Our Moto
- Granitehewer
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Please make this our Motto:
Vae Victus
Woe to the defeated-Brennus the celt, upon weighing roman tribute at the sack of Rome
Vae Victus
Woe to the defeated-Brennus the celt, upon weighing roman tribute at the sack of Rome
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People use Latin because it got everywhere, most Eurpean languages have some elements of Latin in them.
And I go for Siegfried Sasoon's famous line, I just like it and think it's apropriate given our crew complement.
And I go for Siegfried Sasoon's famous line, I just like it and think it's apropriate given our crew complement.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
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It seems you are correct, I remember reading it first in Sasoon's poem, so I tend to think he came up with it first.
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"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
- Captain Seafort
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Maybe Teaos should bump the crew numbers up to 600 then.Mikey wrote:I got an idea, as an homage to YOU as our XO -
"Ours is not to wonder why, ours is but to do and die."
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Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe: Albert Einstein.
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Nah, we've got about-what?-a dozen named characters?
So that leaves 488 redshirts we can kill off easily.
Maybe the Redshirts should take that as their motto!
So that leaves 488 redshirts we can kill off easily.
I got an idea, as an homage to YOU as our XO -
"Ours is not to wonder why, ours is but to do and die."
Maybe the Redshirts should take that as their motto!
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"