Me neither. Eastern Germans had to learn Russian instead.

Personally, I think that Russian would be more useful today.

Then again, Latin was fun (sort of) because it's the root of so many languages today and made me realise just how interconnected are some of the European languages. For example, it taught me that for some words English, German, and Spanish have followed one linguistic path and French and Italian followed another, hence why you get cheese/kaise/queso vs fromage/formaggio.

I also found it really cool to read Julius Caesar in his own language.

Mac
a geek and proud of it!!!

As a matter of fact, the Maastricht dialect has some Latin influences. As well as a lot of French (words such as fourchette, gemin, sjevraoij -a combination of chaud et froid- etc etc)

The name Maastricht comes from Trajectum ad Mosam.

A lot of buildings still have Latin names. Those I understand because I grew up with it. But what Loth wrote didn't ring any bells

Personally, I think that Russian would be more useful today.

I also found it really cool to read Julius Caesar in his own language.

Not as much as one might think. Of course, I didn't follow my planned career path.

Now Spanish is another matter, and if you live in Canada, I suggest you dabble in it coz they're a comin' your way next.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen....

Well, at least my teacher made if fun. We did a satire play and did things like....

"lend me your ears" all the standerbys tossed plastic ears a my feet.

Propel, propel, propel your craft
Cautiously down the liquid solution
Exuberantly, exuberantly, exuberantly, exuberantly
Existence is but an illusion...

I wanted to post something, but I forgot what it was.


Sorry

Poor Sheepy!
BTW, something is going into the mail for you this weekend!

Scintillate, scintillate asteroid vivific
Fain would I fathom thy nature specific
Loftily poised in the ether capacious
Proudly resembling a gem carbonaceous

You Goober!

YAY!! Can hardly wait!!!

random rant

WHY IS IT THE ONE THING I NEED OS NOW ONLY AVIBLE IN AMERICA?!?!?! AND NOT ONLY IS IT $19 I'LL HAVE TO PAY OVER $40 FOR SHIPPING?!?!?! THAT'S SO NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!

as an artist who has just start her own buisness (yeah it's true i'm doinf pet portraits^^ i've got biussness cards and everything ) i need pencils to draw with!! after a few years i finally find a make that i love and work really well with... everything is good for 4 long years... then the shop stops stocking them!!! and nowhere sells them!!!!! NOW WHAT AM I GOING TO DO??????

ok rant over... that's vented my anger i'm good again!

That might be the case, but since I had no practise for over 18 years I forgot most of it

You can't imagine what a 180 degree turn it was after 1989. People couldn't get rid fast enough of everything that somehow reminded of the past. They threw everything away and bought new things, streets and places were renamed, nobody wanted to hear songs and see movies of our own artists anymore...

Took some time for people to realize that not everything had been bad.

Exactly. When watching "Who wants to be a millionaire" there often are questions about the origin of words and I never can even guess what it could be since I don't have any knowledge in Latin. Sometimes I miss it though everyone keeps saying that I should be glad I didn't had to learn it

A trio of sightless rodents...
A trio of sightless rodents...
Observe how they scamper about
Observe how they scamper about
En masse they pursued the agriculturalist's espoused maid
Who severed their lower posterior extremities with a carving blade
To see such a bizzare occurrence I would have happily paid
That trio of sightless rodents!

*snort!*

Now that's sad!

lowering a blade on the posterior extremities of rodents?!?! ratty isn't going to like this.... i'd run and hide if a were you

Ouchy

Nursery rhymes are pretty evil aren’t they? It’s a wonder we all turned out so norm… wait…never mind .

That rhyme has origins from Queen Mary I who burnt 3 noblemen at the stake (dunno why they are blind in the rhyme. ). And you really don’t want to know the story behind Mary Mary quite contrary!

It's sad. Don't like it

Branching away from the half porn then?
Just teasing. I've seen your portraits of Lucky and they are excellent! If I had a pet you could draw for me I'd hire you.

As for the cost of your pencils, if you can't get them in the UK or from somewhere that’s not charging $40 to send some pencils, factor it in to your charges for the portraits and you'll recover your cost in no time.

might buy myself a pet, just so you can draw me a portrait.

What is it? Maybe I can hook ya up.

WHAT THE...????

Is that the politically correct version??

Lyra Titan 4B woodless pencils.... or 2B i'm not THAT fussy they used to be available everywhere! but now nowhere stocks them they have the progession ones but the are a little to cheep and have hard bits that scratch the page when drawing i only have 5 pencils left and i use nearly a whole pencil in 2 or 3 drawings... i'd love you for ever if you can find them you'll get plenty of tummy scratchs from me if you do

Entiendo muy bien el espanol y puedo hablar bastante bien por ayudarme cuando voy de vacaciones.

In other words, I've already done that.

Mac
who in know way believes that the above was perfect or even fluent Spanish

Mac

Mac

Some truly creative people here!

Mac

Fifty-five posts to go! I must average 14 posts per day until Tuesday so I can hit 400 before leaving for California. So, folks, give me lots to respond to!!!

Mac
who will otherwise flood this thread with more of her baaaaaaaaaad jokes

Lyra Titan 4B woodless pencils.... or 2B i'm not THAT fussy they used to be available everywhere!

How many did you want?

Thirty days have Septober,
April, June and no wonder
All the rest have peanut butter
Except my grandmother
And she rides a bicycle.

Quickly, quickly!
Someone call an ambulance!!!!

LOL! Indeed, I seem to have sprung my brain!

Encircle the dicotyledons
Socket replete with pompons
Cinders, cinders…
Inevitably we must kick off

Nursery rhymes can be rather dark and creepy!

What in the world are you doing?

You're mangling these diddies.