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  • Is this a =?UTF-8?B?cG9zdGNhcmQ/ICAgIC0tIElmIG5vdCwgIHdoYXQga2luZCBvZiBj?= =?UTF-8?B?YXJkIGlzIGl0Pw==?=

    From HenHanna@HenHanna@dev.null to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon May 12 05:43:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    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 Ross Clark@benlizro@ihug.co.nz to sci.lang on Mon May 12 22:10:07 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 12/05/2025 5:43 p.m., HenHanna wrote:
    https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/VictorsInsaneImage.png

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a Is this a postcard?

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a If not,-a 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



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  • From HenHanna@HenHanna@dev.null to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue May 13 07:28:40 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    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

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a Is this a postcard?

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a If not,-a 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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  • From Daniel@me@sc1f1dan.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Thu May 15 06:46:34 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    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@HenHanna@dev.null to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Fri May 16 22:33:09 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    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@me@sc1f1dan.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Wed May 28 23:20:18 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    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@invalide@invalid.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun Jun 8 23:38:37 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

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

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a Is this a postcard?

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a If not,-a 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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