What does the federal government owe me?

[arkansasbob]

Okay Bob......
You got me. :bigcry:

I noticed your new signature last night and my curiousity caused me to climb to the attic to find my old Latin dictionary in search of aericumbens and anguillis.
I found the "scoundrels" but no aericumbens.

I routinely breakfast with other OLD odd fellows and Warren was there this morning.
Warren is a retired college professor/theologian who prefers his coffee black with sugar and Latin. So I explained my aericumbens mystery. But even Warren was at a loss for this latin adjective.

Ergo...... With my curiousity and Warren's frustration, we both went to the library after breakfast in search of aericumbens. But even the super Latin dictionary at the library could not solve your aericumbens conundrum.

SO......
Would you be so kind as to fill in the blank and tell what manner of scuondrel manned ship you sail?

Cheers.

it is probably made up. it is supposed to mean "my hovercraft is full of eels," but that phrase is from a monty python sketch about a very bad hungarian-to-english phrasebook. so i would not be surprised at all if the the latin translation is intentionally incorrect.

[Spinoza]

it is probably made up. it is supposed to mean "my hovercraft is full of eels," but that phrase is from a monty python sketch about a very bad hungarian-to-english phrasebook. so i would not be surprised at all if the the latin translation is intentionally incorrect.

Thanks for the speedy reply......
I was occupied last night with some sarcasm and forgot to respond beer4 I drank my fill.

Anyway, and if your interested......
The translation of your signature reads MY ______ ship is full of scoundrels.
From what you have told me, it appears safe to assume that aericumbens is not a Latin word. But if it was, it would modify the noun ship.

Cheers......
And I wish you would once again post here more often.

[Spinoza]

IMNHO......
The federal government OWES ME and every other American citizen an APOLOGY!

When our still highly esteemed founding fathers struggled and debated throughout their efforts to decide what was in the BEST INTEREST of our unique embryonic nation, and subsequently penned our constitution...... Is there any HISTORICAL doubt that the issue of STATE'S RIGHTS v. FEDERATION RIGHTS was uppermost in their collective minds, and the first matter of importance on their complicated agendum? And is there any HISTORICAL doubt that these idealistic fellows, TO A MAN, held to the proposition that establishing and protecting and preserving STATE'S RIGHTS, within a balance of power framework, was the KEY solution to their nation building equation?

SO WHAT HAPPENED?
Through what political process have STATE'S RIGHTS been so thoroughly eroded...... And federal POWER so greatly enhanced?

Note: I'd leave it here and wait for some educated dawg imput before proceeding......
But since the dawgs who have visited this thread today prefer to WHINE about a drop in THEIR bucket, rather than intelligently discuss the ACTUAL BUCKET......
I'll go it alone at my preferred pace.

to be continued......

SO WHAT HAPPENED......

It seems obvious to me that the first major corruption of the premise of STATE'S RIGHTS occurred when the federal government, via the Lincoln administration, pretended the authority to prevent the CSA from seceding from their voluntary UNION; and used ILLEGAL military force to prevent FREE MEN from FREELY pursuing their lives and their liberty and their pursuit of happiness.

Other NOTABLE federal falderal after the UNCIVIL WAR includes the following highlights......
The RAPE of "RECONSTRUCTION".
Institution of the FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
FDR compliments of Hoover.
The multiple failures of IKE through Slick Willie.
And little george as the sour icing on the EVEN MORE AND BIGGER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (let the citizens from every STATE eat bullshit) CAKE.

to be continued......

[Spinoza]

SO WHAT HAPPENED......

It seems obvious to me that the first major corruption of the premise of STATE'S RIGHTS occurred when the federal government, via the Lincoln administration, pretended the authority to prevent the CSA from seceding from their voluntary UNION; and used ILLEGAL military force to prevent FREE MEN from FREELY pursuing their lives and their liberty and their pursuit of happiness.

Other NOTABLE federal falderal after the UNCIVIL WAR includes the following highlights......
The RAPE of "RECONSTRUCTION".
Institution of the FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
FDR compliments of Hoover.
The multiple failures of IKE through Slick Willie.
And little george as the sour icing on the EVEN MORE AND BIGGER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (let the citizens from every STATE eat bullshit) CAKE.

to be continued......

Now try to imagine......
NO UNCIVIL WAR and not one FREE American slave in 1865 America.
For how long could SLAVERY have continued to exist ANYWHERE without any such ILLEGAL WAR?
And would the relationship between the USA and the CSA look more like America and Cuba for the last @50 years......
Or more like America and Canada over the last @200 years?

What rational mosaic would OUR UNITED BUT STILL FREE STATES resemble TODAY if EACH STATE still possesed the independence that our WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE once promised EVERY AMERICAN and their prodigy?

If the majority of Alaska's citizens want to drill for oil and care not a fig about some animal habitat...... SO BE IT!

If the majority of California's citizens want to legalize gay marriage...... SO BE IT!

If the majority of Alabama's citizens want to make abortion illegal...... SO BE IT!

The WISDOM OF WASHINGTON has long since ceased being an optimist's dream......
And for ever so long amounted to NOTHING but a FOOL'S JOKE!

[arkansasbob]

^quite possibly spinoza's two best posts of all time on this board.

[arkansasbob]

Thanks for the speedy reply......
I was occupied last night with some sarcasm and forgot to respond beer4 I drank my fill.

Anyway, and if your interested......
The translation of your signature reads MY ______ ship is full of scoundrels.
From what you have told me, it appears safe to assume that aericumbens is not a Latin word. But if it was, it would modify the noun ship.

Cheers......
And I wish you would once again post here more often.

according to my dubious source (wiktionary), anguillis is plural for anguilla, which means eel. not to doubt your source, but could it be that the word for eels was also used to describe scoundrels, like snakes or worms?

also, my extremely limited knowledge of latin derivitives makes me think that is is at least possible that aericumbens could mean "born on air" or "carried by air" although this is probably not a word that would have been commonly used among latin speakers.

so perhaps it could be translated "my ship which is carried on air has plenty of scoundrels" or "my hovercraft is full of eels."

[inudesu]

You might as well include a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ve37gVwxw

[BongDog]

All I need the feds to do is stay out of my business and my plot. I blow blue smoke in my home and in the home of friends. The only remuneration I have ever received for my Thai sticks is a little food and drink. I bother no one except Ninfa!

[duckbillplatty]

also, my extremely limited knowledge of latin derivitives makes me think that is is at least possible that aericumbens could mean "born on air" or "carried by air" although this is probably not a word that would have been commonly used among latin speakers.

so perhaps it could be translated "my ship which is carried on air has plenty of scoundrels" or "my hovercraft is full of eels."

I thought it meant "of air" or "full of air"... I admit my Latin is well... bad.

[NathanDarby]

I want the government to 1)Keep me from getting blown up or otherwise mangled by any enemies 2)Take as little of MY money as is necessary 3) Maintain good roads 4) Otherwise leave me the eff alone.

[arkansasbob]

I want the government to 1)Keep me from getting blown up or otherwise mangled by any enemies 2)Take as little of MY money as is necessary 3) Maintain good roads 4) Otherwise leave me the eff alone.

remember, we're talking about the federal government. so in my opinion, #3 doesn't apply here.

[NathanDarby]

remember, we're talking about the federal government. so in my opinion, #3 doesn't apply here.

I was more talking about government in general, state or federal.

[markay714]

The federal government owes me protection from foreign and domestic enemies...that's about it.

The federal government does not owe me a job, healthcare, a stimulus check, an affordable mortgage, an education, or a bailout when I'm upside down on a mortgage I couldn't afford in the first place.

The federal government does not belong in the job creation business, railroad business, prescription medicine business, or my business.

Finding out after Gus that FEMA ought to pay the deductible on the "named storm" insurance changes in Louisiana that they let happen (State Insurance commissioner) post-Katrina. Sort of made me wonder if the state assumed FEMA would pick it up when these deductibles that many can't afford became the norm (5% for Allstate customers and 2% for State Farm customers). Its definitely a good reason to have a good emergency fund (and not Allstate Insurance in Louisiana), but I'd hate to see taxpayers become responsible for the choices we make in where we live.

Now, do I agree with the deductibles being that high? Not really - would rather pay higher premiums and a $2K or less deductible - or whatever rates I wanted to pay for whatever deductible. But, they didn't ask us.

Hurricanes really annoy me with the entitlement mentality that shows its ugly head!

[PawDawg]

It's a good thing we didn't have leaders like LBJ (Cartek's Hero) before the great depression.

[arkansasbob]

the federal government owes me a $5000 fema check for the hardships i endured evacuating from ike.

but seriously, they may owe me payment on the flood insurance policy i purchased from them. we'll see.