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Lol. You would only see this comment on Hacker News. Reminds me of an old comic I read on how mathematicians memorize their locker numbers. "1975? Oh that's eas
by axiomdata316 1y ago
Lol. You would only see this comment on Hacker News. Reminds me of an old comic I read on how mathematicians memorize their locker numbers. "1975? Oh that's easy. It's just the square root of 3,900,625!"
- huflungdung 1y ago[dead]
- pdpi 1y agoFor this particular one, you could easily see that comment on any community with a sufficient number of Asterix fans. Banners and standards with "SPQR" written somewhere were common enough that they should produce a Pavlovian reaction.
- mananaysiempre 1y agoOr any community large enough to have people who have, y’know, visited Rome IRL?
- encrypted_bird 1y agoVisiting Rome IRL? That requires money... :')
- jbaber 1y agoI was delighted to see manhole covers with SPQR on them in Rome.
- sebastiennight 1y agoEver since I've heard of the meme that "modern men can't spend 24 hours without thinking of the Roman Empire", I haven't been able to escape it, even on days where my only contact with the outside world is HN. I guess it's like a curse, once you've heard about it you're doomed. And for anyone finding out about it just now, alea jacta est
- kruffalon 1y agoThank you for reminding me, this is so fun to have bobbing around in the back of your mind! :D
- sverhagen 1y agoI need an faq or something then, to figure out what's wrong with me for never thinking of the Roman Empire. Except now then.
- Moru 1y agoIt's only a certain type of man that they are talking about. We are not that type of men I guess. Can't say I know anyone what that problem to be honest. And yes, I have heard that saying before. Didn't work then and doesn't work now.
- sph 1y agoIt's extremely easy if you're immersed in Southern European culture. Moru -> Flag of Sardinia, whose Wikipedia page incidentally I was reading yesterday (the Four Moors, "is cuatru morus") -> Sardinian language -> grammatically still the closest language to Latin -> the everlasting glory of the Roman Empire --- Reminds me of the fantastic, unreleased Monty Python sketch about memory association: https://youtu.be/KnpY46lOTX4?si=3Yb17jvGp-1vn6de&t=2058 https://youtu.be/KnpY46lOTX4?si=3Yb17jvGp-1vn6de&t=2058 Also, Monty Python -> The Life of Brian -> the everlasting glory of the Roman Empire
- sd9 1y agoI just lost the game
- ZeWaka 1y agough
- frollogaston 1y agoThere used to be some SF Italian restaurant that showed first if you Googled "SPQR." Their SEO was stronger than Rome. I don't even live near there. I think this meme has bumped the real SPQR back to the top.
- whimsicalism 1y agospqr is a well-known phrase
- folgoris 1y agoIt's something collectively known as INRI or CCCP.