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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:14 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Mythological creature that lives next to Scylla.

It must be a Texas thing. Texas is weird.

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And I'm here for you if you need a future hug.

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Ah, Ancient Greek. It is truly an enigma.
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Lady Scylla wrote:Please? With chains?
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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:15 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Lady Scylla wrote:Sbiffd

System booting internal future failure disk. It is a common enough procedure.

Riiiight. It was just on the tip of my tongue.
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:15 am

Astrolinium wrote:Ah, Ancient Greek. It is truly an enigma.

Well, it's all Greek to me.
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Postby Immoren » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:16 am

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The Serbian Empire wrote:Charybdis got her.

What is a Charybdis?


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Postby Philjia » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:18 am

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Chrinthanium wrote:What is a Charybdis?


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Are Greek classics really that basics?

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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:19 am

Immoren wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:What is a Charybdis?


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:p

How am I supposed to know about a mythological sea creature in the Strait of Messina?
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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:19 am

Philjia wrote:
Immoren wrote:
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Are Greek classics really that basics?

Not really. The basics are the alphabet and numbers. Those are the basics. That way you can also call Hooked on Phonics. 1-800-ABCDEFG
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:21 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
Immoren wrote:
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How am I supposed to know about a mythological sea creature in the Strait of Messina?

It doesn't exist.
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Postby Astrolinium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:22 am

Luziyca wrote:
Astrolinium wrote:Ah, Ancient Greek. It is truly an enigma.

Well, it's all Greek to me.


I walked right into that and have only myself to blame.

Chrinthanium wrote:
Philjia wrote:
Are Greek classics really that basics?

Not really. The basics are the alphabet and numbers. Those are the basics. That way you can also call Hooked on Phonics. 1-800-ABCDEFG


I think you mean 1-800-ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗ.
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Postby Immoren » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:22 am

Philjia wrote:
Immoren wrote:
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Are Greek classics really that basics?


I thought at least names of characters are things that people living in Western cultural sphere would absorb with their mother's milk, so to speak, but I guess I should stop assuming.

:p
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:23 am

Astrolinium wrote:
Luziyca wrote:Well, it's all Greek to me.


I walked right into that and have only myself to blame.

...excellent.
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:24 am

Immoren wrote:
Philjia wrote:
Are Greek classics really that basics?


I thought at least names of characters are things that people living in Western cultural sphere would absorb with their mother's milk, so to speak, but I guess I should stop assuming.

:p

Well, it has been a few thousand years. They get forgotten after a while.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:25 am

Immoren wrote:
Philjia wrote:
Are Greek classics really that basics?


I thought at least names of characters are things that people living in Western cultural sphere would absorb with their mother's milk, so to speak, but I guess I should stop assuming.

:p

Not every pays that close attention to ancient mythology :P Though, as an NSer who had a claim in that area of the world in an RP group, I should have known better.
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:26 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
Immoren wrote:
I thought at least names of characters are things that people living in Western cultural sphere would absorb with their mother's milk, so to speak, but I guess I should stop assuming.

:p

Not every pays that close attention to ancient mythology :P Though, as an NSer who had a claim in that area of the world in an RP group, I should have known better.

...yes, yes, you should.

Ah well.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:27 am

Luziyca wrote:
Chrinthanium wrote:Not every pays that close attention to ancient mythology :P Though, as an NSer who had a claim in that area of the world in an RP group, I should have known better.

...yes, yes, you should.

Ah well.

I was more worried about Celt invasions at the time. Trust me, Rome can only be sacked so many times before you have to pay attention to that sort of thing.
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Postby Astrolinium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:27 am

Luziyca wrote:
Immoren wrote:
I thought at least names of characters are things that people living in Western cultural sphere would absorb with their mother's milk, so to speak, but I guess I should stop assuming.

:p

Well, it has been a few thousand years. They get forgotten after a while.


This is the Odyssey, though. Most people should have read it in their basic high school literature class.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:29 am

Astrolinium wrote:
Luziyca wrote:Well, it has been a few thousand years. They get forgotten after a while.


This is the Odyssey, though. Most people should have read it in their basic high school literature class.

You have too much faith in the system.
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:29 am

Philjia wrote:
Immoren wrote:
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Are Greek classics really that basics?

Not in America.
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:30 am

Astrolinium wrote:
Luziyca wrote:Well, it has been a few thousand years. They get forgotten after a while.


This is the Odyssey, though. Most people should have read it in their basic high school literature class.

...sadly, we didn't. We did read some of Shakespeare's works though.
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Postby Luziyca » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:34 am

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Philjia wrote:
Are Greek classics really that basics?

Not in America.

Or Canada.
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:34 am

Chrinthanium wrote:
Luziyca wrote:...yes, yes, you should.

Ah well.

I was more worried about Celt invasions at the time. Trust me, Rome can only be sacked so many times before you have to pay attention to that sort of thing.

Yet one has the gall to forget that Gallic invaders exist.
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Postby Chrinthanium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:35 am

Luziyca wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Not in America.

Or Canada.

Seriously, no one is taught anything other than how to pass a standardized test these days. Even when I went to high school so many years ago, it was like that.
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