November 2009
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caitlin’s Taiwanese grandma: You from the Philippines?
me: Yes.
ctg: The government there…(makes finger guns)…pow! pow! No?
me: Yes.
philolog.us - like Perseus’ lexicon, only nicer →
A handy online LSJ, Slater, and Lewis & Short reference. Faster than the Perseus lookup tool, and a lot cleaner-looking.
One of the primary aims (of philolog.us) has been to offer a streamlined, user-friendly interface to the lexica in the Perseus library.
Design goals:
* a clean, unintrusive user-interface which lets the content be the focus
* completely cross-platform access,...
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“The rules for numbers below ten do not apply to 6. He is not a number, he is a...”
– FakeAPStylebook (via moorewr)
Best FakeAPStylebook tweet so far.
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday
It’s all the good food and family/friends of Christmas, without the obligation.
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I am _actually_ watching the MLS Cup final.
Come on, Galaxy. Any team that calls itself ‘Real Salt Lake’ isn’t deserving of victory.
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“Travel doesn’t broaden the mind, stupid. It just makes your life back home even...”
– johnbrissenden
It also makes people insufferably unbearable. Except me, of course, because my travels are special.
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“The poor fools (Christians) have persuaded themselves above all that they are...”
– Lucian, The Death of Peregrinus
Then later he says how easy it would be for a clever cheat to con Christians out of money, the simple-minded people (ἰδιώταις).
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First Jesus reference spotted!
I’ve been reading Greek for four years now, but somehow have not managed to read anything later than 200-ish BC.
In any case Lucian calls Jesus a ‘crucified sophist’ and makes fun of Christians.
Good times all around.
Lorenzo von Matterhorn →
Who knows how long this will be up.
feminism fail
x, reading from Roman Law casebook: So why would the praetor object to a woman representing someone in court?
me: Well, what were they doing holding court in the kitchen?
The Rakes - 1989
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“Eventually, of course, some women would reach an age at which remarriage was...”
– Jane Gardner, Women in Roman Law and Society.
I saw that thing about posting the 5th sentence of page 56 of the closest book to you, and I thought this was too funny not to put up.
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Sloan - Underwhelmed
I’m not sure of that, but...
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Watchapollosraven:
The Clash of the Titans trailer. Hmmm…
What’re your thoughts?
I was so excited when I saw the 300 trailer several years ago, and it turned out to be utter balls. But holy shit, if Pete Postlethwaite, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and a bunch of other awesome people are in this, I have to watch it.
Even if it might eventually turn into utter balls.
I just wish the music...
Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen Of Troy (via tuneage)
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“It seems that a change for the better often becomes the start of much worse.”
– Lucian, Verae Historiae, 1.31
It may seem profound, but two sentences later, he says that the teeth of a sea-monster he encounters are bigger than a human phallus, so don’t trust him.
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Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
Cheer me up, cheer me, up...
“I just wanted to say to you, by way of introductory remarks, that I’m extremely...”
– It’s time for your weekly dose of Malcolm Tucker.