Posted by Neredbojias on 09/16/07 11:28

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:44:25
GMT dorayme scribed:

>> "The Aeneid" is my favorite ~grand classic~, and, of
>> course, I've read "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". A lot depends on
>> the translation, though. Some Kirk Douglas movie from the '50s whose
>> name I forgot but which is really "The Odyssey" tale is pretty good
>> for cinema. Haven't seen "Troy" yet, but I purchased it recently.
>
> Virgil's Aeneid was a main text in the subject of Latin which,
> amazingly, I did for over 13 years a long time ago. I like seeing
> the name mentioned. Mention it again any time you like.

You took 13 years of Latin...? Then surely you can understand it. I took
2 and we (tried to) read little pieces of the original-text "Aeneid" in
class sometimes. Unfortunately, my mind was usually on the legs of the
girl who sat across from me whenever this occurred.

> That Troy film, the one with that Brad Pitt fellow (I can barely
> stand him in anything) looks like a pile of concocted shit. You
> bought it? Don't you have video hire places in America?

We do, but at ~$4.00 a pop, it gets my goat. Often a purchase-price is so
(relatively) low, I just buy the damn thing. Troy was $9.99.

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Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

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