I feel I know many of you frequent forum contributors even though I've never actually laid eyes upon you; along these lines, I'm wondering if maybe we could arrange a Long Course Nationals get-together, perhaps raise a cup of grog so that when we correspond via this forum in the future, we'll actually be able to put a face to the words we are reading (and which I personally have found so helpful about all things swimming).
I signed up for the meet via the online registration process, incredibly easy, by the way; unless something unforeseen occurs between now and August 15th, I plan to be in Cleveland along with some of my teammates from Sewickley, PA (we'll be swimming for Allegheny Mountain Associations Masters). Anyhow, if anyone out there is up for it, perhaps we could decide upon a rendezvous spot poolside, then go out for a beer when the day's events are over.
Hope to meet some of you guys.
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Originally posted by Ian Smith
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BTW, Vercingetorix was a Gaul who took a beating in what I believe is now Bourges in France (not Wales, for sure)
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Ian, I was living in France for 11 years, and I am familliar with the French word 'Les Galois' as designating the celtics during the Roman times, in now Europe (including now France) and UK.
When I saw Mark's quote, I looked in the French to English dictionary for translating 'Les Galois' from French into English; the dictionary says the translation is 'Wales', referring to the Wales in Roman times, not today's Wales in UK.
I even didn't know that the words 'Gaul', 'Gallic' exist in English, so I wrote 'Wales', like the dictionary says.
I know that Vercingetorix was in now France, known in Roman times as 'La Gaule' in French language, or 'Wales' in English language.
The French use the word 'Gaule' very often, in names for example: Charles de Gaule was a president in the 60s, Le Galois was a super-mathematician who demonstrated a marvel.
More history trivia:
1) why two consecutive months, July and August, have 31 days each?
answer: the ego of the Roman emperor Augustus, who didn't want to be outdone by predecessor Iulius Caesar.
2) what's the origin of the word 'Yankee' to describe Americans?
answer: New York was first New Amsterdam, with Dutch immigrants nicknamed 'Jan Kaas', translating to 'John Cheese'.
Originally posted by Ian Smith
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Not my favourite beer drinking topic......
With these trivias out of the way, Ian, we can proceed to the 'Great Lakes Brewing Company' pub with confidence that we will talk about something else.
Originally posted by Ian Smith
...
BTW, Vercingetorix was a Gaul who took a beating in what I believe is now Bourges in France (not Wales, for sure)
...
Ian, I was living in France for 11 years, and I am familliar with the French word 'Les Galois' as designating the celtics during the Roman times, in now Europe (including now France) and UK.
When I saw Mark's quote, I looked in the French to English dictionary for translating 'Les Galois' from French into English; the dictionary says the translation is 'Wales', referring to the Wales in Roman times, not today's Wales in UK.
I even didn't know that the words 'Gaul', 'Gallic' exist in English, so I wrote 'Wales', like the dictionary says.
I know that Vercingetorix was in now France, known in Roman times as 'La Gaule' in French language, or 'Wales' in English language.
The French use the word 'Gaule' very often, in names for example: Charles de Gaule was a president in the 60s, Le Galois was a super-mathematician who demonstrated a marvel.
More history trivia:
1) why two consecutive months, July and August, have 31 days each?
answer: the ego of the Roman emperor Augustus, who didn't want to be outdone by predecessor Iulius Caesar.
2) what's the origin of the word 'Yankee' to describe Americans?
answer: New York was first New Amsterdam, with Dutch immigrants nicknamed 'Jan Kaas', translating to 'John Cheese'.
Originally posted by Ian Smith
...
Not my favourite beer drinking topic......
With these trivias out of the way, Ian, we can proceed to the 'Great Lakes Brewing Company' pub with confidence that we will talk about something else.
