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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:25 AM
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Poll question: Without Googling The Answer....
Edited on Sun Nov-16-03 11:29 AM by Magic Rat
What does "Habeus Corpus" mean in latin?
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:28 AM
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1. Latin
typo
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:30 AM
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2. oops
thanks!
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:35 AM
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3. geez...
I'm not going to give away the answer. But I will say that the majority is dead wrong. It's NOT "Bring Forth The Body".
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silverchair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:40 AM
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4. i don't think
any of those are correct from what i can recall.
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:44 AM
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5. None of the above?
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 11:56 AM
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6. no
the answer is in there.
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alwynsw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:06 PM
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7. Asked my Latin teacher friend who's visiting
he says it's "you should have the body", therefore "None of the above"
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:07 PM
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8. really?
that's not what it said in Newsday today. Hmm. Stupid paper.

Newsday said it meant "Bring Me The Body."

Oh well...sorry folks. :spank:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:10 PM
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9. Yep
4 years of Latin, incl. AP has served me well. :P
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:11 PM
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10. None of the above...
if I remember my Latin correctly, it means "you shall have the body".
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silverchair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:24 PM
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11. yeah that's what i recall
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Kenneth ken Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:27 PM
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12. um
Edited on Sun Nov-16-03 12:33 PM by Kennethken
since habeus corpus is a latin phrase wouldn't it actually mean "habeus corpus" in latin? :evilgrin:
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desi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:31 PM
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13. It Doesn't mean anything
...since it should be "habeas corpus" I believe...and no, I'm not a wise azz...
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rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-03 12:45 PM
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14. Got body?
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