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Shawnee123 · 03-30-2007, 11:20 AM

The Great Clock (in the Clock Tower which houses Big Ben) the numbers are correct. This article lists the exceptions.

I had never noticed the 4 before.

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Oh, there's I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII
wheels on a big rig,
And they're rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'.

DanaC · 03-30-2007, 11:33 AM

Oooooo. Thanks for that link! That was fascinating! I had no idea that the use of iv for 4 was a fairly recent development

Hime · 03-30-2007, 01:02 PM

Correct -- Hime means Princess in Japanese, and Sarah (real name) means Princess in Hebrew, so it's sort of a loose translation.

I started using this name online because the fiance (then boyfriend) used a Japanese name on a different forum, and I wanted one that matched his. People elsewhere on the 'net have assumed that it's an anime thing, but his name actually came from the role-playing game Legend of the Five Rings. I like anime ok but I'm not a really intense fan (don't go out of my way to download fansubs, etc).

Bruce, ha!

No, but I do know a former Shakespearean actor from New Zealand. Tlingit Shakespeare sounds like a fun thing to write a paper on.

barefoot serpent · 03-30-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hime

Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Transsexual.

I'm a performing-arts type, so that covers just about everyone I know.

oooh... and a Beltway Bandit! You'll fit right in! Welcome!

wolf · 03-30-2007, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hime

Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Transsexual.

I'm a performing-arts type, so that covers just about everyone I know.

You don't know any straight people?

Welcome.

Happy Monkey · 03-30-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Ans to No. 9: Ass meat......so then I'd have an Asshat.

Rump roast.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-30-2007, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

The Great Clock (in the Clock Tower which houses Big Ben) the numbers are correct. This article lists the exceptions.

I had never noticed the 4 before.

3foot's link says

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Interestingly, though, the most famous tower clock in the world, Big Ben, uses the IV form. There is also a hypothesis that the first clocks to use the IV form were clocks which had the rare feature of "Roman Striking." This used two bells, a higher pitch bell representing a one and a lower pitch bell representing a five. Thus four o'clock would be struck by one stroke of the small bell followed by one stroke of the big bell; six would be struck by one stroke of the big bell followed by one stroke of the small bell. This is a very efficient system, but died out almost entirely in the early 18th c..

Notice the word hypothesis which means they don't know for sure.
Also Big Ben was built after the time the 2 bell system was supposed to have faded. Does Ben ring 2 different bells?

I think that all sundials made prior to the 19th century used IIII and that IV was an abreviation for the god Jupiter is significant.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-30-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hime

Bruce, ha!

No, but I do know a former Shakespearean actor from New Zealand. Tlingit Shakespeare sounds like a fun thing to write a paper on.

There was a thread on it.

footfootfoot · 03-31-2007, 08:29 AM

Oh and by the way Hime, welcome...
To thread drift. It's part of what makes us the cellar.

03-31-2007, 07:30 PM

Howdy Hime, nice to meet cha'!

footfootfoot · 03-31-2007, 08:10 PM

Speaking of roman numerals, why was VI afraid of VII?

Because VII VIII IX.

*tears* I slay myself...

TheMercenary · 03-31-2007, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Speaking of roman numerals, why was VI afraid of VII?

Because VII VIII IX.

*tears* I slay myself...

zippyt · 03-31-2007, 10:54 PM

Me a spellin Nazi !!??!!
Dude what has youz been smokeing ???

Oh and welcome Hime .

Weird Harold · 04-03-2007, 04:37 PM

Welcome Hime

BigV · 04-03-2007, 05:15 PM

04-03-2007, 02:37 PM #59

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Originally Posted by Weird Harold

Kinda New Member

Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 1

Welcome Hime
__________________
I don't need a whole lottsa money.
I don't need a big fine car.

Now there's something you don't see every day. A new cellar member welcoming another new cellar member with their first post.

Welcome indeed, Weird Harold. Good to have you on board.

03-31-2007, 08:29 AM	#54
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Oh and by the way Hime, welcome... To thread drift. It's part of what makes us the cellar. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-31-2007, 08:10 PM	#56
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Speaking of roman numerals, why was VI afraid of VII? Because VII VIII IX. tears I slay myself... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-31-2007, 10:54 PM	#58
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Me a spellin Nazi !!??!! Dude what has youz been smokeing ??? Oh and welcome Hime . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-30-2007, 11:33 AM	#47
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Oooooo. Thanks for that link! That was fascinating! I had no idea that the use of iv for 4 was a fairly recent development

03-30-2007, 01:02 PM	#48
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	Correct -- Hime means Princess in Japanese, and Sarah (real name) means Princess in Hebrew, so it's sort of a loose translation. I started using this name online because the fiance (then boyfriend) used a Japanese name on a different forum, and I wanted one that matched his. People elsewhere on the 'net have assumed that it's an anime thing, but his name actually came from the role-playing game Legend of the Five Rings. I like anime ok but I'm not a really intense fan (don't go out of my way to download fansubs, etc). Bruce, ha! No, but I do know a former Shakespearean actor from New Zealand. Tlingit Shakespeare sounds like a fun thing to write a paper on.

03-31-2007, 07:30 PM	#55
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Howdy Hime, nice to meet cha'!

04-03-2007, 04:37 PM	#59
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	Welcome Hime __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

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