nunquam dormio

[Skip Kelsey]

David: Boy! Some one has a long memory. That was at the nat meet in Perth in 1995. I just happen to have one of the commemorative shirts on at this moment. We will leave here in about ten hours.Looking forward to our visit. Skip............................................................. At 10:43 PM 9/16/01 -0700, David Lodge wrote:

>Skip, >Does this mean partaking of the odd beverage with Mike Collingburn as was >rumoured >to have happened Down-Under some years past? >Regards, >David Lodge > >Skip Kelsey wrote: > > > Geoff: > > > > Thank you, and we intend on partaking in all the good things in "jolly > old". > > > > SKip................................................ > > > > At 01:01 PM 9/16/01 -0700, Geoff Love wrote: > > >Have a safe trip. Take a brolly and drink some nice, warm Boddingtons. > > > > > >Nil carborundum illigitimae. > > > > > >Geoff Love > > >Si vis pacem, para bellum > > > > > >Skip Kelsey wrote: > > > > > > > Terry: > > > > > > > > I have no answer for your badge question, but will let you know > that Verna > > > > and I are escaping the sorrow of this past week. We are booked on a > flight > > > > to the UK on Monday. We are going to enjoy the company of our English > > > > cousins for the next two weeks. > > > > > > > > Cheers: > > > > > > > > Skip and Verna............................................ > > > > > > > > the 17th of Sept. At 09:13 PM 9/15/01 -0400, taterry@aol.com wrote: > > > > >Dear learned folk, Can anyone translate for me? We found a badge > at the > > > > >Beaulieu Jumble a number of years ago with this saying on it. It is > > > also the > > > > >crest of the County of Warwickshire Royal Auxiliary Air Force and > is quite > > > > >beautiful.....Its now planted on the badge bar of our SA Tickford > which > > > > >itself is quite beautiful if I don't say so myself!! > > > > > > > > > >I need something to get my mind off the horrible events of this > past week. > > > > >The expressions of support from our overseas members is much > > > appreciated here > > > > >in the good old USA. > > > > > > > > > >Terry in Oakland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[mrbadger]

taterry@aol.com wrote:

>"Dear learned folk, Can anyone translate for me? ............... nunquam dormio"

I believe that was the advertising slogan used by the NYTOL company back in ancient Rome. Et tu Badgerus

[Stan Kurzet]

High School Latin was 55 years ago, but here goes.... nunquam is "no one", and dormio is "to sleep". Ergo, "no one sleeps". It was probably the slogan on a Roman brothel door. cheers, Stan Kurzet TC X 2

----- Original Message ----- From: "mrbadger" mrbadger@home.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] nunquam dormio > > taterry@aol.com wrote: > >"Dear learned folk, Can anyone translate for me? ............... nunquam dormio" > > I believe that was the advertising slogan used by the NYTOL company back > in ancient Rome. > Et tu Badgerus > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[joecurto@aol.com]

Stan isn't that the slogan of the Pinkertons? joe

[seabrook@en.com]

Checking with my son, Todd, who takes Latin in high school, the translation is: "never fall asleep" Craig Seabrook mrbadger wrote:

> > taterry@aol.com wrote: > >"Dear learned folk, Can anyone translate for me? ............... nunquam dormio" > > I believe that was the advertising slogan used by the NYTOL company back > in ancient Rome. > Et tu Badgerus > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/