At 03:16 PM 2/16/2005 -0800, Philip Hart wrote: >On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Lydia Nickerson wrote: > > > At 12:56 PM 2/16/2005 -0800, Philip Hart wrote: > > > > > > >On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Lydia Nickerson wrote: > > > > > > > Dulciculi Aliquorum > > > > > >Guess the standard spam filters aren't sensitive to Latin > > >(assuming I'm reading that right - "sweet unmentionables of some people"). > > > > Not quite. It's an exclamation of fond exasperation: Some people's > sweeties! > >There's a Latin word "culus" which means something like "bottom" - >but now that I think of it there's also the diminutive "-culus". >Distinguishing between the two is way beyond my reading comprehension, >though. Any non-illiterate Latin readers, please chime in. I won't swear to its accuracy, but I did get it from the graduate lounge of the Latin students here at the U of M. After they'd finished laughing and falling over, you understand. Lydia Nickerson lydy at demesne.com Dulciculi Aliquorum