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Hugh Lawson
Mar 26, 2013, 2:30:19 PM3/26/13
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Today from Amazon I received the Loeb Classical Library volume
containing Cicero's essay "De Senectute" (On Old Age). William
Armistead Falconer began the translation while he sight-translated the
piece to his uncle, Gen. H. B. Armistead, C.S.A., the latter ill and
confined to his room.
You never know where those acw connections will turn up.
Falconer's two-page Preface is testimony to the place that the classics
once occupied among educated folk.
hl
MITO MINISTER
Mar 27, 2013, 2:14:05 AM3/27/13
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Hugh Lawson
Mar 27, 2013, 9:30:43 AM3/27/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
> Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
> Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
thug.
MITO MINISTER
Mar 28, 2013, 7:50:23 AM3/28/13
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On Mar 27, 10:30 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
try, convict and sentence Southern White Boys like yourself. As far as
my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
along with the bridge-and-tunnel types over in Jersey.
I enjoy a ball game, beer and hot dogs. I stopped going to the opera
about ten years ago.
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
>
> Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
> thug.
No, I advocate legal measures to identify, apprehend, incarcerate,
> > Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
>
> Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
> thug.
try, convict and sentence Southern White Boys like yourself. As far as
my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
along with the bridge-and-tunnel types over in Jersey.
I enjoy a ball game, beer and hot dogs. I stopped going to the opera
about ten years ago.
slotrot
Mar 28, 2013, 12:08:39 PM3/28/13
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slotrot
Mar 28, 2013, 12:10:26 PM3/28/13
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Hugh Lawson
Mar 28, 2013, 12:23:05 PM3/28/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mar 27, 10:30 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
>>
>> Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
>> thug.
>
> No, I advocate legal measures
You tell lies about things that you pretend to know. That's what makes
> On Mar 27, 10:30 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
>>
>> Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
>> thug.
>
> No, I advocate legal measures
you a thug.
hl
Hugh Lawson
Mar 28, 2013, 12:33:38 PM3/28/13
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MITO MINISTER
Mar 29, 2013, 3:17:37 AM3/29/13
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MITO MINISTER
Mar 29, 2013, 3:18:12 AM3/29/13
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On Mar 29, 1:23 am, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Mar 27, 10:30 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
>
> >> Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
> >> thug.
>
> > No, I advocate legal measures
>
> You tell lies about things that you pretend to know. That's what makes
> you a thug.
>
> hl
Liars are thugs? That makes YOU a thug, White Boy!
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Mar 27, 10:30 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > Those of us who are working class also enjoy the classics.
>
> >> Your cultural level is indicated by the tenor of your posts. You are a
> >> thug.
>
> > No, I advocate legal measures
>
> You tell lies about things that you pretend to know. That's what makes
> you a thug.
>
> hl
Hugh Lawson
Mar 29, 2013, 5:55:11 PM3/29/13
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MiMi needs to clean up his language
Hugh Lawson
Mar 29, 2013, 5:55:59 PM3/29/13
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do not know. Everybody sees this.
Hugh Lawson
Mar 29, 2013, 7:25:36 PM3/29/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
>>As far as my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
Hu replies:
>>As far as my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
That's obvious, MiMi.
MITO MINISTER
Apr 1, 2013, 8:10:58 AM4/1/13
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On Mar 30, 8:25 am, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
Sir!
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >>As far as my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
>
> Hu replies:
>
> That's obvious, MiMi.
You slur the immortal legacy of Frederick Flintsone? Pistols at dawn,
> >>As far as my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
>
> Hu replies:
>
> That's obvious, MiMi.
Sir!
Hugh Lawson
Apr 1, 2013, 9:05:24 AM4/1/13
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hl
MITO MINISTER
Apr 2, 2013, 8:16:15 PM4/2/13
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On Apr 1, 10:05 pm, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
South. He is a product of the White South, nothing more. His family
were ante-bellum rapists and murderers.
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Mar 30, 8:25 am, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
> > address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> >>As far as my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
>
> >> Hu replies:
>
> >> That's obvious, MiMi.
>
> > You slur the immortal legacy of Frederick Flintsone? Pistols at dawn,
> > Sir!
>
> MiMi is an idiot.
>
> hl
H. L. is an old fart pretending to be a serious student of the White
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Mar 30, 8:25 am, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
> > address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> >>As far as my cultural level is concerned, Fred Flintstone is my role model,
>
> >> Hu replies:
>
> >> That's obvious, MiMi.
>
> > You slur the immortal legacy of Frederick Flintsone? Pistols at dawn,
> > Sir!
>
> MiMi is an idiot.
>
> hl
South. He is a product of the White South, nothing more. His family
were ante-bellum rapists and murderers.
Hugh Lawson
Apr 3, 2013, 8:43:35 AM4/3/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
[ snip ]
MiMi bragged that he'd read 5000 lines of Latin verse. But the Aeneid
alone contains nearly 10,000 lines. Thus Mito Minister's Latinity is as
flimsy as his knowledge of "the South", which he admits he picked up by
watching tv.
[ snip ]
MiMi bragged that he'd read 5000 lines of Latin verse. But the Aeneid
alone contains nearly 10,000 lines. Thus Mito Minister's Latinity is as
flimsy as his knowledge of "the South", which he admits he picked up by
watching tv.
MITO MINISTER
Apr 3, 2013, 8:43:00 PM4/3/13
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On Apr 3, 9:43 pm, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
Yes, about 5,000 lines or so. A statement of fact. This is less than
the Aeneid's 10,000 lines. You are right again. And?
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
the Aeneid's 10,000 lines. You are right again. And?
Hugh Lawson
Apr 3, 2013, 10:03:19 PM4/3/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
> Yes, about 5,000 lines or so. A statement of fact. This is less than
> the Aeneid's 10,000 lines. You are right again. And?
To an educated person the meaning was clear. But you have beg for more
> Yes, about 5,000 lines or so. A statement of fact. This is less than
> the Aeneid's 10,000 lines. You are right again. And?
instruction Mito Minister.
MITO MINISTER
Apr 4, 2013, 12:26:50 AM4/4/13
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On Apr 4, 11:03 am, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
I wasn't bragging, Perfesser. You are.
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
Hugh Lawson
Apr 4, 2013, 8:13:38 AM4/4/13
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achievement. It isn't, and now you wish you hadn't mentioned it.
MITO MINISTER
Apr 5, 2013, 4:45:19 AM4/5/13
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On Apr 4, 9:13 pm, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Apr 4, 11:03 am, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
> > address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > Yes, about 5,000 lines or so. A statement of fact. This is less than
> >> > the Aeneid's 10,000 lines. You are right again. And?
>
> >> To an educated person the meaning was clear. But you have beg for more
> >> instruction Mito Minister.
>
> > I wasn't bragging, Perfesser. You are.
>
> Of course you were, you thought 5000 lines was an impressive
> achievement. It isn't, and now you wish you hadn't mentioned it.
Uh, I didn't. You asked. I answered - and you're still not happy!
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Apr 4, 11:03 am, Hugh Lawson <hlaw...@sony.i-did-not-set--mail-host-
> > address--so-tickle-me> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > Yes, about 5,000 lines or so. A statement of fact. This is less than
> >> > the Aeneid's 10,000 lines. You are right again. And?
>
> >> To an educated person the meaning was clear. But you have beg for more
> >> instruction Mito Minister.
>
> > I wasn't bragging, Perfesser. You are.
>
> Of course you were, you thought 5000 lines was an impressive
> achievement. It isn't, and now you wish you hadn't mentioned it.
Hugh Lawson
Apr 5, 2013, 8:36:39 AM4/5/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
> Uh, I didn't. You asked. I answered - and you're still not happy!
You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
> Uh, I didn't. You asked. I answered - and you're still not happy!
MITO MINISTER
Apr 5, 2013, 9:24:11 AM4/5/13
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On Apr 5, 9:36 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
school. We translated Caesar and wrote dirty Latin jokes on the walls.
You read Latin now, in your dotage. Who's the braggart?
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > Uh, I didn't. You asked. I answered - and you're still not happy!
>
> You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
There's nothing to explain. I was forced to study Latin in high
> > Uh, I didn't. You asked. I answered - and you're still not happy!
>
> You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
school. We translated Caesar and wrote dirty Latin jokes on the walls.
You read Latin now, in your dotage. Who's the braggart?
Hugh Lawson
Apr 5, 2013, 10:59:10 AM4/5/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
>> You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
>
> There's nothing to explain. I was forced to study Latin in high
> school. We translated Caesar and wrote dirty Latin jokes on the walls.
But you just keep explaining. <snicker>
>> You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
>
> There's nothing to explain. I was forced to study Latin in high
> school. We translated Caesar and wrote dirty Latin jokes on the walls.
MITO MINISTER
Apr 10, 2013, 12:18:09 AM4/10/13
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Hugh Lawson
Apr 10, 2013, 9:27:41 AM4/10/13
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MITO MINISTER
Apr 11, 2013, 4:36:29 AM4/11/13
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On Apr 10, 10:27 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Apr 5, 11:59 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> >> You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
>
> >> > There's nothing to explain. I was forced to study Latin in high
> >> > school. We translated Caesar and wrote dirty Latin jokes on the walls.
>
> >> But you just keep explaining. <snicker>
>
> > Gasp! You win!
>
> Mito Minister's resentment is showing.
You and Edge -The Internet is yours and you're welcome to it! Morons!
> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Apr 5, 11:59 pm, Hugh Lawson <hu.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> MITO MINISTER <cigarmanw...@gmail.com> writes:
> >> >> You're the one who keeps trying the explain it away
>
> >> > There's nothing to explain. I was forced to study Latin in high
> >> > school. We translated Caesar and wrote dirty Latin jokes on the walls.
>
> >> But you just keep explaining. <snicker>
>
> > Gasp! You win!
>
> Mito Minister's resentment is showing.
Hugh Lawson
Apr 11, 2013, 9:13:43 AM4/11/13
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MITO MINISTER
Apr 12, 2013, 2:37:36 AM4/12/13
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slobbering over your keyboard and you think that I'M angry? That dog
won't hunt, as your ilk is wont to say.
hla...@hobbit.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me
Apr 13, 2013, 5:48:53 PM4/13/13
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MITO MINISTER <cigarm...@gmail.com> writes:
>> Mito Minister's anger is showing.
>
> The irony meter has just exploded. You're an old coot sputtering and
> slobbering over your keyboard and you think that I'M angry? That dog
> won't hunt, as your ilk is wont to say.
MiMi needs to improve his English composition.
>> Mito Minister's anger is showing.
>
> The irony meter has just exploded. You're an old coot sputtering and
> slobbering over your keyboard and you think that I'M angry? That dog
> won't hunt, as your ilk is wont to say.
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