It is obvious that the translator has no working knowledge of Latin garbage
drips from her keyboard. .
Translation in from the Latin Obesa Cantavit (The fat lady sings.) Pulle!
(Polly) Visne frustum! (wants a cracker!) In carcaribus denuo adsumus.
(We are back to square one.) Utinam modo subiunctivo semper male utaris!
(May you always misuse the subjective.)
"No more; where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise. "
ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF ETON COLLEGE
Thomas Grey (1716-1771
Sinclair
----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Stokes" <milamba@optushome.com.au>
To: <sinclair@quarterman.org>
Sent: 31 July 2001 13:17
Subject: Re: Lafayette
> It's Latin Tom, but fairly butchered and incorrect.
>
> >Can anyone tell me what this is ? Is it Latin? What does it say?
> >
> >Obesa Cantavit.
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