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Aust qualified for world cup tonight!! Last time was in 70s
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:10 pm
by chad
)αντίποδες, μεγάλοι μεγάλοι, πόδας ὠκέες ἄνδρες,
ὄφρα κύπελλον ἔχωμεν, ἴμεν νῦν γερμανίηνδε.
(the breathing on the 1st letter isn't showing up on my pc)
Re: Aust qualified for world cup tonight!! Last time was in
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:27 am
by annis
This is some sports thing, yes?
chad wrote:(the breathing on the 1st letter isn't showing up on my pc)
I see it fine, just off the margins funny.
I had a brief mental meltdown expecting the second line to be a pentameter. After I got over that shock, everything fell into place nicely.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:35 am
by chad
This is some sports thing, yes?
Hi will, yep it's like the world series in baseball, except that it involves teams from more than one country
Just to qualify is massive for us. most aussies would have jumped around screaming and had some simple dactylic verses pop into their heads i think.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 3:44 am
by GlottalGreekGeek
I too was expecting that pentameter.
Anyway, congratulations (for the qualification and the poem).
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:37 am
by Carola
chad wrote:This is some sports thing, yes?
Hi will, yep it's like the world series in baseball, except that it involves teams from more than one country
Just to qualify is massive for us. most aussies would have jumped around screaming and had some simple dactylic verses pop into their heads i think.
Never mind Chad - just look dumb next time someone from the USA mentions "World Series baseball"
I couldn't believe it - exams over, delayed birthday celebration (because of exam), presents AND the World Cup qualifier - all on one day. It was all too much! (And I like the Greek too!)
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:31 pm
by William
Chad, congrats. I watched the second half on the internet at 5am yesterday morning and held my breath as Oz downed Uruguay in penalties.
Hope you get a good draw.
WB