Inspiration Bot Posted August 14, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 14, 2018 "The greatest remedy for anger is delay." View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 14, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 14, 2018 That is a pretty high fallutin' name for a hobo from the Andy Griffith Show! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 14, 2018 Share #3 Posted August 14, 2018 When Seneca dies in L'incoronazione di Poppea that's a sad bit. They all tell him not to do it, but he does it anyway. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 14, 2018 Share #4 Posted August 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Inspiration Bot said: "The greatest remedy for anger is delay." Says a man who was probably called "Lucy" during his school days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 14, 2018 Share #5 Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, donkpow said: Says a man who was probably called "Lucy" during his school days. What if he was? It probably didn't mean what you think it means now over two thousand years ago in Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 14, 2018 Share #6 Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, pedalphile said: What if he was? It probably didn't mean what you think it means now over two thousand years ago in Rome. You're probably right. I'll brush up on my ancient Latin and get back to you ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 14, 2018 Share #7 Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, donkpow said: You're probably right. I'll brush up on my ancient Latin and get back to you ASAP. If you know your modern Latin you'll find the ancient stuff exactly alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 14, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 14, 2018 4 hours ago, pedalphile said: If you know your modern Latin you'll find the ancient stuff exactly alike. Well, I went down to the Bookmobile and checked their ancient Latin references on this topic. The definitive reference on the topic of the behaviour of the school aged children prior to the current millennia is "Opus Doofus" by the author, Dingus Maximus of the last century BC. He confirms my position that children named Lucius were, in fact, teased by their peers all the way through school. "Lucy" was indeed the common slur for man children named Lucius. Some of the more common slurs were Luscious Lucy, Lucy Loose Butt, Lucy Looser, etc. I think we can surmise by the statements in this reference that Seneca the Younger was likely to have been the target of bullies during his school years. Of course, this is all contingent on the quality of the translation of the tome by the sixth century Italian poet, Goffredo Spicoli. I hope that clears the air between us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 15, 2018 Share #9 Posted August 15, 2018 14 hours ago, donkpow said: Well, I went down to the Bookmobile and checked their ancient Latin references on this topic. The definitive reference on the topic of the behaviour of the school aged children prior to the current millennia is "Opus Doofus" by the author, Dingus Maximus of the last century BC. He confirms my position that children named Lucius were, in fact, teased by their peers all the way through school. "Lucy" was indeed the common slur for man children named Lucius. Some of the more common slurs were Luscious Lucy, Lucy Loose Butt, Lucy Looser, etc. I think we can surmise by the statements in this reference that Seneca the Younger was likely to have been the target of bullies during his school years. Of course, this is all contingent on the quality of the translation of the tome by the sixth century Italian poet, Goffredo Spicoli. I hope that clears the air between us. Yes it certainly does and sheds new light on the matter for me, thanks to your research, I knew none of this, only that he was bullied when jung for being overweight, which was rare for the times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 15, 2018 Share #10 Posted August 15, 2018 What was rare, being jung, being overweight or being bullied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 15, 2018 Share #11 Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: What was rare, being jung, being overweight or being bullied? This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted August 15, 2018 Share #12 Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: What was rare, being jung, being overweight or being bullied? Jung was very common, much commoner than being olde, and bullying was rife, of both olde and jung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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