▲ 590 ▼ Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Is Done Holding Back on Russian Oil Refineries (united24media.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by CityPop@lemmy.today to c/world 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 19 points 3 weeks ago (7 children) Oil delenda est. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] khannie@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children) For the non-Rome-geeks, this is a reference to "Carthago delenda est" (Carthage must be destroyed) which Cato the Elder used to end every speech in the Roman senate with. He got his way in the end. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Breakin' it down for the plebs. Nice. 🤘🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Pleb solidarity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Slava povstantsyam! ^(edit:^ ^syntax)^ permalink fedilink source parent [–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago* This is nice. I wish I could hire you to follow me around and explain me to people so I could stay cryptic and unbothered all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] farmgineer@nord.pub 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Oleum delenda est. (I think; I don't know anything about noun declension in Latin) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago Never studied Latin, I'm content with getting the reference over the net. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khannie@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children) For the non-Rome-geeks, this is a reference to "Carthago delenda est" (Carthage must be destroyed) which Cato the Elder used to end every speech in the Roman senate with. He got his way in the end. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Breakin' it down for the plebs. Nice. 🤘🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Pleb solidarity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Slava povstantsyam! ^(edit:^ ^syntax)^ permalink fedilink source parent [–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago* This is nice. I wish I could hire you to follow me around and explain me to people so I could stay cryptic and unbothered all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Breakin' it down for the plebs. Nice. 🤘🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Pleb solidarity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Slava povstantsyam! ^(edit:^ ^syntax)^ permalink fedilink source parent [–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago* This is nice. I wish I could hire you to follow me around and explain me to people so I could stay cryptic and unbothered all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Pleb solidarity! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Slava povstantsyam! ^(edit:^ ^syntax)^ permalink fedilink source parent [–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago* This is nice. I wish I could hire you to follow me around and explain me to people so I could stay cryptic and unbothered all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) Slava povstantsyam! ^(edit:^ ^syntax)^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago* This is nice. I wish I could hire you to follow me around and explain me to people so I could stay cryptic and unbothered all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Oleum delenda est. (I think; I don't know anything about noun declension in Latin) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago Never studied Latin, I'm content with getting the reference over the net. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 weeks ago Never studied Latin, I'm content with getting the reference over the net. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent