I want to preface this with a minor warning that this flash game is wrong on so many levels and is not for the weak of stomach or easily offended.
When watching "Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law" last night on Cartoon Network, there was a small snippet of the show in which a prosecuting attorney wanted to quote poetry in his closing arguments; can you guess which poet he chose? That's right! Quintus! Our little Quintus from the Latin textbooks! I was very amused and wanted to search out that clip to share here.
Unfortunately the Adult Swim website distracted me from this clip search with one of it's new games: Viva Caligula. You play as Caligula, running around the various areas of Rome killing Roman citizens with weapons you collect along the way. It's.... unusual and fun. If you're interested in checking it out, here's a link:
Viva Caligula Game
I am going to resume my search for the Harvey Birdman clip... after I beat this game a few times... :)
*** Side Note: While some of my posts here may indicate otherwise, I actually am not a crazy, sicko person. ***
~ Sara C. ~
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The Dinner Of Trimalchio
Recently I had to read this section from Petronius' 'the Satyricon' and also it was just my birthday so I found this funny. If any of you haven't read this book, it's great. This excerpt is the host's interpretation of astrological signs. He was a total fool but I wonder if this did represent what ancient Romans thought of the signs. I myself have decided to quit school and become a fish-fryer! Enjoy!
"First it becomes the Ram. So whoever is born under that sign has a lot of herds, a lot of wool, a hard head as well, a brassy front and a sharp horn. Most scholars are born under this sign, and most muttonheads as well."
We applauded the wit of our astrologer and he went on:
"Then the whole heavens turns into the little old Bull. So bullheaded folk are born then, and cow-herds and those who find their own feed.
"Under the Heavenly Twins on the other hand - pairs-in-hand, yokes of oxen, people with big ballocks and people who do it both ways.
"I was born under the Crab, so I have a lot of legs to stand on and a lot of property on land and sea, because the Crab takes both in his stride. And that's why I put nothing over him earlier, so as not to upset my horoscope.
"Under Leo are born greedy and bossy people.
"Under the Virgin, effeminates, runaways and candidates for the chain-gang.
"Under the Scales, butchers, perfume-sellers and anyone who weighs things up.
"Under Scorpio poisoners and murderers.
"Under Sagittarius are born cross-eyed people who look at the vegetables and take the bacon.
"Under Capricorn, people in trouble who sprout horns through their worries.
"Under the Water-Carrier, bartenders and jugheads.
"Under the fishes, fish-fryers and people who spout in public.
"So the starry sky turns round like a millstone, always bringing some trouble, and men being born or dying."
-Anne
"First it becomes the Ram. So whoever is born under that sign has a lot of herds, a lot of wool, a hard head as well, a brassy front and a sharp horn. Most scholars are born under this sign, and most muttonheads as well."
We applauded the wit of our astrologer and he went on:
"Then the whole heavens turns into the little old Bull. So bullheaded folk are born then, and cow-herds and those who find their own feed.
"Under the Heavenly Twins on the other hand - pairs-in-hand, yokes of oxen, people with big ballocks and people who do it both ways.
"I was born under the Crab, so I have a lot of legs to stand on and a lot of property on land and sea, because the Crab takes both in his stride. And that's why I put nothing over him earlier, so as not to upset my horoscope.
"Under Leo are born greedy and bossy people.
"Under the Virgin, effeminates, runaways and candidates for the chain-gang.
"Under the Scales, butchers, perfume-sellers and anyone who weighs things up.
"Under Scorpio poisoners and murderers.
"Under Sagittarius are born cross-eyed people who look at the vegetables and take the bacon.
"Under Capricorn, people in trouble who sprout horns through their worries.
"Under the Water-Carrier, bartenders and jugheads.
"Under the fishes, fish-fryers and people who spout in public.
"So the starry sky turns round like a millstone, always bringing some trouble, and men being born or dying."
-Anne
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Okay, this is just *wrong!*
Okay, someone has taken what the lyrics of part of the Carmina Burana sound like (to someone who doesn't know what the Latin lyrics are) and they illustrated it in a video. It is very *wrong*! And completely hilarious!
Enjoy!
http://carmina.ytmnd.com/
~Rachael
Enjoy!
http://carmina.ytmnd.com/
~Rachael
Monday, March 3, 2008
Idus Martiae
My husband and I eloped on the Ides of March, 5 years ago. I picked that date so that my husband would never forget the day, as he would always "Beware the Ides of March," so to speak. :)
Since this is our first "big" marriage milestone, we are commemorating the date with a Roman theme; we're taking a second honeymoon to Italy this summer and celebrating the actual anniversary here at home with a sort of Roman flair. As such, I would like to come up with a really nice gift to give to him, but my brain is drawing a blank (which it has been doing often lately, especially with translation of verbs, but I digress). I've flipped ahead in the Latin II book to the section about Horatia's marriage (I can't believe she marries Decimus!) for inspiration, but the only thing I could come up with is getting his ring inscribed with "ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia."
So I figured that I would pop on over to this blog and try to pick some other minds for ideas. I would greatly appreciate it!
- Sara C.
Since this is our first "big" marriage milestone, we are commemorating the date with a Roman theme; we're taking a second honeymoon to Italy this summer and celebrating the actual anniversary here at home with a sort of Roman flair. As such, I would like to come up with a really nice gift to give to him, but my brain is drawing a blank (which it has been doing often lately, especially with translation of verbs, but I digress). I've flipped ahead in the Latin II book to the section about Horatia's marriage (I can't believe she marries Decimus!) for inspiration, but the only thing I could come up with is getting his ring inscribed with "ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia."
So I figured that I would pop on over to this blog and try to pick some other minds for ideas. I would greatly appreciate it!
- Sara C.
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