Posted by Neredbojias on 11/25/39 11:28

With neither quill nor qualm, Rincewind quothed:

> On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:50:33 -0700, Neredbojias wrote:
>
> > Can't say that I blame you. Maybe in their minds they are trying to get
> > even for Caesar's dominion over them in heraldic times but they should
> > be content with the knowledge that the mighty emperor has been reduced
> > to no greater status than being the titular head of a salad!
>
> Heraldic times were during the middle ages, around 1000AD to 1300AD, Caesar
> was 100 - 44 BC the two don't overlap by about a thousand years.
>
> Caesar was a Roman not an Italian, don't know where Luigi is from, but in
> his myriad postings I seem to remember Milan being mentioned, but I'm not
> too sure, Italy as such didn't exist back in his day, and Romans were as
> happy killing of Italian tribes as they were anyone else.

Uh, you have to get into the f l o w of the rhetoric. Details are a
minor detail. (Ps: I figured someone would complain about my use of
"heraldic" there. As for Roman vs. Italian, -eh, who cares?)

> As for Luigi being beaten up, maybe It was because he showed them his
> website, and Germans being renowned seagull lovers, didn't appreciate them
> being referred to as garbage!

:) Yes, although they eat garbage and smell like garbage and their
droppings might be considered garbage when left laying around. 'Course,
I was like that in college.

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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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