Thanks for the hint, Scott, and again, compliments for Your photos.
The correct italian would be: "molte grazie"
Yes, Google is still hopeless when it comes to translation..... :-)
Alfredo
On Sep 2, 2005, at 2:06 PM, ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> Unlike Dan Quayle, I never studied Latin. ;o)
>
> Though for the English translation, I suspect it would read, "the die
> is cast". It's a common expression in English and if the verb ("is")
> is singular, the noun ("die") should be too.
>
> Molti ringraziamenti!
> (Hopefully that expression is correct -- got it from the Google
> translator, which is described by one of my German collegues as
> "hopeless".
>
> ScottGee1
>
> On 9/2/05, alfredo pagliano <alfredo_pag@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Apologies, I was kidding.
>>
>> Just before crossing the Rubicon, near Rome, Caesar said: "alea jacta
>> est".
>>
>> It does mean: "the dice is cast"
>>
>> Reminiscences from the school years...
>>
>> Alfredo
>>
>> BTW, thd "j" of jacta is pronounced like the "y" of yes to give You an
>> idea.
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2005, at 2:49 AM, ScottGee1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Um, not sure what that means. Traduzione, per favore?
>>>
>>> On 9/1/05, alfredo pagliano <alfredo_pag@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Alea jacta est....
>>>>
>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 1, 2005, at 11:56 PM, ScottGee1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have the patience to wade through it, the best source of
>>>>> information I've found on the related subject of Peak Oil is
>>>>> "Crossing
>>>>> the Rubicon" by Michael Ruppert. Available at Amazon and his
>>>>> website:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.fromthewiderness.com
>>>>>
>>>>> hth/ScottGee1
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/1/05, Rick Beckrich <rick_beckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here in Southern Maryland, 35 miles from the nation's capitol, the
>>>>>> part-time residence of the oil president, regular gas hit $3.48 a
>>>>>> gallon this morning.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do I sound upset?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You betcha!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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