+Sagasu Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) "Team" Sagasu has come across the expression veni vidi sivi in several log comments and have been able to determine that it has something to do with "to come, to see, to allow or permit." There seems to be a correlation to Caesar's veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). We have tried to look this up on Latin online but can't get the expression pinned down that way very well, and when we type it in as such all we get is reference to cache logs, some of them in other parts of the world in foreign languages. Can anyone help out? Edited January 16, 2007 by Sagasu Quote
+briansnat Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 I came, I saw, I took nothing and signed log? Fixed the topic name for you and because this really isn't a getting started issue I'm moving it to the general forum where more people will see it. Quote
+StarBrand Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) sinó, síví, sit-, to permit or allow I came I saw I allowed a permit???? I think it may mean: I searched I saw I completed it (the cache??) Just a guess. Edited January 16, 2007 by StarBrand Quote
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 I came, I saw, I took nothing and signed log? Fixed the topic name for you and because this really isn't a getting started issue I'm moving it to the general forum where more people will see it. sino sinere sivi situm, to let alone, leave; to let, allow, permit; partic. situs -a -um, placed, laid down; lying, situated. "to let alone" -perhaps mean TNLN ? Quote
nonaeroterraqueous Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 That's not venti, vedi vici! That's venti, grande, tall! Some would say "venti, grande, tall, short," but the short is never on the menu, becuase they want you to spend more. Quote
+Foothills Drifter Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) Howdy...... Looks like nobody knows fer sure...... Vern... Edited January 17, 2007 by Foothills Drifter Quote
+emurock Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 I think it's I came, I saw, I sign the log. Quote
+sbell111 Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 sino sinere sivi situm, to let alone, leave; to let, allow, permit; partic. situs -a -um, placed, laid down; lying, situated. "to let alone" -perhaps mean TNLN ? Maybe they were trying to get to 'replaced' from 'to let alone'. Quote
Cracker. Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Dont know about veni vidi sivi, But my motto is veni vidi velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around Quote
+Alibags Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 I can offer up "veni quaesivi inveni" into the pot, which means I came a suaght I found (I think)! Quote
+MissJenn Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 ... Caesar's veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)... I thought this thread might be about a geocide. Glad it's not! Quote
+Trudy & the beast Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 All who know him, recognize this as the signature line of Marc_54140. It translates to: I came, I saw, I joined the WGA... The language is Marcese. Quote
PCFrog Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 is a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC; Caesar used the phrase as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela. Caesar's terse remark -- translated as "I came, I saw, I conquered" -- simultaneously proclaimed the totality of his victory and served to remind the senate of Caesar's military prowess (Caesar was still in the midst of a civil war); alternatively, the remark can be viewed as an expression of Caesar's contempt for the patrician senate, traditionally representing the most powerful group in the Roman Republic. Quote
+StarBrand Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 My wife thinks the guy may be a government beauracrat: I Came I Saw I Issued a permit for it. Quote
+larryc43230 Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 is a famous Latin phrase coined by Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC; Caesar used the phrase as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela. Caesar's terse remark -- translated as "I came, I saw, I conquered" -- simultaneously proclaimed the totality of his victory and served to remind the senate of Caesar's military prowess (Caesar was still in the midst of a civil war); alternatively, the remark can be viewed as an expression of Caesar's contempt for the patrician senate, traditionally representing the most powerful group in the Roman Republic. You're thinking of "Veni, Vidi, Vici" (see this Wikipedia article). The phrase being discussed is "Veni, Vidi, Sivi". --Larry P.S. I have a tee shirt that says "Veni, Vidi, Volo domum redire ("I came, I saw, I want to go home")." Gotta love Latin, makes it sound so important. Quote
+RockyRaab Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 It's been a long time since my last Latin class in high school, but I'd translate "veni, vidi, sivi" as "I came, I saw, I returned (it)." Meaning the finder put it back as found. A highly appropriate and commendable thing to do. Quote
+marc_54140 Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 I read is as "I came, I saw, I left". Quote
+Clothahump Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 And of course, there's "Veni, Vidi, Defeci". Also abbreviated as VVD in the logs. "I came, I saw, I failed." Roman way of saying DNF. Quote
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