Oh, gods, he's just *brilliant*, isn't he?

Oh, gods, he's just *brilliant*, isn't he?

I particularly liked the bit where he's careful to type 'v' instead of
'u' so it looks authentically Roman - but forgot the bit where the
original Roman alphabet didn't have a lower case. Which makes
constructions such as 'Vranvs' look more than a little stupid. The
British have an expression for that sort of strained affectation. They
refer to it as being "up one's own arse".

The less said about 'Jvpiter' the better. In one column he's managed to
get half of the god's name right, at least - IOVIS PATER - but then goes
on to add his fake Roman 'v' immediately after the 'J' that by the same
token he should have replaced with an 'I'.

Dr Min PhD <anon@comments.header> wrote:

COELVM EMPIREVM HABITACVLVM DEI ET OMNIVM ELECTORVM

Heaven Nomen Sphere Mvsa Goddess
X Primvm Mobile Earth/Plvton Mnemosyne Memory
IX Mobile Seasons/Neptvne Thalia Comedy
VIII Caelest.Firma. Stars/Vranvs Vrania Astronomy
VII SATVRNI Satvrn Polihymnia Hymnody
VI IOVIS Jvpiter Evterpe Melody
V MARTIS Mars Eratho Lyric
IV SOLIS Svn Melpomene Tragedy
III VENERIS Venvs Terpsicore Dance
II MERCVRII Mercvry Kaliope Epic
I LVNE Moon Klio History

Oh, gods, he's just *brilliant*, isn't he?

I particularly liked the bit where he's careful to type 'v' instead of
'u' so it looks authentically Roman - but forgot the bit where the
original Roman alphabet didn't have a lower case. Which makes
constructions such as 'Vranvs' look more than a little stupid. The
British have an expression for that sort of strained affectation. They
refer to it as being "up one's own arse".

The less said about 'Jvpiter' the better. In one column he's managed to
get half of the god's name right, at least - IOVIS PATER - but then goes
on to add his fake Roman 'v' immediately after the 'J' that by the same
token he should have replaced with an 'I'.

Min: you need to get a new PhD, my friend. Yours is broken.