Gaius Octavius

Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. Sieze the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow. Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you?

With much more respect for your elders and betters, and fewer petty remonstrances, "...life would be a dream, sweetheart, sha boom,sha boom." It would also keep you out of the :horse: grounds.

He had some other chaps with him, as Pantagathus mentioned earlier.

Maria ve el perro.? In written Italian, would commas allow a different placement of the words?

However, He learned what his mistake was later from reed boat makers in South America... That the reeds are supposed to be harvested at a certain time of year so they will maintain water resistency. RA II was built with this knowledge and did make it across in 57 days. Righto! He did bring the S.A. Indians to Egypt to make RAII. Did it actually make it to shore on its own? I think that I will have a Blog on later Biblical East-West voyages.

AoS, that 'certain party' makes it so easy. DOLL: You're a Mistress? :whip: -_- :wub: :usaflag:

He tried to but his reed ships fell apart just short of his goal.

Kosmo: Rather than going around in circles, I will try to address some of the points in your post. Aid to Cuba? Had there been free trade, without price supports, Cuba might have prospered. Castro might not have been forced to be a 'filthy communist'. At least Castro didn't steal every penny Cuba got as Chaing Kai Sheck and Sighman Rhee did. Calls to mind my father's and my taxes going to western Europe, Japan, Korea,Taiwan, etc., after WWII. Bread off of my table and into the cavernous mouths of the corporations that got the contracts. I have always resented the fact that Americans supplied the provender and liquor for the tables' of those nations elites. It was Castro who did away with the then necessary occupation of prostitution. You would prefer that Cuba be a mecca for gambling? How about human - animal sex shows? That always drew a crowd of tourists and perverts. Castro addressed the problem of HIV-AIDS - unlike a certain fourth rate, super-moralistic, ill-literate actor in the U.S. Children are not given up for adoption. Women are not auctioned off for the sex trade or the foriegn marriage market. Remind you of any nations? With the fall of the USSR, one-quarter of the Earth's economic assets were allowed to be stolen from its peoples by the current 'democrats'. Was Rumania not a bastion of freedom and poverty under King Caroll(?)? Bulgaria? Albania? Cuba was not simply close to the U.S., it was owned by U.S. interests - and that is the reason for its present isolation. The colonialism of the USSR? Have you ever heard of the likes of Guatemala?, Nicaragua?, El Salvador?, Bolivia? The Bobble Head of Washington and the Mad Madam of London had little, if any, influence in bringing down the Iron Curtain. They merely astronomically increased their nation's national debts. It was the BRAVE people of Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and the Papacy who brought the Curtain down. Not to mention the jeans, TV, print media and rock bands contributions. And that chap with the map of Albania on his head - Gorbachev. Angola was not the only arena of Cold War conflict to which Castro supplied troops and doctors. Do you know that Castro was the FIRST to offer assistance to the U.S. after the World Trade Center attack? Why aren't the brave cowards of Miami in the Sierra Maiestra? I am against ANY nation forcibly exporting its form of government and economics. When these nations are ready, their own Tom Paines, Geo. Washingtons and Jeffersons will arise. Otherwise, its none of my business - "Keep your head in your own plate!" - a very Wise Man once told me. Oppression rears its ugly head in many ways. Another member of the great patriotic 'uninformed' cookie cutter crowd, has deigned to nominate me a 'Stalinist'. To clear matters up, I earned my keep practicing 'Capitalism' with my own gold - without ANY government give aways - to the point of the clothes on my back and the tools of my profession - a pen and pencil.

Thanks Doll. Now, I don't have to search out my ancient dictionary. It is quite obvious to me that a 'certain party' is unaware that words have situational usage and may also have a number of meanings. Let us pick a word at random. Oh, let us use 'fool' to demonstrate: "Don't 'fool' around!" Pedestrian usage, but acceptable. Now, "You 'FOOL', you!" is dangerous - particularly when the 'user' is a lingual blunderer and doesn't have his squirrels all in a row. It demonstrates a certain degree of, oh!, dis-education?; a certain lack of civility?; a complete lack of even rudimentary bad manners?. As I am not so much as distantly acquainted with swissconsin espanish, the forgoing may not hold water. This disquisition may also not hold water on account of petty provincial perversions. Domestic wild crow is on the carte this evening. I wonder how it will taste! To sum up: :chair: :bash: :horse:

Log to the base 12? Wanted to poison the prof who tried to teach 'sets'. Here is my shot (in order) .6; .3; .4; .2; .15; .1333~. My formula: 1/x X 12/1 = 12/x. Abacus - Part II of the Macaroni Wars? Somehow, I don't think that the Romans used the '12' or '24' system for telling time. I believe that noon was when the sun was directly overhead. Or so many hours after sunrise or after sunset using a sand clock or a water clock. Wasn't it the Babylonians or Sumerians who used the '12' system first? If we could only get an Imperial gallon of gas for the price of a U.S. gallon. Please don't keep me waiting; I'm a sick person. (Enjoy yourselves, wiseacres!)

I found some of the lubs you lost. Want them back?

Pooneayum'eakesikow, neshitanow payukoshap, Kisapowatukinumoowepesim. Settle the hash of you two blisters?

Let me try it this way. Start with dialect #1 in Sicily, and march in proper sequence up the Boot, to Provence as #20. Why didn't dialect #1 appear in slot #5, rather than where it is, causing a break in the sequence, and making it difficult, if not impossible, for their neighbors in slots #4 and #6 to understand them? Any clearer? Again, same Latin, etc. The one who lives in an odd world, Joe Stalin

Read Michael Psellus.

Have any bothered to note that His Grace, My Lord Pantagathus (Sundry lagers :drunk: be his constant companion) :notworthy:, is now from Nivaria ? For the benefit of the uninformed, this is a district abiding the black side of the Moon.

Pantagathus :notworthy: proclaimed Palsgrave of the Palatine Palace post-penitential physiolatry!

Perhaps - if penance is performed at the altar of your particular penates.

The Greeks also used 'letters' in their counting system, but I believe much more so than the Romans did. Perhaps they also had an abacus. The Romans might very easily have adopted the Greek system. I'll bet that Ruthe can explain.

Unless Camels are herbs.... How do you do that? You must be an evil magician! Let me assist you. Note that the new gentleman does not capitalize and has a number of glyphs attached to his name. Not the same thing. Mayhaps, he makes reference to an opera and his birth date. Of course, you are familiar with the opera or should I rather ask if you know what an opera is? Also note that the other gentleman may be using his name. Passable attempt, but once again, a complete failure Keep striking - out. :bag:

AoS, once again, as is your wont, you strike - out! There is a difference between the 'name' Don and the 'title' Don. Must I really have to go further? :wub: :horse: , as usual!

Poo!

Just to put it a little better: Gaius esta muy tonto. Dios mio! Porque no tenemos acentos? Ay.... (take note; 4 dots) "Gaius is very stupid. My God! Why don't we have accent (marks)? Ay...." :horse: Thank you,