards wear you down. Glad to hear someone is trying to improve our educational system. Bruce on 2/6/04 7:27 AM, kochkodin at "kochkodin"@verizon.net wrote: > What was the quote in Latin Anyone remember it??? I had 2 years in > HS and it was

Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

What was the quote in Latin Anyone remember it??? I had 2 years in HS and it was the best experience...Also, as a member of my local school board for over 10 years, I tried to have Latin added to the course offered but we couldn't find a teacher...They are rarer than hen's teeth and the on

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on 2/6/04 3:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Oh, BTW, I had 3 years of HSchool Latin, 2 were under a lovely lady >> named Mrs Aldridge who had a masters from Columbia and studied under >> Moses Hadas, foremost Latin scholar of the last century. Now you >> cannot find the mo

Re: POL Re: [OT] Latin

On 2/5/04 8:36 PM, "James G "Jim" Hardwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To bring it back to computers...we seem to have come into an era of > low inflation and real bargains in technology, and in fact we seem to > get more and pay less all the time. But is anyone really satisfied > with the stat

POL Re: [OT] Latin

20040205 As a youth I was taken to meet Jimmy Hoffa by an older friend. They had grown up together and worked together in their youth. They had gone their separate ways in terms of business but remained friends. I saw the sign on his desk, in Latin, and asked what it meant. He replied: "Don't let t

Re: [OT] Latin

The one in my .sig ;-) On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, kochkodin wrote: > must have missed that one...what was the phrase? > Regards, > mike > > Frank P. Eigler wrote: > > > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bruce Mitchell wrote: > > [snip] > > > >>What is the translation of the latin? Is it that old Jimmy Hoffa saw "Don'

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As a youth I was taken to meet Jimmy Hoffa by an older friend. They had grown up together and worked together in their youth. They had gone their separate ways in terms of business but remained friends. I saw the sign on his desk, in Latin, and asked what it meant. He replied: "Don't let the bastar

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must have missed that one...what was the phrase? Regards, mike Frank P. Eigler wrote: On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bruce Mitchell wrote: [snip] What is the translation of the latin? Is it that old Jimmy Hoffa saw "Don't let the bastards wear you down"? Bruce Yup - except I didn't know there was a Hoffa c

[OT] Latin

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Bruce Mitchell wrote: [snip] > What is the translation of the latin? Is it that old Jimmy Hoffa saw "Don't > let the bastards wear you down"? > > Bruce Yup - except I didn't know there was a Hoffa connection (!). Hmm - wonder waht the latin is for: Everyday you can learn somet