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usonian

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30. Va t' faire fut. Va Fan Coulo, Chinga Te, Cabron.

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 03:25 PM

Mar 10

BAN LATIN IN COURTS.

Caligula Delenda est!

Emperor Caligula and his horse Incitatus
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220007444

The tale of Caligula’s horse, Incitatus, being appointed as a senator is one of the most outlandish anecdotes about the emperor’s supposed madness. Incitatus was not just any horse; by all accounts, Caligula lavished him with luxuries typically reserved for Rome’s elite. The horse lived in a marble stable, with an ivory manger, and was the recipient of jewelry and other decadent trappings of wealth. The story goes that Caligula was so enamored with Incitatus that he intended to make a farce of the senatorial proceedings by raising his horse to the high office of a consul.

https://historychronicles.org/caligula-a-mad-tyrant/

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Trump delivers a piece de resistance in defense of the English language. Bravo! [View all] Zorro Mar 10 OP

I am so glad he took such a strong position. (sarcasm. The guy is an idiot) OLDMDDEM Mar 10 #1

I don't think you read the whole thing. BComplex Mar 10 #14

Gee, I thought he nicely impaled Trump (from the medieval latin impalare). rsdsharp Mar 10 #15

See below yorkster Mar 10 #2

Accents are a DU subject line limitation Zorro Mar 10 #3

Right. I "oubliayed" it.. yorkster Mar 10 #5

Very late, I know, but there is a workaround muriel_volestrangler Mar 17 #36

Hi muriel Mosby Mar 18 #37

There are some tips here: muriel_volestrangler Mar 18 #38

Thanks! Mosby Mar 18 #39

Yes, that was them - 'Make7'. Only one post since November. muriel_volestrangler Mar 18 #40

The "English Only" movement is older than America itself. sop Mar 10 #4

I agreed with the person. Trump is the idiot. OLDMDDEM Mar 10 #35

Does this include numerals? Beastly Boy Mar 10 #6

Stephen Miller will outlaw Muslim Numerals and tRump will take us back to Imperial Roman Numerals. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 10 #7

Perfecto mundo! NNadir Mar 10 #8

Melaniaaaah speaks how many languages? twodogsbarking Mar 10 #9

Yeah. Fuck me. Don't get me started. Spaghetti? They're noodles. 3Hotdogs Mar 10 #10

I don't think they actually speak English in the US. NotANeocon Mar 10 #11

Every time I hear about 'speak English' crap, I hear Rex Harrison singing from My Fair Lady Attilatheblond Mar 10 #28

Yes indeed- NotANeocon Mar 10 #34

English is our lingua franca... eggplant Mar 10 #12

Fuckin' A. (nt) Paladin Mar 18 #41

A shame none of these words were included .... eppur_se_muova Mar 10 #13

I find it most amusing DENVERPOPS Mar 10 #16

However, he should have ordered word English changed to Americanese. Sneederbunk Mar 10 #17

Couldnt tell if it was satire or not. Amaryllis Mar 10 #18

It's not Trump's bona fide lunacy, per se, but his de facto ignorance that wreaks ad nauseam. defacto7 Mar 10 #19

Hasta la vista, foreign languages! nt Xipe Totec Mar 10 #20

Your user name wryter2000 Mar 10 #21

You can call me the flayed lord. Xipe Totec Mar 10 #22

The trump family spoke German on arrival and his mother's family spoke Scottish. appleannie1 Mar 10 #23

May I suggest ..... For fun in the checkout line. Hotler Mar 10 #24

So many of our words... oldsoldierfadingfast Mar 10 #25

Trump English only has 85 words. Easy. rickyhall Mar 10 #26

I'm really afraid that one of these days Hope22 Mar 10 #27

Porker Brothers is right on it... yorkster Mar 10 #31

Love it! Nt Hope22 Mar 10 #33

Eng-uh-lish? What's Eng-uh-lish? Sounds furren! AmericaUnderSiege Mar 10 #29

Va t' faire fut. Va Fan Coulo, Chinga Te, Cabron. usonian Mar 10 #30

It would mean a lot more if he was conversant with the language. (nt) Paladin Mar 10 #32