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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 #103109 - 05/13/03 10:26 AM What's the difference   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 between a sea story and a fairy tale? The fairy tale starts out, "Once upon a time," the sea story starts out, "Now this is no s**t." #103110 - 05/13/03 12:30 PM Re: What's the difference   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky #103111 - 05/13/03 06:13 PM Re: Apocryphal sea story?l   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok On advice of counsel, I'm going to quit perpetuating the story. Prolly a wise move. But the original seems good enough. It's some motto! #103112 - 05/13/03 10:17 PM Re: Apocryphal sea story?l   Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 171 JohnHawaii member JohnHawaii   member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 171 Hawaii, USA I can vouch for the reality of the plaque and the "Ave nobilis dux, iterum factum est" wording--saw it with my own eyes. The only question was whether sactum was a legitimate Latin word which would validate "the rest of the story." #103113 - 05/13/03 10:30 PM Kundalini   Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 171 JohnHawaii member JohnHawaii   member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 171 Hawaii, USA "...Kundalini, at the base of the spine." Wonder if there is an etymological connection between Kundalini and kundingi, which is the Korean word for that area of the human body sometimes refered to in less polite company as the ass. #103114 - 05/14/03 12:30 AM Inspiration; or, a trickster at work?   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ahem: sactum...sacked 'em. Y'all think? #210312 - 04/07/13 11:44 PM Re: Apocryphal sea story?l [Re: JohnHawaii]   Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 GrampyGeorge stranger GrampyGeorge   stranger Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 Georgia I know it's almost 10 years later, but I have this big bronze plaque in my basement that I picked up at a flea market about 15 years ago. I typed the Latin words into Google, and this thread popped up. The plaque I have has a repaired "F" and a repaired "22" on the 1522 date. The new letters were brazed on. The plaque weighs about 60 pounds. I thought you might find this to be of interest. :-) #210315 - 04/08/13 01:47 AM Re: Apocryphal sea story?l [Re: GrampyGeorge]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,919 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,919 Land of the Flat Water I am curious as to what you typed into Google.The "Ave..." above? As this thread is dead for the last ten years, how did you manage to come up here? Last edited by LukeJavan8; 04/08/13 01:48 AM. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #210316 - 04/08/13 01:48 AM Re: Apocryphal sea story?l [Re: LukeJavan8]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,919 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,919 Land of the Flat Water At any rate welcome to the forum. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #210330 - 04/08/13 03:30 PM Re: Apocryphal sea story?l [Re: LukeJavan8]   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8 I am curious as to what you typed into Google.The "Ave..." above? As this thread is dead for the last ten years, how did you manage to come up here? if you google: "Ave nobilis dux, iterum factum est" this thread is the second hit (at least for me, ymmv). the internet doesn't care too much about the time frame. formerly known as etaoin... 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