Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agoGuard of the Awwderworldlemmy.worldimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1706arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1702arrow-down1imageGuard of the Awwderworldlemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareWxnzxn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoThank you, you made my brain go down a rabbithole.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoMy dad got the “cave canem” dog mosaic as a coaster when he visited Pompeii. He also put a “cave canem” sign above the dog house, which made most of the people walking by think his name was Cave. People don’t know much Latin even in college towns.
minus-squarejabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months ago:O Thanks so much for the link! I was only remembering Beowulf’s dog which (IIRC) was only ever referred to as a war-dog.
Thank you, you made my brain go down a rabbithole.
My dad got the “cave canem” dog mosaic as a coaster when he visited Pompeii. He also put a “cave canem” sign above the dog house, which made most of the people walking by think his name was Cave.
People don’t know much Latin even in college towns.
:O Thanks so much for the link! I was only remembering Beowulf’s dog which (IIRC) was only ever referred to as a war-dog.