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On Mon, 12 May 2025 10:10:07 +0000, Ross Clark wrote:
On 12/05/2025 5:43 p.m., HenHanna wrote:
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png
Is this a postcard?
If not, what kind of card is it?
Could be one that comes in a package of some everyday product. Remember
how people in the west used to collect cards that came with bubble gum, cigarettes, etc.?
Under "Famous Celebrity", the four characters say "Famous Person, Famous Words" (more or less). That sounds like a series.
In this case the famous person is Aristotle. That, and the very peculiar translation of the last few words, are explained here:
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=68948
Thank you... it could be inside boxes of Corn Flakes, (etc.)
intended for children.
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