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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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 Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:28 pm Post subject: The Koreans had it right |
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| Yes the Koreans had it right. I know many of you think it is funny that they say hand phone for cell phone. Well, cell phone in Latin was “phonus handus” and NOT “phonus cellus”. Back in the days of the Roman Empire, you would go to a storus phonus handus in order to buy a phonus handus. |
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augustine
Joined: 08 Sep 2012
Location: México
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, back in such aforementioned times, this would have been referred to as a "Postus Retardus". |
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Steelrails
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Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Romanes Eunt Domus
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| augustine wrote: |
| Also, back in such aforementioned times, this would have been referred to as a "Postus Retardus". |
Thank God there are those like you who know these things. Sometimes I think I am the only one who does. |
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| Romanes Eunt Domus |
One of the few genuinely funny parts of an otherwise fairly slow movie. |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| Fox wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Romanes Eunt Domus |
One of the few genuinely funny parts of an otherwise fairly slow movie. |
Blasphemy. |
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Savant
Joined: 25 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| transmogrifier wrote: |
| Fox wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Romanes Eunt Domus |
One of the few genuinely funny parts of an otherwise fairly slow movie. |
Blasphemy. |
Indeed! Stwike him! Biggus Dickus shall hear of this. |
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drcrazy
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Location: Pusan. Yes, that's right. Pusan NOT Busan. I ain't never been to no place called Busan
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| Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| Savant wrote: |
| transmogrifier wrote: |
| Fox wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Romanes Eunt Domus |
One of the few genuinely funny parts of an otherwise fairly slow movie. |
Blasphemy. |
Indeed! Stwike him! Biggus Dickus shall hear of this. |
Biggus Dickus willus killus himus deadus. |
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