Tridents (was Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers)

[Terry Lambert]

Mark Murray wrote:
> Paul Robinson writes:
> > Hate to get into a bitch-slapping fight here, but Terry is right. The modern
> > thing with thumbs-up meaning "good" doesn't translate directly to the Roman
> > era. It's well established in historian circles, pretty much every Roman
> > historian who is considered credible etc., all agree - thumbs up meant
> > death, and thumbs down meant mercy.
> 
> I guess my Latin teacher was wrong, then :-)


There are actually two major variants of Latin people teach,
as well, and neither one would let you talk to Seneca the Elder
without him looking at you funny... but I digress.  8-) 8-).

-- Terry