http://www.metafilter.com/tags/TheRomanWay Posts tagged with 'TheRomanWay' at MetaFilter. Mon, 03 Feb 2003 02:30:59 -0800 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 02:30:59 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/23268/Funny%2DLatin%2DPhrases <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/romanway_facts.shtml"><i>Quanto putas mihi stare hoc conclave ?</i></a> That's "How many prostitutes does it take to change a lightbulb?" in Latin. No, actually it's "How much do you think I paid for this apartment?". Here's hoping, in the wake of the BBC's superb <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/romanway.shtml">The Roman Way</a> series, written and presented by David Aaranovich, that good old Latin is on its way back, albeit in an Internet, soundbitey way. Those intending to smuggle some into MetaFilter should definitely start <a href="http://www.zippynet.com/pages/latin.htm">here</a>. The owner, for instance, might find <i>Ne ponatur in mea vicinitate </i> useful - "Not in my backyard". And <i>Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione</i> - "I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult" should prove popular in the God threads. <i>Vale</i>! tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.23268 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 02:30:59 -0800 BBC brokenlink DavidAaranovich history language latin radio Rome TheRomanWay MiguelCardoso