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Ask MeFi post: I need a Latin translation for "In books, truth, and in truth, monsters."
You could say it in four ways, each of which change the word order but not the sense:

1. Veritas in libris, monstra in veritate.
2. In libris veritas, in veritate monstra.
3. Veritas in libris, in veritate monstra.
4. In libris veritas, monstra in veritate.

1 and 2 are more elegant (they use chiasmus - the AB-BA balancing that emphasises the two uses of veritas). But all four are correct.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by athenian at 11:42 PM on September 7, 2006 marked best answer
MetaTalk post: Were we pwned?
i'm in ur , in ur s
posted to MetaTalk by StrasbourgSecaucus at 8:19 PM on September 6, 2006
MetaTalk post: YouTube Etiquette
What is with you YouTube haters? I don't get it. Are you still running Lynx?

I'm on a Mathematica mailing list. If someone throws an inline image into their post (you'd think that would be useful for discussing math) or otherwise uses HTML, a storm of hate messages comes forth. WTF? You're using a $1000+ program for doing math in 2006 and you can't read HTML mail? Are these people paying for internet by the character? What the fucking fuck??!??
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posted to MetaTalk by IshmaelGraves at 5:57 PM on August 6, 2006
MeFi post: I was much happier before I knew these existed
That's not a caterpillar...it's a catbus!


posted to MetaFilter by UbuRoivas at 4:57 AM on August 1, 2006
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