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Well, Latin, actually. The Telegraph had a wee quiz about Latin and I was happy to get 75%. The last time I did Latin was at school; many, many lunae ago.
Try it for yourself: Take the test: how well do you know your Latin?[^]
Just a bit of Thursday fun.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Amazingly, I got 70%.
This would have been even more amazing to my Latin Master, who would have been surprised if I got up to 7% at my grammar school...
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95%! I got alias wrong ... that can count as the one thing I learnt today (screw you work).
I wouldn't have got alibi without the multiple choice, either.
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Same here, Alias was the only wrong one.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Only 85%, but considering it's been 42 years since I last had a Latin class, that's acceptable. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Never studied Latin. But I got 40%
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Well I never studied Latin, and I got 80%! 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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You guessed better than me then
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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80%. It was tricky, as they wanted the exact translation: the multiple choice answers had both the translation and how the phrase is used idiomatically.
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75% and I was educated in the US public school system which means I never learned any latin. Not bad. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Not latin in school but, got 45%.
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85% which I was rather beati with 
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Hey, 90% after all that time.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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60% without ever having taken Latin, and I did not use Google.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: and I did not use Google
Anyone who uses Google to cheat on a meaningless test is a fool.
Anyone who uses Google to cheat on a meaningless test and still only gets 60% is an idiot. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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90%
Failed on Invicta and Alias.
But I'm satisfied, I also never studied Latin, but I have to admit that I love multiple choice questions. I would have gotten someting in the vicinity of 0% otherwise.
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Never studied it and got 75%!? whatis en elephantatum!
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70% without studying latin ever... but my mother tongue is french (latin derived): de facto this helps that
Seulement, dans certains cas, n'est-ce pas, on n'entend guère que ce qu'on désire entendre et ce qui vous arrange le mieux... [^]
Joe never complained of anything but ever did his duty in his way of life, with a strong hand, a quiet tongue, and a gentle heart [^]
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85%, and I've never had a Latin class.
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Never took a Latin lesson and got 65% sometimes picked it by common usage and other times by the derived English words. Saw people had problems with alibi so I tried to get derived word instead of common meaning and blew it.
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75% - never studied Latin
One of the wrong answers was only because I second-guessed myself (duh!)
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I asked Siri "Surely it's not going to rain today?"
She said, "It is, and don't call me Shirley".
It appears I forgot to take my phone off Airplane mode.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: It appears I forgot to take my phone off Airplane mode myself off booze mode.
FTFY.
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Explain.
Your post makes no sense at all.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Quote: Your post makes no sense at all.
That's ironic.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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