Welcome to the Lounge

19-Dec-13 23:08

... caught the sniffles right before elephanting christmas, slept like 3 hours and exceeded my regular grumpiness... Mad | :mad:

(yes|no|maybe)*

Dalek Dave19-Dec-13 23:15

Dalek Dave

19-Dec-13 23:15

Look at the advantage...

You are ill so do not have to do all the prep, but will be sufficiently recovered in 4 days time to enable you to enjoy the prezzies.

---------------------------------
Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

StM0n19-Dec-13 23:21

19-Dec-13 23:21

Dalek Dave wrote:
You are ill so do not have to do all the prep, but will be sufficiently recovered in 4 days time to enable you to enjoy the prezzies.

slightly convinced... I don't do preps at all, prezzies are off the table, but I'm looking forward to Beer | [beer]

still the sniffles are annoying...

(yes|no|maybe)*

OriginalGriff19-Dec-13 23:20

19-Dec-13 23:20

Get off the site: we don't want viruses here!

StM0n19-Dec-13 23:23

19-Dec-13 23:23

Shouldn't that be "virii" Confused | :confused:

(yes|no|maybe)*

OriginalGriff19-Dec-13 23:47

19-Dec-13 23:47

Sorry, but it's option two from your sig! Laugh | :laugh:

True, the word "virus" comes directly from Latin (for "slime" or "poison"), but not all Latin words ending in -us have -i as their plural. Besides, "viri" is the Latin word for "men" (plural of "vir", "man", the root of English "virile"). The convention for forming the plural of Latin words in English is to use the Latin plural form, or (if Latin does not actually have a plural form) to form the plural in the normal manner used for other English words. "Virus" is a second declension noun ending in -us, so it gets -es appended.

Such a simple language! Laugh | :laugh:

(My Latin master would have had a fit to see that: he despaired of getting me to cope with "amo, amas, amat" never mind using "second declension noun" in normal conversation))

StM0n19-Dec-13 23:52

19-Dec-13 23:52

At least I'm ending the day a little bit smarter than it began... thanks to you Laugh | :laugh:

"romanes eunt domus"

(yes|no|maybe)*

OriginalGriff19-Dec-13 23:55

19-Dec-13 23:55

"People called Romanes they go the house?" Laugh | :laugh:

And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.

StM0n19-Dec-13 23:56

19-Dec-13 23:56

Stop cheering me up Wink | ;)

(yes|no|maybe)*

_Maxxx_20-Dec-13 0:13

20-Dec-13 0:13

OriginalGriff wrote:
using "second declension noun" in normal conversation

normal?

MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 0:21

20-Dec-13 0:21

Perfectly normal for this place - I'm just surprised DD didn't jump on this one! Laugh | :laugh:

_Maxxx_20-Dec-13 0:29

20-Dec-13 0:29

Interesting fact:

The Geordie phrase "whey-aye", pronounced more like "Why eye" has a latin derivation, and should probably be spelled Wii - but Nintendo trademarked the name. It was originally the plural of Wus as in Wimp.

So Newcastle Brown drinkers, seeing la-de-da southerners drinking their lager shandies, would shout out "whey-aye man!" meaning 'there are some wimps, old chap"

This is the accusative plural, of course.

MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 0:35

20-Dec-13 0:35

Been years since I last had a Newky Broon - I stopped drinking it when it came out in cans... Dead | X|

_Maxxx_20-Dec-13 0:37

20-Dec-13 0:37

I stopped drinking it when I tasted it Wink | ;)

(not quite true - it's not so bad. And I'll drink pretty much anything).

MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson

Bergholt Stuttley Johnson20-Dec-13 1:03

20-Dec-13 1:03

newky broon? you a southerner? it was always bruun or dog when I wa a yoof

You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

_Maxxx_20-Dec-13 1:14

20-Dec-13 1:14

So that's what they meant when they told me they were sucking on a dog?

If only I'd known we could have avoided the rift in our family!

MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 1:40

20-Dec-13 1:40

Well, I'm not a Northerner (though my mother was born in Sunderland)

HobbyProggy19-Dec-13 23:28

HobbyProggy

19-Dec-13 23:28

stay away from me... I got it off yesterday, don't infect me again or i can't drink cold Beer | [beer]

warm

helps to cure Smile | :)

if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}

StM0n19-Dec-13 23:31

19-Dec-13 23:31

Mhm... I think I'll have a hot toddy later... at least it might cheer me up.

(yes|no|maybe)*

HobbyProggy19-Dec-13 23:39

HobbyProggy

19-Dec-13 23:39

Well yes! At least you don't feel sick when you are drunk Suspicious | :suss:

if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}

_Maxxx_20-Dec-13 1:15

20-Dec-13 1:15

I feed your paid

MVVM # - I did it My Way
___________________________________________
Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011

.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')

StM0n20-Dec-13 1:17