What name will Emperor Alex choose?
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the socialist utopia of alba (or LA LA land for short)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
I think "Utopia" is out because though it is a Latin word it was coined by an Englishman.
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I think "Utopia" is out because though it is a Latin word it was coined by an Englishman.
It is a greek word and unless time travel is real it has definitely not been coined by and Englishman. Cheers!
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Ron White, Comedian
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It is a greek word and unless time travel is real it has definitely not been coined by and Englishman. Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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the socialist utopia of alba (or LA LA land for short)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
Sorry LA LA land[^] is taken.
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So he coined a special meaning of that word. So what? And if the dude wrote in Latin it still doesn't make Utopia a Latin word. It is a greek word, period!
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Ron White, Comedian
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From the same page in your link :
Etymology [edit]
The term utopia was coined in Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean.
The word comes from the Greek: ο ("not") and τόπος ("place") and means "no-place". [1] The English homophone eutopia, derived from the Greek ε ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place"), means "good place". This, because of the identical English pronunciation of "utopia" and "eutopia", gives rise to a double meaning
So, Greek it is?
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From the same page in your link :
Etymology [edit]
The term utopia was coined in Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean.
The word comes from the Greek: ο ("not") and τόπος ("place") and means "no-place". [1] The English homophone eutopia, derived from the Greek ε ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place"), means "good place". This, because of the identical English pronunciation of "utopia" and "eutopia", gives rise to a double meaning
So, Greek it is?
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From the same page in your link :
Etymology [edit]
The term utopia was coined in Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean.
The word comes from the Greek: ο ("not") and τόπος ("place") and means "no-place". [1] The English homophone eutopia, derived from the Greek ε ("good" or "well") and τόπος ("place"), means "good place". This, because of the identical English pronunciation of "utopia" and "eutopia", gives rise to a double meaning
So, Greek it is?
What Chris said. It's like the English word Goulash which is derived* from the Hungarian word but it is still English. * Actually it's the bastard son of the bastard son of a bastardised transliteration from gulyas. Even the meal is a complete enbuggerement; it's a soup ffs and NOT a stew.
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Considering the fustercluck going on north of the border, I am drawn to wondering what will be the new name for Scotland should the fishy friends gain a Yes vote. They of course will not just stick to Scotland because that's obviously a tainted name driven onto the land by the hateful English! So how about the Gaelic name Alba? Or better still "The Democratic Peoples Republic of Alba". There will be a nice little election giving the SNP 123% of the vote after which Alex will be named Immortal President and Nicola his Eternal Concubine. I'm kind of looking forward to watching this unfold; from a safe distance.
How about the Caledonian Union of Northern Territories? :rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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He took two Greek words and put them together to make a new word in a book he was writing in Latin. That makes it a Latin word with Greek roots.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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How about the Caledonian Union of Northern Territories? :rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
that way we can just keep on calling them the same as we do now?
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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How about the Caledonian Union of Northern Territories? :rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
You are my sunshine. :-D
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How about the Caledonian Union of Northern Territories? :rolleyes:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
I am not laughing! Come "Year -37"* you'll be the first for the "Deep Fried Mars Bar Torture"# [* They'll need a few years to improve themselves up to total anarchy] [# You have to eat the damn thing]
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I am not laughing! Come "Year -37"* you'll be the first for the "Deep Fried Mars Bar Torture"# [* They'll need a few years to improve themselves up to total anarchy] [# You have to eat the damn thing]
I'm not worried - I'll enter a plea bargain and get Death by Haggis and Whisky. :-D
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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I'm not worried - I'll enter a plea bargain and get Death by Haggis and Whisky. :-D
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
crushed by a heard of stampeding drunken haggis's? or force to sit in a room with a load of haggis and bottle of whisky - both of which are just out of reach
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Sod them, what are those of is left behind going to be called, and what flag will we use?
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
chriselst wrote:
what are those of is left behind going to be called
Tories
Quite probably. If they do go then it will herald in the long and not so glorious reign of President Boris.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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crushed by a heard of stampeding drunken haggis's? or force to sit in a room with a load of haggis and bottle of whisky - both of which are just out of reach
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
Bergholt Stuttley Johnson wrote:
force to sit in a room with a load of haggis and bottle of whisky - both of which are just out of reach
You evil bastard! :laugh:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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OriginalGriff wrote:
chriselst wrote:
what are those of is left behind going to be called
Tories
Quite probably. If they do go then it will herald in the long and not so glorious reign of President Boris.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Don't even joke about it: he will probably be the next Tory PM after Dave Macameroon. And...he was born in New York, which makes him eligible to be President of the US as well. So, image this: Boris as life-PM and President, petitions the UK to let the US join the new Greater Britain and approves that himself. With that behind him, it wouldn't be difficult to take over control of the EU as well - allowing him to buy the whole of South America out of petty cash. Not a massive leap from there to total world domination (once Israel and the Islamic State have bombed each other back into the stone age, anyway). All Hail Our Glorious Befuddled Leader! :laugh:
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Considering the fustercluck going on north of the border, I am drawn to wondering what will be the new name for Scotland should the fishy friends gain a Yes vote. They of course will not just stick to Scotland because that's obviously a tainted name driven onto the land by the hateful English! So how about the Gaelic name Alba? Or better still "The Democratic Peoples Republic of Alba". There will be a nice little election giving the SNP 123% of the vote after which Alex will be named Immortal President and Nicola his Eternal Concubine. I'm kind of looking forward to watching this unfold; from a safe distance.
Easily solve all problems and questions that may arise as follows: Mayor Ford of Toronto is not going to run for reelection. Why not put him in charge of Scotland? Scotch Whiskey* and he were all but meant for one another. He Even Made Wikipedia!^ * admittedly, he'll do 25-yr old as shots and Whiskey Sours, but WTF? The show's worth the price.
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