[Gllug] Fw: goldfish
Nix
nix at esperi.demon.co.uk
Mon Sep 23 07:32:58 UTC 2002
On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, formi at blueyonder.co.uk stipulated:
> On 22 Sep 2002, Mark Lowes wrote:
>
>> "cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum. when you have
>> their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow"
>> - the Great God Om
>
> That in my opinion is a very diplomatic translation... by the way
That was the intention, I think.
(If you haven't read _Small Gods_, do: it's one of Pratchett's best.)
> I have only passed one latin exam in my life.. cardia = stomach??
Heart, preserved in English formations like `cardiac'.
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