you know you're a Classics geek when...
*you can pick apart most sentences and explain their grammatical structure
*you get excited when your Latin professor gives you a sentence to translate that is 13 lines long and includes 9 ablative absolutes, 4 passive periphrastics and 7 double datives.
*you actually know what the fuck all the terms in that last sentence mean
*you find yourself having late night conversations about the etymology of odd words that come up in conversation
*it bugs the shit out of you when people mix up the uses of "its" and "it's," not to mention a million other commonly made mistakes.
*terms like metonymy, asyndeton and chiasmus start slipping into your regular conversations. Partly because your most regular conversations are school-related.
*housemates have begun to initiate conversation with phrases like, "Hey, how about that midterm the other day?"
*The last 3 pieces of fiction you read were published before 450 AD.
*When your housemates raid the basement to snag stuff that grads left last year, your finds are: A Latin dictionary - A dictionary of the ancient Greek world - A dictionary of the Roman Empire - A dictionary of difficult words - a husband pillow to help you sit up straight while you're doing your homework.
*your last dinner date was with Caesar. And he will very likely continue to be your only dinner date for the next 3 months.
* you would actually consider chilling at the Vatican for a few months so you can learn to speak Latin.
*It took 20 people to talk you out of taking 3 languages at once (2 of which are dead).
I think I need a new potential major - if for no other reason than to save myself from an early death by drowning in books.
*you get excited when your Latin professor gives you a sentence to translate that is 13 lines long and includes 9 ablative absolutes, 4 passive periphrastics and 7 double datives.
*you actually know what the fuck all the terms in that last sentence mean
*you find yourself having late night conversations about the etymology of odd words that come up in conversation
*it bugs the shit out of you when people mix up the uses of "its" and "it's," not to mention a million other commonly made mistakes.
*terms like metonymy, asyndeton and chiasmus start slipping into your regular conversations. Partly because your most regular conversations are school-related.
*housemates have begun to initiate conversation with phrases like, "Hey, how about that midterm the other day?"
*The last 3 pieces of fiction you read were published before 450 AD.
*When your housemates raid the basement to snag stuff that grads left last year, your finds are: A Latin dictionary - A dictionary of the ancient Greek world - A dictionary of the Roman Empire - A dictionary of difficult words - a husband pillow to help you sit up straight while you're doing your homework.
*your last dinner date was with Caesar. And he will very likely continue to be your only dinner date for the next 3 months.
* you would actually consider chilling at the Vatican for a few months so you can learn to speak Latin.
*It took 20 people to talk you out of taking 3 languages at once (2 of which are dead).
I think I need a new potential major - if for no other reason than to save myself from an early death by drowning in books.
posted by Alex at 8:45 PM
2 Comments:
My dear you just listed all the reasons we love you. So dont change a thing your lameness has become cool. IT'S like Shabby-sheak.
aww, that's sweet (really)
*I think you mean shabby-chic*
(runs away)
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