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[SAK]

Originally Posted by justacoach

qed!!!

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[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by SAK

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It's Latin. Don't you understand Latin? Q.E.D. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "quod erat demonstrandum", which literally means "which was to be demonstrated". The phrase is written in its abbreviated form at the end of a mathematical proof or philosophical argument to signify that the last statement deduced was the one to be demonstrated; the abbreviation thus signals the completion of the proof.

Sometimes, when a coach mouths off, I'll say to him "Quare si mihi cura est". Loosely translated from Latin it means "Ask me if I care".

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

. . . I'll say to him "Quare si mihi cura est". Loosely translated from Latin it means "Ask me if I care".

Or, literally, "Ask if it is a care for me." The personal pronoun here takes the syntactical significance of a dative of advantage/disadvantage. That's why Latin and officiating have a lot in common, borrowing terminology from each other. Sure, one could make the argument for "mihi" serving as a dative of possession, but then my illustration wouldn't carry any weight.
I'm almost sorry I missed my appointment with my shrink yesterday in order to do a F/JV fill-in.

[Adam]

Now we have a Mr. Annoying Latin Guy? Really?

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Now we have a Mr. Annoying Latin Guy? Really?

Been trying to figure out if he and Lord Byron would be a good crew -- or just talk past one another -- and I just can't come up with the words to describe it. C'est la vie.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Amesman

C'est la vie.

Even I know where to draw the line on this one.
NO FRENCH ON THE BOARD, PLEASE!!!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Even I know where to draw the line on this one.
NO FRENCH ON THE BOARD, PLEASE!!!

The penalty for using that language on the board is two shots. Not at the basket, but upside the head with a frying pan.

It is OK to reference french toast, french fries and french kissing, however.