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    Had to chuckle at this, someone posted about Marc’s well known response (veni vidi sivi) that he leaves on all his find logs, and is asking what it means. You have them all stumped!!

    http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=153761

    Kris

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    Ray

      Everyone knows it means: I came, I saw, I joined the WGA.

      #1768609

      No, veni vidi sivi, means: “I came, I saw, I signed in invisible ink.

      zuma

      #1768610

      Nope, you are all wrong. It is “I came, I Saw, I complained about the cold!!!!!”

      #1768611

      I came, I saw, I marked up another find!

      #1768612

      is a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC; Caesar used the phrase as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela. Caesar’s terse remark — translated as “I came, I saw, I conquered” — simultaneously proclaimed the totality of his victory and served to remind the senate of Caesar’s military prowess (Caesar was still in the midst of a civil war); alternatively, the remark can be viewed as an expression of Caesar’s contempt for the patrician senate, traditionally representing the most powerful group in the Roman Republic.

      #1768613

      @PCFrog wrote:

      is a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC; Caesar used the phrase as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela. Caesar’s terse remark — translated as “I came, I saw, I conquered” — simultaneously proclaimed the totality of his victory and served to remind the senate of Caesar’s military prowess (Caesar was still in the midst of a civil war); alternatively, the remark can be viewed as an expression of Caesar’s contempt for the patrician senate, traditionally representing the most powerful group in the Roman Republic.

      I think that would be veni, vidi, vici. Marc signs veni, vidi, sivi.

      I initially thought he wrote: veni, vidi, sini. Which I translated as “I came, I saw, I signed” but alas, I was wrong, and I don’t know Latin.

      Bec

      #1768614

      veni, vidi, sivi

      “I came, I saw, I allowed (or permitted)”

      Per this list of latin verbs.

      Maybe he isn’t a latin expert and actually meant:

      veni, vidi, quaesivi

      “I came, I saw, I looked for (and obtained)”

      If you know Marc, it definitely isn’t supposed to be:

      veni, vidi, scripsi

      “I came, I saw, I wrote (i.e. signed the log)”

      Or maybe this is just one of Marc’s puzzles that we aren’t meant to solve. 🙂

      #1768615

      I came, I saw, I hid it!

      #1768616

      No, no no…. you all got it wrong, It’s

      I came, I saw nothing after looking for only 30 seconds, I used Phone-a-friend!!

      😛 Just yankin’ ya Marc!! 😉

      #1768617

      No It’s

      I came, I saw, I ran from the canon caches

      #1768618

      Well, as Jeremy points out, perhaps I have the translation wrong.

      Checking it this afternoon resulted in I came, I saw, I farted!

      Now that’s not what I meant …………………..

      #1768619

      I came, I saw, I was attacked by mosquitoes? 😀

      Later
      Phil

      #1768620

      I don’t know what latin dictionary you guys used, but rest assured after consulting with a professional language translator, the final answer is:

      I CAME, I SAW, I ATE CHOCOLATE….

      Justin

      #1768621

      Ok, Justin, you have found me out!

      I came, I saw, I’m addicted!

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