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Karsten Kruse

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Dec 25, 2009, 7:35:09 PM12/25/09
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The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Remember that!

Karsten

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Strabo

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Dec 30, 2009, 9:51:31 PM12/30/09
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Karsten Kruse wrote:
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> The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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> Remember that!
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> Karsten
>

A useful observation.

Prima avis fieret anguis, sed alterum mus fieret caseus.

Karsten Kruse

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Dec 30, 2009, 10:47:55 PM12/30/09
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Strabo schrieb:

>> The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

> Prima avis fieret anguis, sed alterum mus fieret caseus.

I would replace fieret with captare.

Karsten

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Strabo

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Dec 31, 2009, 3:27:14 PM12/31/09
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Karsten Kruse wrote:
> Strabo schrieb:
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>>> The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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>> Prima avis fieret anguis, sed alterum mus fieret caseus.
>
> I would replace fieret with captare.
>
> Karsten
>

Capere.

Good catch. It looked like a good phrase to latinize.

Time to consult Cassell's.

Pliny liked vermis for worm but anguis seems appropriate.

Prima avis capere anguis, sed alterum mus capere caseus.

It's been a while.

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