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Offline Martin Milner

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Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« on: July 07, 2009, 17:32:29 »

Ludicrus: Sequor comitatus, this clivus saxosum leads to the Pacificus Oceanus.
Ludicrus: Follow me men, this rocky slope leads to the Pacific Ocean.


Tedius (mumbling): Easy for you to say Cent, you don't have to carry a scutum and pilum gravissimus.
Tedius (mumbling): Easy for you to say Cent(urion), you don't have to carry a shield and heavy spear.


Tortuous: Advenire adhuc?
Tortuous: Are we there yet?


Ludicrus: Watch your pedii! I've got pulvis in my crepidarii...
Ludicrus: Watch your feet! I've got sand in my sandals...


Ludicrus: Admodum ventosa, by Jupiter!
Ludicrus: It's very windy, by Jupiter!


Tedius: Dictitavi ista! Hey, ubi vadere qu?
Tedius: You can say that again! Hey, where did everyone go?


Tortuous: Hic castellum antiquiis comparare an umbraclum.
Tortuous: This ancient castle provides some shelter.


Tedius: Uh-oh, vicis falsus.
Tedius: Uh-oh, wrong turn.


Ludicrus: Denique, oceanus!
Ludicrus: At Last, the ocean!


Tortuous: Obscurissimus!
Tortuous: It's gone dark!




With apologies for my butchery of Latin!
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2009, 18:20:51 »
That's a marvelous photo story with beautiful pictures of the Oregon Coast, Martin!
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2009, 18:44:39 »
Welcome Romans, to the US of A, you too Martin! Great pictures of some beautiful scenery  :wow:!
BTW, are there any foot notes with English translations available for the story lines  ????
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2009, 21:00:59 »
Great story and photos, Martin, but (like Bill) footnotes would be helpful to get the most from the story.
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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 06:22:00 »
OK Bill and Gordon, I relented and added the original English.

Now Gus can tell me that that wasn't what I wrote! My Latin studies stopped around age 16, and I got these words using an online translator, so the grammer is non-existant! There also appear to be several Latin words for the same thing (e.g. Sandals), so I just picked the ones I thought sounded best.

These three guys went with me everywhere in Oregon and California the last 3 weeks, so I'm keeping them apart from the mass of troops to retain their personalities. Most of the shots were taken on a beach near the Devil's Punch Bowl, but the whipping wind and the presence of a dead sealion limited my time there. The mountain shot was taken at the top of the "Trees of Mystery" Skytrain ride, and the last two were on the waterfront in Eureka.
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 08:59:54 »
That was great!   :lol:  Please continue to chronicle the trio's journey!
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 13:27:50 »
Excellent trip pictures, & story Martin :clap:! Now that I can understand what was written, the humor is spot on :)9! BTW, Martin, thank you for the translation, but did you originally think everyone understood latin :hmm:?
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 15:26:12 »
No, but I thought everyone could Google!
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2009, 15:28:25 »
Quote from: Martin Milner on July 08, 2009, 15:26:12
No, but I thought everyone could Google!

Takes too long  :eh?:! Besides, I thought this was an English speaking forum only  ???!
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Re: Ludicrus, Tedius and Tortuous discover the Pacificus Oceanus
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2009, 15:51:28 »
Great pictures Martin! Glad to see you recovered so quickly from your journey.


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