![]() However, I’m not willing to bet all my shekels that this person was paying tribute to that musician. **Post Script: Recently I received a message from a reader stating that “Venni Vetti Vicci” is the title of an album by Ja Rule. As it reads in this post’s title, it’s “veni, vidi, vici.” Be NICE to your friendly, neighborhood tattoo artist–they can screw you over but good!Ĥ. Become acquainted with a dictionary, book of quotes, or someone who can read such things to you.ģ. For the love of God, finish high school.Ģ. However, what about the tattoo artists? Did the clients do something to piss them off? Are tattoo artists bound by a code of ethics that prevents them from correcting spelling if they notice it is wrong?ġ. Yes, these people paid to have those letters drilled into their skin and didn’t check to make sure the spelling was correct. Why? BECAUSE A TATTOO IS PERMANENT! Not only would I feel like an ass were I to get it wrong, my ignorance would be on display for all to see. ![]() Then I would double-check everything with the tattoo artist to make sure it looked right to her/him before the needle hit the ink. Now, were I to get a word, saying, or lyric etched into my flesh, I’d check with about 100 people to make sure that the phrasing/spelling was correct. When I have to write something official and don’t have access to a dictionary, I’ll do a draft then show it to a couple of people to make sure I spelled everything correctly. There are two year-olds who can spell better than I. When one makes the decision to get a tattoo one should, and usually does, think about what s/he is trying to say and what it says about her/him because, the results can be either beautiful or horrifying. Julius Caesar may have had the entire Roman Empire and all 31 days of the month of July, but he didn't have an ounce of humility in his body.People get tattoos for a variety of reasons: mark a personal milestone pay tribute remind her/himself of how far s/he has come in life demonstrate a love make a statement show loyalty boredom drunkenness lost bets and being someone’s “tattoo-demo-bitch” in prison. ![]() If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. When Doug Funnie pretends he's a magician, " veni vidi vici" is his "abracadabra.".Pitbull gives the line a dirty little spin in " Fireball.".Jay-Z used the line when he was featured in Linkin Park's "Numb / Encore.".It's an achievement in Fallout: New Vegas. ![]() Veni, vidi, vici t-shirts and tattoos are popular on Pinterest.3V outdoor gear takes its 3 V's from these 3 V's.Whatever the language, these words are the epitome of an effortless victory by a cocky champion. Caesar declared his swift victory with three Latin words, which translate into English as " I came, I saw, I conquered." This line was written by Julius Caesar after swiftly defeating Pharnaces of Pontus in 47 BCE.Īfter knockin' boots with Cleopatra, Julius Caesar clashed swords of Pharnaces of Pontus (in modern Turkey) and allegedly beat the guy in four hours. ![]() Courage Government Historical Speeches Dreams Julius Caesar Power Politics Leadership Strength History War Experience Life Context ![]()
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