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indysadventures said:
NOOOO Catullus is not HS appropriate at any level!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Zenge142 do you have any interest in a Roman book club? Lol. Also, a beloved mentor of mine, Dr. Garrett Fagan, wrote several fantastic assessments of Roman social life, including bathing as well as the games. I’m actually planning on rereading his masterwork, The Lure of the Arena: Social Psychology and the Crowd at the Roman Games.
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I could maybe be persuaded to read a book on Roman history or two... :bag:
 
battie said:
Nerds! 🤓
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Guilty as charged….. I’m especially lovely at parties (/s) because I can chat someone’s ear off about anything from assassination in the late Roman Republic to oncology to poetry to effects of poverty on long-term stress and illness markers…..but I’m not great at small talk so it’s typically me just yelling “THE REPUBLIC!” like a modern day Cassandra.
 
_rae_ said:
Odi et amo/quar id faciam/fortasse requiris.

Or something like that.
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Fun, useless fact that you probably know: when reading Latin poetry out loud, and it seems off meter, it’s because vowels will squish together, so it would be pronounced like “odet amo.”

Ave atque vale (“awatque wale” in poetic pronunciation) changed me forever though. Catullus 101 you get me always. 🥲🥲🥲
 
indysadventures said:
Fun, useless fact that you probably know: when reading Latin poetry out loud, and it seems off meter, it’s because vowels will squish together, so it would be pronounced like “odet amo.”

Ave atque vale (“awatque wale” in poetic pronunciation) changed me forever though.
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Ooooh yeah. Also took four years of Latin in high school, including Catullus, and the ancient Latin translation of The Odyssey.

We had Latin Day where all the schools with Latin programs got together and did skits, made Latin food, staged sword fights, and won prizes. My school won every year I was there.








Uh oh I think I'm a nerd
 
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_rae_ said:
Ooooh yeah. Also took four years of Latin in high school, including Catullus, and the ancient Latin translation of The Odyssey.

We had Latin Day where all the schools with Latin programs got together and did skits, made Latin food, staged sword fights, and won prizes. My school won every year I was though.








Uh oh I think I'm a nerd
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Do you also have the inability to say “veni, vidi, vici” in a socially acceptable way or is it just me?


No Indy, no one at the block party cares that it’s actually “weni, widi, wiki” with a hard C sound okay, just drink your la croix and let it go.
 
indysadventures said:
Do you also have the inability to say “veni, vidi, vici” in a socially acceptable way or is it just me?


No Indy, no one at the block party cares that it’s actually “weni, widi, wiki” with a hard C sound okay, just drink your la croix and let it go.
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I feel this
 
indysadventures said:
Do you also have the inability to say “veni, vidi, vici” in a socially acceptable way or is it just me?


No Indy, no one at the block party cares that it’s actually “weni, widi, wiki” with a hard C sound okay, just drink your la croix and let it go.
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Also having to explain the difference between ecclesiastical Latin and true ancient Latin. Like no, the Latin you speak in Church is NOT the same, there are added letters and different pronunciations thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Also, Latin? SO helpful with med term, that class was a breeze for me.
 
_rae_ said:
Also having to explain the difference between ecclesiastical Latin and true ancient Latin. Like no, the Latin you speak in Church is NOT the same, there are added letters and different pronunciations thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Also, Latin? SO helpful with med term, that class was a breeze for me.
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I remember passive aggressively singing “Dooonnnaaaa Nooobiiisss PaaaaaaKKKKKKEEEEEEMMMMMM” when forced to go to mass. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

True story- I actually didn’t sign up for med term because I felt like I didn’t need it thanks to Latin (and Greek)!
 
pp9 said:
Flashback to all of the baby battie pet store anecdotes 😍
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We're down to just 3 dogs in the whole family that came from those stores and they're all over 10 years old 😭

My cousin is doing some interesting stuff with her store. I do think it's too late, but she also has zero she can fall back on.
 
pp9 said:
Does she do online ordering?
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Not that I know of. Last I heard from my grandparents is she and her husband do personal pick up, and their new facility is appointment only. I went down there two years ago (pittie needed new knees and the orthopedist in the area gave me a 50% discount!) before the build out was done. It was impressive to be honest.

Cousin has been attending welfare symposiums and using the research from shelter med to guide the new building and protocols.
 
Musicandhorses said:
Bye. Peace out
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ferris youre still here GIF


One of my all time favorite movies
 
pp9 said:
ferris youre still here GIF


One of my all time favorite movies
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One day I’ll come back. But likely not for a while. I’m hated here and I see the light. Peace. See you allwhen Christ returns 🙏

Sending love to all even though you all hate me. Peace
 
Musicandhorses said:
One day I’ll come back. But likely not for a while. I’m hated here and I see the light. Peace. See you allwhen Christ returns 🙏

Sending love to all even though you all hate me. Peace
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Thank you for stepping away and giving us space.

This is really our busy season, preparing for “The War On Christmas” as it were.

Elf on a shelf? Not on my watch.

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer? More like RoodAdolf, the fascist who made all the other reindeer subservient to his rule.

You think Blitzen can’t govern?! You should read his self published manifesto. Very compelling!
 
WildZoo said:
I've only watched that movie approximately 5000 times :biglove:
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Wow. Way to hoard movies like a cinema dragon! I haven’t seen it yet 😭
 
WildZoo said:
You're one to talk about movie hoards. Do you even have it in your massive collection??
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Are you asking about the 1995 limited TV series with Jennifer Ehle, and Colin Firth?

Or the 2005 movie with Kira Knightly and Matthew MacFadyen?

Because yes.
 
I’m not a troll. I genuinely care.

At some point, I’ll rebuttal those articles someone posted above but not today.

Peace
Blessings


And most of all love.

And I still like potatoes.
 
Musicandhorses said:
I’m not a troll. I genuinely care.

At some point, I’ll rebuttal those articles someone posted above but not today.

Peace
Blessings


And most of all love.

And I still like potatoes.
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I think, to ensure that this remains a safe and welcoming environment for everyone no matter race, gender identity, religion, wealth, etc., it’s better that you don’t prove any rebuttal to those articles about the acknowledgement of diversity and structural racism.

There are some things not up for debate.
 
indysadventures said:
I think, to ensure that this remains a safe and welcoming environment for everyone no matter race, gender identity, religion, wealth, etc., it’s better that you don’t prove any rebuttal to those articles about the acknowledgement of diversity and structural racism.

There are some things not up for debate.
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It’s not a safe place for me. I’m being mocked for my beliefs especially religion. Peace.

Love 🙏
 
I've been very good about keeping my inside thoughts inside but this struck a nerve.

Romans 14:1 "As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions"
James 2:16 "And you say, 'Goodbye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well' - but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What does that do?"
Romans 12:9 "Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good."

And most importantly:
1 John 3:18 "Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions"

To claim to love people when you can't even see their struggles is not love. "For when I was hungry, you fed me. For when I was thirsty, you gave me drink. For when I had no place to stay, you invited me in. For when I was poorly clothed, you covered me." It's a requirement to not only SEE the struggles of our fellow human, but to relieve them. To fight for them. I detest when people think that ending an argument with "but I love you and God loves you" absolves the speaker of any hurt they may have caused. You cannot claim to love someone and not follow it up with your actions, and if you do not see the struggles of your peers, you refuse to recognize that their struggles may be based on their skin color or belief, you call them brainwashed and say they hate you, then you do not love them for you do not truly see that person.

And that will be my one and only contribution to this portion of the conversation. We'll see if I even feel like posting this in five minutes. I am currently making tacos, which sadly do not have potatoes in them. I have recently learned a trick for mashed potatoes though: add chicken bouillon (or veggie bouillon if that's more your speed) to the water you boil them in. It deepens the flavor a TON.
 
JaynaAli said:
I bumped the old one, so at least people can see some of the old recommendations.
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Oops! Sorry about that! I am glad you found it! I couldn't find it for so long. I requested the mods delete mine so we don't have duplicates.
 
RespectTheChemistry said:
Oops! Sorry about that! I am glad you found it! I couldn't find it for so long. I requested the mods delete mine so we don't have duplicates.
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I thought it was titled food thread or something (‘twas not, lol) but I was pretty sure Trilt started the thread so I was able to find it in search! Trilt did not start it but she posted in it enough I could find it.
 
_rae_ said:
I've been very good about keeping my inside thoughts inside but this struck a nerve.

Romans 14:1 "As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions"
James 2:16 "And you say, 'Goodbye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well' - but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What does that do?"
Romans 12:9 "Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good."

And most importantly:
1 John 3:18 "Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions"

To claim to love people when you can't even see their struggles is not love. "For when I was hungry, you fed me. For when I was thirsty, you gave me drink. For when I had no place to stay, you invited me in. For when I was poorly clothed, you covered me." It's a requirement to not only SEE the struggles of our fellow human, but to relieve them. To fight for them. I detest when people think that ending an argument with "but I love you and God loves you" absolves the speaker of any hurt they may have caused. You cannot claim to love someone and not follow it up with your actions, and if you do not see the struggles of your peers, you refuse to recognize that their struggles may be based on their skin color or belief, you call them brainwashed and say they hate you, then you do not love them for you do not truly see that person.

And that will be my one and only contribution to this portion of the conversation. We'll see if I even feel like posting this in five minutes. I am currently making tacos, which sadly do not have potatoes in them. I have recently learned a trick for mashed potatoes though: add chicken bouillon (or veggie bouillon if that's more your speed) to the water you boil them in. It deepens the flavor a TON.
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Love is also warning people about Christ’s return before their destruction even if they are hostile. 1John 2:28.

I’m a sinner saved by grace. I never said I was perfect.

I see their struggles. Our struggles here are a direct result of our fall from grace in the garden of Eden. That is why we suffer. I wish our fall never happened. But God gave us a sacrifice of Christ so that we could spend eternity with Him.

One day, you will see my love for you all and you will see my actions (and live) were and always were genuine.

God knows my love. It’s very hard for me to come back to post in a hostile environment like this, but Christ was mocked too. Matthew 27

Just because we disagree on economic and religious views, doesn’t mean I don’t love you all.

Peace. Hebrews 13 and 1 Corinthians 13

🙏
 
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