Comments on: Left Bank Books, St. Louis

By: Alicia

Alicia — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:40:40 +0000

I have taken Latin for four years and the only things I can say are sempere ubi sububi (always where under where) and Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt (when catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults) both of which I learned outside the class room.

By: Judith, London

Judith, London — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:45:53 +0000

Caesar adsum iam forte
Brutus aderat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Brutus sic inat

The 36 years that have passed since I sat Latin O-level have erased any ability to translate – I’m not even sure if it does but someone certainly will tell me!

By: Anya

Anya — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:26:39 +0000

Yeah, I meant
“Fortibus es in ero”

By: Anya

Anya — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:25:24 +0000

Also the silly rhyme

Osibili si ergo
Fortibus in ero
Nobili demis trux
Si uatis enim causendux.

(Oh, see Billie, see ‘er go!
Forty buses in a row!
No, Billie, them is trucks.
See what is in ‘em? Cows & ducks!)

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:37:02 +0000

Just finished The Tender Land on AB’s recommendation- really is a great read! Thanks for the tip!

By: Becky Asrai

Becky Asrai — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:46:38 +0000

I can’t believe there are things and PEOPLE in St Louis – I went there for a conference, and wandered everywhere around but the whole place was deserted for a whole week. There were a few shops open but NO-ONE to go in them. I started thinking that I was in some sort of horror movie where everyone has disapeared for some sinister reason. There were occasional cars driving along – and yet their windows were so heavily tinited I was not convinced there was anyone inside……..

It was the creepiest experience, so to see life and dykes and giant knickers in St. Louis is so amazingly strange to me.

By: lea

lea — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:33:58 +0000

speaking of puns and storybooks…. “the 13 and 1/2 lifes of captain bluebear” by walter moers is finally available in paperback. the english translation eliminates a few puns, but still… – go read it!!! (oh, he’s the guy who drew “the little asshole”… if that’s any help)…

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:15:00 +0000

Then there is the book “C D B.” It’s full of sentences like: “C D B? D B S A B-Z B!” There are pictures, which help.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:05:10 +0000

Thanks so much for coming to St Louis. Your talk was wonderful, I really enjoyed it despite the look on my face in the above photo (second from the left, looking at the camera!).
Good luck with the rest of the tour.

Mardou, St Louis.

By: riotllama

riotllama — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:00:45 +0000

I thought that cockney slang was when you leave off the part that actually rhymes, making it harder for an outsider to understand. For instance, barney=trouble, because Barney Rubble rhymes with trouble.
Hey Uk’ers whats the deal?