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01/18/2007 at 2:45 am #1724128
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
01/18/2007 at 2:55 am #1768608Everyone knows it means: I came, I saw, I joined the WGA.
01/18/2007 at 4:32 am #1768609No, veni vidi sivi, means: “I came, I saw, I signed in invisible ink.
zuma
01/18/2007 at 4:41 am #1768610Nope, you are all wrong. It is “I came, I Saw, I complained about the cold!!!!!”
01/18/2007 at 1:20 pm #1768611I came, I saw, I marked up another find!
01/18/2007 at 4:33 pm #1768612is 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.
01/18/2007 at 4:48 pm #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
01/18/2007 at 5:20 pm #1768614veni, 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. 🙂
01/18/2007 at 5:57 pm #1768615I came, I saw, I hid it!
01/18/2007 at 10:45 pm #1768616No, 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!! 😉
01/18/2007 at 11:10 pm #1768617No It’s
I came, I saw, I ran from the canon caches
01/19/2007 at 2:35 am #1768618Well, 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 …………………..
01/20/2007 at 7:49 pm #1768619I came, I saw, I was attacked by mosquitoes? 😀
Later
Phil01/21/2007 at 2:01 am #1768620I 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
01/21/2007 at 2:30 pm #1768621Ok, Justin, you have found me out!
I came, I saw, I’m addicted!
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