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  • Is this a =?UTF-8?B?cG9zdGNhcmQ/ICAgIC0tIElmIG5vdCwgIHdoYXQga2luZCBvZiB

    From HenHanna@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 12 05:43:50 2025
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    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png

    Is this a postcard?

    If not, what kind of card is it?

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  • From Daniel@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Thu May 15 06:46:34 2025
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    HenHanna <HenHanna@dev.null> writes:

    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png

    Is this a postcard?

    If not, what kind of card is it?

    It looks like a trivia card.

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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to Daniel on Fri May 16 22:33:09 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    On Thu, 15 May 2025 13:46:34 +0000, Daniel wrote:

    HenHanna <HenHanna@dev.null> writes:

    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png

    Is this a postcard?

    If not, what kind of card is it?

    It looks like a trivia card.


    Thank you...

    Does a [Trivia Card] typically have (on the flip side)
    a multiple-choice question ?


    https://i.etsystatic.com/17405607/r/il/0404a2/2579417554/il_570xN.2579417554_cacn.jpg



    multiple-choice questions:

    https://www.eslprintables.com/previews/399393_1-Comparison_Trivia_Game_Cards.jpg

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  • From Daniel@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Wed May 28 23:20:18 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    HenHanna <HenHanna@dev.null> writes:

    On Thu, 15 May 2025 13:46:34 +0000, Daniel wrote:

    HenHanna <HenHanna@dev.null> writes:

    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png

    Is this a postcard?

    If not, what kind of card is it?

    It looks like a trivia card.


    Thank you...

    Does a [Trivia Card] typically have (on the flip side)
    a multiple-choice question ?


    https://i.etsystatic.com/17405607/r/il/0404a2/2579417554/il_570xN.2579417554_cacn.jpg



    multiple-choice questions:

    https://www.eslprintables.com/previews/399393_1-Comparison_Trivia_Game_Cards.jpg

    No idea, it was my best guess.

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  • From Tilde@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Sun Jun 8 23:38:37 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    HenHanna wrote:
    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png

                 Is this a postcard?

               If not,  what kind of card is it?

    Doubtful its a postcard. What are the dimensions? What's
    on the other side?

    It says "Famous Celebrity" and google translate
    handles it. It's from Aristotle. Looks like a series.

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  • From David Entwistle@21:1/5 to Tilde on Mon Jun 9 07:14:25 2025
    On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:38:37 -0600, Tilde wrote:

    It says "Famous Celebrity" and google translate handles it. It's from Aristotle. Looks like a series.

    Terril Yue Jones seems to know all about it:

    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=68948#more-68948

    A tea card from the "míngrén míngyán 名人名言" tea brand. It has a mistranslation perhaps making it more collectable.

    --
    David Entwistle

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