Posted: 10/21/2002 10:39:09 AM EDT
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I was wondering this myself...looking around the Internet, it looks like it could mean either 'Come and take them' or 'Come and get them'. To me these are two different statements and I would like to know which is correct. Not just someones opinion. Most of the sites point to the above site, but it still isn't clear to me. Maybe I'm slow. ByteTheBullet (-: |
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It being a translation, there might not be a word for both get and/or take, so either could be correct, I guess. In any case, in this context it does mean the same thing. If you tell me that you want my guns, and I tell you to come and get them or come and take them while at the same time raising a pistol to your forehead, you'll catch the drift. Maybe we should change it to "Molon Labe, if you're man enough" [:)] |
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Quoted: Here is what it means... [url]http://www.thefiringline.com/HCI/molon_labe.htm[/url] As a sidebar to the story; When Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the huge Persian army. "Our archers are so numerous," said the envoy, "that the flight of their arrows darkens the sun." "So much the better," replied Leonidas, "for we shall fight them in the shade." |
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Quoted: So, what is the correct spelling of this saying? Chimbo has it spelled one way but TFL has it spelled another. I was thinking of getting this tatted on my right shoulder but I want it spelled correctly. It's actually spelled M-Omega-Upsidedown V-Omega-N (MOLON) Upsidedown V-A-B-E (LABE) By the way, I've already got the same tattoo planned and hopefully Tom Bowers will let me use his trademark to go along with it. [:)] |