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Wed, 16-Apr-08 11:55:07
GIDEON MAGE wrote: .....The movie "the Life of Brian" although a comedy, is historically very accurate about the number of "messiahs" around that time.
Very funny movie - especially the following scene [you have to have suffered at the hands of a specific breed of highschool Latin teacher at to really appreciate this]:
[Brian is writing graffiti on the palace wall. The Centurion catches him in the act.] Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romanes, they go, the house? Brian: It says, "Romans go home." Centurion: No it doesn't ! What's the latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on ! Brian: Er, "Romanus"! Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is? Brian: Er, er, "Romani"! Centurion: [Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Conjugate the verb, "to go" ! Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt". Centurion: So, "eunt" is...? Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go". Centurion: But, "Romans, go home" is an order. So you must use...? [He twists Brian's ear] Brian: Aaagh! The imperative! Centurion: Which is...? Brian: Aaaagh! Er, er, "i"! Centurion: How many Romans? Brian: Aaaaagh! Plural, plural, er, "ite"! Centurion: [Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion towards, isn't it? Brian: Dative! [the Centurion holds a sword to his throat] Brian: Aaagh! Not the dative, not the dative! Er, er, accusative, "Domum"! Centurion: But "Domus" takes the locative, which is...? Brian: Er, "Domum"! Centurion: [Writes "Domum"] Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times. Brian: Yes sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir. Centurion: Hail Caesar! And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
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