Saturday, August 22, 2009
New Beginnings
This blog has served me well over the past year and I have found that I can't let it fade into nothingness. This marks a new chapter in the life of Rancor. Genesis 1:1.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Honor Pledge- Final Exam
On my honor i have neither given nor recieved unauthorized aid on this graded academic work.
Luke Forrester
Luke Forrester
The Meeting: The fate of a language
Cat:
There is no way to save it!
Jerome:
We must do something!
Horace:
Will you two please just shut up already! Look, Cat I know you're bitter because your mistress dumped you but this is not the time. And, Jerome, He has a right to be angry. We all do but we mustn't lose our heads. Do we save Latin or let it die? Vote now!
Cat:
Save her.
Jerome:
Save her.
Horace:
Save her.
Jerome:
Then we are in agreement. We disperse tonight and will only reunite when the job is done. Agreed?
Cat and Horace:
Agreed.
Jerome:
Goodbye then my fellows. And may God and the Devil and all other beings of good and evil have mercy on us for intervening in the world of mortals.
This Conversation was recorded in the depths of the Vatican Archives on October 31, 1986. The identities of the three men were never discovered and no subsequent meetings have ever taken place.
There is no way to save it!
Jerome:
We must do something!
Horace:
Will you two please just shut up already! Look, Cat I know you're bitter because your mistress dumped you but this is not the time. And, Jerome, He has a right to be angry. We all do but we mustn't lose our heads. Do we save Latin or let it die? Vote now!
Cat:
Save her.
Jerome:
Save her.
Horace:
Save her.
Jerome:
Then we are in agreement. We disperse tonight and will only reunite when the job is done. Agreed?
Cat and Horace:
Agreed.
Jerome:
Goodbye then my fellows. And may God and the Devil and all other beings of good and evil have mercy on us for intervening in the world of mortals.
This Conversation was recorded in the depths of the Vatican Archives on October 31, 1986. The identities of the three men were never discovered and no subsequent meetings have ever taken place.
The Meeting: The history lesson
Jerome:
Perhaps we should all go around and tell how Latin helped us in our lives.
Horace:
Good idea. I shall go first. In my life I have had my ups and downs. When my allies lost the civil war I thought for sure it was the end of me. And when I returned to Rome, there was nothing left for me. But then I found my calling, writing in the language that i so greatly love. Latin literally saved my life.
Jerome:
For me, Latin became a teaching tool. Through my writings I was able to bring a civilization out of the dark and into light, spreading the good news of the Bible.
Cat:
Latin sucks. I poured my heart and soul into that language and you know what it got me? Nothing. Just a broken heart and some lackluster fan mail. I know that my poetry is celebrated and hated and everything in between for my efforts but it never got me anything.
Jerome:
Well at least we're keeping on a positive note
Perhaps we should all go around and tell how Latin helped us in our lives.
Horace:
Good idea. I shall go first. In my life I have had my ups and downs. When my allies lost the civil war I thought for sure it was the end of me. And when I returned to Rome, there was nothing left for me. But then I found my calling, writing in the language that i so greatly love. Latin literally saved my life.
Jerome:
For me, Latin became a teaching tool. Through my writings I was able to bring a civilization out of the dark and into light, spreading the good news of the Bible.
Cat:
Latin sucks. I poured my heart and soul into that language and you know what it got me? Nothing. Just a broken heart and some lackluster fan mail. I know that my poetry is celebrated and hated and everything in between for my efforts but it never got me anything.
Jerome:
Well at least we're keeping on a positive note
The Meeting begins...
11:13 pm Oct. 31
Horace:
Look, I am not a man who likes to argue, but recently I have found that my most beloved language has come under fire recently as a dead language. Latin never died! Perhaps it is not spoken on the street but it still has a great value!
Jerome:
I agree Horace but these people now have mastered the use of language. There is no longer a need for a single standard. Back when I wrote the Church worked exclusively in Latin but now the vernacular has taken over!
Catullus:
Um, what are are you guys taking about?
Horace:
Oh, hello Cat! How are you today?
Catullus:
Great, i suppose. But this Latin thing you're discussing, does it really matter?
Jerome:
Well of course it matters, Cat! This is the fate of language.
Catullus:
But can we really do anything in our condition? I mean really, what are the chances that we'll be taken seriously?
Horace:
Cat, don't tell me you have forgotten that Latin made you what you are.
Catullus:
I know that with out Latin I would never have gotten to my position. I also know that it really helped me release that stress.
Jerome:
Hold on, I must get some notes.
Horace:
Look, I am not a man who likes to argue, but recently I have found that my most beloved language has come under fire recently as a dead language. Latin never died! Perhaps it is not spoken on the street but it still has a great value!
Jerome:
I agree Horace but these people now have mastered the use of language. There is no longer a need for a single standard. Back when I wrote the Church worked exclusively in Latin but now the vernacular has taken over!
Catullus:
Um, what are are you guys taking about?
Horace:
Oh, hello Cat! How are you today?
Catullus:
Great, i suppose. But this Latin thing you're discussing, does it really matter?
Jerome:
Well of course it matters, Cat! This is the fate of language.
Catullus:
But can we really do anything in our condition? I mean really, what are the chances that we'll be taken seriously?
Horace:
Cat, don't tell me you have forgotten that Latin made you what you are.
Catullus:
I know that with out Latin I would never have gotten to my position. I also know that it really helped me release that stress.
Jerome:
Hold on, I must get some notes.
Final Exam Part 4
Horace 1.1
Maecaenas descendant of regal blood
great and preasiding and sweet to me
they who circle the Olympic ring
contending for the greatest honor
the palms and the noble hand
all the earth and gods shall know them
How, if the mobile turbans of Quiritium
go around for their honor,
this, if the proposition is correct,
spreads horror from Lybia.
Flee the partiots ove the mountains
and into the seas which teem
with the life and the
work there that must be done.
Juno sees man at work and smiles
while Mars wishes only destruction.
But i have one goal in this life
of service. i write of the nymphs and satyrs,
the people of Europe and Polynesia
and of the islands.
for my writings are a small gift
i offer them as a great service.
Horace 1.11
You do not consider those evil writings which I, which you give a power,
Leuconoe, not the Babylonian numbers. that evil is apparent! You must see the ultimate goal of Jupiter, which now goes against the evil made smooth by the Tyrrhenum, the wisdom, one liquid and the other brief after a long rest. this is the happenings, we flee from the idea, Seize the day, for we have not many left.
Horace 3.30
I have created a monument to last the ages
stronger than the pyramid
which will not be destroyed, no storm makes it crumble
it is able to be indestructible
for all of time.
not all of me shall meet death in the labyrinth,
the praise shall be recorded and saved
on the capital the most holy resides,
Declare, the insolence of the Oceans
and the poor Danus speaking to his people
Al the things in the world may crumble buit the legacy i have created shall live on into forever.
Cat 1
To whom do I give this charming little book
Which has just been polished smooth by the stone?
Cornelius Nepos; you, for you are in the habit
Of thinking to some extent that I am terrible
Now then, when you alone to Italy
All Unfolds in time of generations of the learned maps,
Jupiter, and his labor.
Therefore you have this little book
And to the condition, that, You alone remain
Lasting throughout the ages kept safe by the Patron of maidens
Cat 2
Sparrow, the darling of my girl,
Who on each occasion she praises, who she holds in her lap,
Who gives attack to her first finger
And is accustomed to bit sharply,
When I desire your attention above all
You care for the little thing
And small consideration for my pain,
Lend then the heavy brightness to lie with me,
That you will be able to play with me as you do it
And alleviate all my pains.
Cat 3
Mourn, o Venus and Cupid,
And of all the lovely people that exist:
The sparrow is dead my girl,
The sparrow, my delicate girl,
Which you loved more than your own eyes
For he himself was honey-sweet and
Himself as well as a girl’s mother,
But circumstances at one time or point that at another
To the alone mistress constantly chirping:
For now that road has become dark,
From which they refuse to return.
But speak of evil,
Which devours all good:
So keep away my good sparrow.
O evil deed! O poor little sparrow!
You now eye my girl
This red swollen fledgling.
Cat 12
Marcus Assainie, a sinister man prone to war, in care of himself he is negligent. So why does he put himself out? they flee, the affairs of his sister and is unlovely.
I don't credit him? his brother Pollioni, who changes talents often, is a lepoard of difference for the boys that he cares for. however that syllable of good is expected, i however save the lame, coming from Saetaba to Hiberis they are miserable and i find Fabullus an Veranius. They are the fantastic.
Maecaenas descendant of regal blood
great and preasiding and sweet to me
they who circle the Olympic ring
contending for the greatest honor
the palms and the noble hand
all the earth and gods shall know them
How, if the mobile turbans of Quiritium
go around for their honor,
this, if the proposition is correct,
spreads horror from Lybia.
Flee the partiots ove the mountains
and into the seas which teem
with the life and the
work there that must be done.
Juno sees man at work and smiles
while Mars wishes only destruction.
But i have one goal in this life
of service. i write of the nymphs and satyrs,
the people of Europe and Polynesia
and of the islands.
for my writings are a small gift
i offer them as a great service.
Horace 1.11
You do not consider those evil writings which I, which you give a power,
Leuconoe, not the Babylonian numbers. that evil is apparent! You must see the ultimate goal of Jupiter, which now goes against the evil made smooth by the Tyrrhenum, the wisdom, one liquid and the other brief after a long rest. this is the happenings, we flee from the idea, Seize the day, for we have not many left.
Horace 3.30
I have created a monument to last the ages
stronger than the pyramid
which will not be destroyed, no storm makes it crumble
it is able to be indestructible
for all of time.
not all of me shall meet death in the labyrinth,
the praise shall be recorded and saved
on the capital the most holy resides,
Declare, the insolence of the Oceans
and the poor Danus speaking to his people
Al the things in the world may crumble buit the legacy i have created shall live on into forever.
Cat 1
To whom do I give this charming little book
Which has just been polished smooth by the stone?
Cornelius Nepos; you, for you are in the habit
Of thinking to some extent that I am terrible
Now then, when you alone to Italy
All Unfolds in time of generations of the learned maps,
Jupiter, and his labor.
Therefore you have this little book
And to the condition, that, You alone remain
Lasting throughout the ages kept safe by the Patron of maidens
Cat 2
Sparrow, the darling of my girl,
Who on each occasion she praises, who she holds in her lap,
Who gives attack to her first finger
And is accustomed to bit sharply,
When I desire your attention above all
You care for the little thing
And small consideration for my pain,
Lend then the heavy brightness to lie with me,
That you will be able to play with me as you do it
And alleviate all my pains.
Cat 3
Mourn, o Venus and Cupid,
And of all the lovely people that exist:
The sparrow is dead my girl,
The sparrow, my delicate girl,
Which you loved more than your own eyes
For he himself was honey-sweet and
Himself as well as a girl’s mother,
But circumstances at one time or point that at another
To the alone mistress constantly chirping:
For now that road has become dark,
From which they refuse to return.
But speak of evil,
Which devours all good:
So keep away my good sparrow.
O evil deed! O poor little sparrow!
You now eye my girl
This red swollen fledgling.
Cat 12
Marcus Assainie, a sinister man prone to war, in care of himself he is negligent. So why does he put himself out? they flee, the affairs of his sister and is unlovely.
I don't credit him? his brother Pollioni, who changes talents often, is a lepoard of difference for the boys that he cares for. however that syllable of good is expected, i however save the lame, coming from Saetaba to Hiberis they are miserable and i find Fabullus an Veranius. They are the fantastic.
Final Exam Part 3
me una ducentos irrumare sessores?
Ablative of absolute
ODI et amo
ablative of absolute
Maecenas atauis edite regibus
ablative of absolute
Libycis uerritur areis
ablative of place
trabe Cypria Myrtoum pauidus nauta secet mare
ablative of place
Manet sub Ioue frigido
ablative of absolute
scire nefas
ablative of absolute
pumicibus mare Tyrrhenum
ablative of absolute
Non omnis moriar multaque pars mei
ablative of absolute
scandet cum tacita uirgine pontifex.
ablative of absloute
Ablative of absolute
ODI et amo
ablative of absolute
Maecenas atauis edite regibus
ablative of absolute
Libycis uerritur areis
ablative of place
trabe Cypria Myrtoum pauidus nauta secet mare
ablative of place
Manet sub Ioue frigido
ablative of absolute
scire nefas
ablative of absolute
pumicibus mare Tyrrhenum
ablative of absolute
Non omnis moriar multaque pars mei
ablative of absolute
scandet cum tacita uirgine pontifex.
ablative of absloute
Final Exam Part 2
quo modo se haberet
which has such a manner
prouincia quod mala incidisset
which happens in the evil province
quod candidos habet dentes
who has shining teeth
qui puriter lauit dentes
which the teeth are washed clean
quod quisque minxit
which he urintaes
qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum
which now for itself is tangible
qui tua furta uel talento
which your talent suffers
quod me non mouet aestimatione
which I estimate is not valuable
continenter quod sedetis insulsi
the container which kept the sadness
quae meo sinu fugit
which made me smile
which has such a manner
prouincia quod mala incidisset
which happens in the evil province
quod candidos habet dentes
who has shining teeth
qui puriter lauit dentes
which the teeth are washed clean
quod quisque minxit
which he urintaes
qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum
which now for itself is tangible
qui tua furta uel talento
which your talent suffers
quod me non mouet aestimatione
which I estimate is not valuable
continenter quod sedetis insulsi
the container which kept the sadness
quae meo sinu fugit
which made me smile
Final Exam Part 1
Horace 1.11
dederint- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of dedere to
erit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of esse to be
debilitat- 3rd plural imperfect active indicative of debilere to deliberate
fugerit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of fugere to make
tribuit- 3rd singular present active indicative of tribuere
pumicibus- 2nd singular perfect actie indicative of pumiciere to wear smooth
mare- infinitive
carpe- 2nd singular present active indicative of carpere to seize
postero- 1st singular present active indicative of postere t
scire- 2nd singular present active indicative of scirere to see
Horace 1.37
erat- 3rd singular imperfect active indicative of esse to be
parabat- 3rd plural imperfect active indicative to parare
sperare- infinitive
conbiberet- 3rd plural present active indicative of conbibere to consume
superbo- 1st singular perfect active indicative of superare to be above
daret- 3rd singular present active indicative of darere to dare
ignibus- 2nd plural perfect active indicative of ignire to ignite
timores- 2nd sinhttp://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7895384902051375952gular present active indicative of timorere to fear
dapibus- 2nd singular perfect active indicative of dapere
depromere- infinitive
Horace 3.30
possit- 3rd singular perfect active indicatibe of possere to be able
diruere- infinitive
fuga- 2nd singular present active indicactive of fugere to flee
laude- 2nd singular present active indicative of laudere to praise
scandet- 3rd singular present active indicative of scandere
deduxisse- 2nd singular future active indicative
superbiam- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of superere to be above
lauro- 1st singular present active indicative of laurere
meritis- 2nd singular present active indicative of meritire
uitabit- 3rd singular perfect active indicative of uitare
Cat 10
duxerat- 3rd singular perfect active indicative
incidere- infinitive to have an incident
esset-3rd singular present active indicative of esse to be
haberet- 3rd singular present active indicative of habere to have
profuisset- 3rd plural present active indicative of profuissere
esse - infinitive to be
referret- 3rd plural present active indicative of referrere to refer
faceret- 3rd plural present active indicative of facere to make
parare- infinitive to prepare
habere- infinitive to have
Cat 39
habet- 3rd singular present active indicative of habere to have
renidere- infinitive to render
minxit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of minere
solet- 3rd plural present active indicative of solere
defricare- infinitive to deafen
bibisse- 2nd singular perfect active indicative of bibiere to drink
praedicet- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of praedicere
agit- 3rd singular present active indicatibe of agere
excitat- 3rd singular imperfect active indicative of excitere to excite
lauit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of lauere
dederint- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of dedere to
erit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of esse to be
debilitat- 3rd plural imperfect active indicative of debilere to deliberate
fugerit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of fugere to make
tribuit- 3rd singular present active indicative of tribuere
pumicibus- 2nd singular perfect actie indicative of pumiciere to wear smooth
mare- infinitive
carpe- 2nd singular present active indicative of carpere to seize
postero- 1st singular present active indicative of postere t
scire- 2nd singular present active indicative of scirere to see
Horace 1.37
erat- 3rd singular imperfect active indicative of esse to be
parabat- 3rd plural imperfect active indicative to parare
sperare- infinitive
conbiberet- 3rd plural present active indicative of conbibere to consume
superbo- 1st singular perfect active indicative of superare to be above
daret- 3rd singular present active indicative of darere to dare
ignibus- 2nd plural perfect active indicative of ignire to ignite
timores- 2nd sinhttp://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7895384902051375952gular present active indicative of timorere to fear
dapibus- 2nd singular perfect active indicative of dapere
depromere- infinitive
Horace 3.30
possit- 3rd singular perfect active indicatibe of possere to be able
diruere- infinitive
fuga- 2nd singular present active indicactive of fugere to flee
laude- 2nd singular present active indicative of laudere to praise
scandet- 3rd singular present active indicative of scandere
deduxisse- 2nd singular future active indicative
superbiam- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of superere to be above
lauro- 1st singular present active indicative of laurere
meritis- 2nd singular present active indicative of meritire
uitabit- 3rd singular perfect active indicative of uitare
Cat 10
duxerat- 3rd singular perfect active indicative
incidere- infinitive to have an incident
esset-3rd singular present active indicative of esse to be
haberet- 3rd singular present active indicative of habere to have
profuisset- 3rd plural present active indicative of profuissere
esse - infinitive to be
referret- 3rd plural present active indicative of referrere to refer
faceret- 3rd plural present active indicative of facere to make
parare- infinitive to prepare
habere- infinitive to have
Cat 39
habet- 3rd singular present active indicative of habere to have
renidere- infinitive to render
minxit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of minere
solet- 3rd plural present active indicative of solere
defricare- infinitive to deafen
bibisse- 2nd singular perfect active indicative of bibiere to drink
praedicet- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of praedicere
agit- 3rd singular present active indicatibe of agere
excitat- 3rd singular imperfect active indicative of excitere to excite
lauit- 3rd plural perfect active indicative of lauere
Thursday, June 4, 2009
SSALP: Wisdom 3
Purely wise.
Fide, non armis.
By faith, not arms.
Gladiator in arena consilium capit.
The gladiator is formulating his plan in the arena.
Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo.
The drop excavates the stone, not with force but by falling often.
Finis. Until next time...
Fide, non armis.
By faith, not arms.
Gladiator in arena consilium capit.
The gladiator is formulating his plan in the arena.
Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo.
The drop excavates the stone, not with force but by falling often.
Finis. Until next time...
SSALP: Wisdom 2
Purely wise.
Faber est suae quisque fortunae.
Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.
Fabas indulcet fames.
Hunger sweetens the beans.
Fiat justitia (et ruat caelum).
Let justice be done. (though the heavens fall).
Until next time...
Faber est suae quisque fortunae.
Every man is the artisan of his own fortune.
Fabas indulcet fames.
Hunger sweetens the beans.
Fiat justitia (et ruat caelum).
Let justice be done. (though the heavens fall).
Until next time...
SSALP: Wisdom
Purely wise.
Bibere venenum in auro.
Drink poison from a cup of gold.
Emitte lucem et veritatem.
Send out light and truth.
Est queadam fiere voluptas.
There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
Until next time...
Bibere venenum in auro.
Drink poison from a cup of gold.
Emitte lucem et veritatem.
Send out light and truth.
Est queadam fiere voluptas.
There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
Until next time...
SSALP: serious talk
Wise words spoken in Latin.
Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere.
To accept a favour is to sell freedom.
Belua multorum es capitum.
The people are a many-headed beast.
Bella gerant alii.
Let others wage war.
Spoken Truthfully. Until next time...
Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere.
To accept a favour is to sell freedom.
Belua multorum es capitum.
The people are a many-headed beast.
Bella gerant alii.
Let others wage war.
Spoken Truthfully. Until next time...
SSALP: Name that show
T.V. Shows in Latin? Awesome.
Leave It to Beaver
Id Castori Concedite
Happy Days
Dies Felices
The Twilight Zone
Zona Crepusculi
Hold on, don't move! The signal is perfect! Until next time...
Leave It to Beaver
Id Castori Concedite
Happy Days
Dies Felices
The Twilight Zone
Zona Crepusculi
Hold on, don't move! The signal is perfect! Until next time...
SSALP: Cartoons
They're wacky and in Latin!
What's up, Doc?
Quid agis, Medice?
I'll get you, you wascally wabbit!
Te capiam, cunicule sceleste!
I tought I taw a puddy tat!
Credidi me felem vidisse!
Thuffering Thuccotash!
Farrago fatigans!
Looks like I took a wrong turn at Rome! Until next time...
What's up, Doc?
Quid agis, Medice?
I'll get you, you wascally wabbit!
Te capiam, cunicule sceleste!
I tought I taw a puddy tat!
Credidi me felem vidisse!
Thuffering Thuccotash!
Farrago fatigans!
Looks like I took a wrong turn at Rome! Until next time...
SSALP: Lies
Common lies made more truthful by Latin.
I have nothing to declare.
Nihil declaro.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Nescio quid dicas.
It was that way when I got here.
Ita erat quando hic adveni.
Until next time...
I have nothing to declare.
Nihil declaro.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Nescio quid dicas.
It was that way when I got here.
Ita erat quando hic adveni.
Until next time...
SSALP: Random
I am totally running out of themes. Just read and enjoy.
I'll have a pizza with everything on it.
Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo.
I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
How do you get your hair to do that?
Quomodo cogis comas tuas sic videri?
Um, yeah. Until next time...
I'll have a pizza with everything on it.
Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo.
I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
How do you get your hair to do that?
Quomodo cogis comas tuas sic videri?
Um, yeah. Until next time...
SSALP: Catchy Phrases
I know I've heard that before. I just can't remember where.
Go ahead. Make my day.
Age. Fac ut gaudeam.
Who was that masked man?
Quis fuit ille personatus?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
Re vera, cara mea, mea nil refert.
Oh now I remember. Until next time...
Go ahead. Make my day.
Age. Fac ut gaudeam.
Who was that masked man?
Quis fuit ille personatus?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
Re vera, cara mea, mea nil refert.
Oh now I remember. Until next time...
SSALP: Signs
Read and Obey.
BEWARE OF DOG
CAVE CANEM
DO NOT DISTURB
NOLI PERTURBARE
KEEP OUT
NOLI INTRARE
THANK YOU FOR NOT SMOKING
TIBI GRATIAS AGIMUS QUOD NIHIL FUMAS
Finis. Until next time...
BEWARE OF DOG
CAVE CANEM
DO NOT DISTURB
NOLI PERTURBARE
KEEP OUT
NOLI INTRARE
THANK YOU FOR NOT SMOKING
TIBI GRATIAS AGIMUS QUOD NIHIL FUMAS
Finis. Until next time...
SSALP: Short and sweet
Read the title.
By that very fact
Ipso facto
No way
Nullo modo
A done deal
Pactum factum
In a world of hurt
Totus anctus
Finis. Until next time...
By that very fact
Ipso facto
No way
Nullo modo
A done deal
Pactum factum
In a world of hurt
Totus anctus
Finis. Until next time...
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