> that one is worthy of remembering. i had a couple of my poles move outside
> the unit circle on Dec 12, 2000. good thing i don't own any guns.
So what happened then?
Reply by bhooshaniyer●June 30, 20052005-06-30
Jerry Avins wrote:
>Richard Owlett wrote:
>> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Robinson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)"
<vbg>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or even, "Let's eat one tenth of the cake to teach the remainder a
>>>> lesson".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Roman Legion would be delighted to hear that their traditions
>>> continue into the twentyfirst century! <vbg>
>>
>>
>> Huhhhh?
>> My HS Latin teacher taught Romulus et Remus
>> ( Dictator Lapidum aka Miss Stone )
>> ( member Ventores Verborem SP??? )
>> But i don't catch reference?????
>
>Decimation was a technique used by commanders in the Roman Legion (and
>the French army through the first World War) to encourage the troops. If
>a unit was thought to be underperforming, every tenth man was killed in
>the expectation that the rest would try harder.
This thread has gotten c and c. Thanks boys, for the running series!
Oh,btw, where is god's own peter- the patron de chief of running series?
--Bhooshan
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Reply by Jerry Avins●June 29, 20052005-06-29
Richard Owlett wrote:
> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>
>> Mark Robinson wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Or even, "Let's eat one tenth of the cake to teach the remainder a
>>> lesson".
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Roman Legion would be delighted to hear that their traditions
>> continue into the twentyfirst century! <vbg>
>
>
> Huhhhh?
> My HS Latin teacher taught Romulus et Remus
> ( Dictator Lapidum aka Miss Stone )
> ( member Ventores Verborem SP??? )
> But i don't catch reference?????
Decimation was a technique used by commanders in the Roman Legion (and
the French army through the first World War) to encourage the troops. If
a unit was thought to be underperforming, every tenth man was killed in
the expectation that the rest would try harder.
Jerry
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Reply by Mike Yarwood●June 29, 20052005-06-29
"Richard Owlett" <rowlett@atlascomm.net> wrote in message
news:11c6909ksgqfia2@corp.supernews.com...
> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>
>> Mark Robinson wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
<snip>
> Huhhhh?
> My HS Latin teacher taught Romulus et Remus
A strong argument in favour of paying teachers more ; then they could
afford to retire at a reasonable age...
Best of Luck - Mike
Reply by Richard Owlett●June 29, 20052005-06-29
Bruce Fletcher wrote:
> Mark Robinson wrote:
>
>> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
>>
>>
>>
>> Or even, "Let's eat one tenth of the cake to teach the remainder a
>> lesson".
>
>
>
> The Roman Legion would be delighted to hear that their traditions
> continue into the twentyfirst century! <vbg>
Huhhhh?
My HS Latin teacher taught Romulus et Remus
( Dictator Lapidum aka Miss Stone )
( member Ventores Verborem SP??? )
But i don't catch reference?????
Reply by Bruce Fletcher●June 29, 20052005-06-29
Mark Robinson wrote:
> Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>
>>
>>Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
>
>
> Or even, "Let's eat one tenth of the cake to teach the remainder a
> lesson".
The Roman Legion would be delighted to hear that their traditions
continue into the twentyfirst century! <vbg>
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>
Reply by Mark Robinson●June 29, 20052005-06-29
Bruce Fletcher wrote:
>
> Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
Or even, "Let's eat one tenth of the cake to teach the remainder a
lesson".
Cheers
mark-r
--
"Let's meet the panel. You couldn't ask for four finer comedians -
so that answers your next question..."
-- Humphrey Lyttleton
Reply by Bruce Fletcher●June 28, 20052005-06-28
bhooshaniyer wrote:
> Bruce--
>
>>>Last week we went to eat a cake with our research group.
>>>One of us started with: 'Lets decimate the cake' meaning lets cut the
>>>cake in pieces
>>
>>Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
>
>
> That was very clever! Thanks for bringing a smile onto my face on a
> tuesday morning!
<blushing>
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>
Reply by bhooshaniyer●June 28, 20052005-06-28
Bruce--
>> Last week we went to eat a cake with our research group.
>> One of us started with: 'Lets decimate the cake' meaning lets cut the
>> cake in pieces
>
>Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
That was very clever! Thanks for bringing a smile onto my face on a
tuesday morning!
--Bhooshan
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Reply by Ben Bradley●June 28, 20052005-06-28
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:22:14 +0000 (UTC), Bruce Fletcher
<r1card1an@bt1nternet.c0m> wrote:
>laki wrote:
>
>> Last week we went to eat a cake with our research group.
>> One of us started with: 'Lets decimate the cake' meaning lets cut the
>> cake in pieces
>
>Or "let's cut the cake into ten pieces (or multiples thereof)" <vbg>
I was about to ask if there were ten attendees. Of course, if there
were only eight, he could have said "Let's octimate the cake."