The Mellotron Group

This just in: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/835225--city-probes-reports-of-noxious-hogweed?bn=1

Can Genesis be far behind?

IS Supper ready?

RE: Giant Hogweed in Toronto

Arm yourselves with flame throwers! Quick!
Dan ('...what's that growing outside my window, arghhh!')

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
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> This just in: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/835225--city-probes-reports-of-noxious-hogweed?bn=1
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> Can Genesis be far behind?
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> IS Supper ready?
>

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Environment/2010/07/14/14708551.html

Now it is hysteria!

I like the last line in the article; reality imitating art?

Destroy them!

Dan

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel" <dan_miso@...> wrote:
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> RE: Giant Hogweed in Toronto
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> Arm yourselves with flame throwers! Quick!
> Dan ('...what's that growing outside my window, arghhh!')
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>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@> wrote:
> >
> > This just in: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/835225--city-probes-reports-of-noxious-hogweed?bn=1
> >
> > Can Genesis be far behind?
> >
> > IS Supper ready?
> >
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright" <john.wright@...> wrote:

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> Heracleum mantegazziani!

Unless there has been some change in the taxonomy for this plant, I think the boys got it slightly wrong. The correct Latin name is mategazzianum. Then again, there could be a pluralization involved that I'm unaware of.

Jim Bailey

As I'm sure the boys would have learnt at Charterhouse school,
Latin nouns ending in "-um" are usually 2nd declension neuter,
and would change their ending to "-a" in the plural of the vocative case
(which would be the case when yelling "HERECLEUM MANTIGAZZIANA!!" at them)

"-i" is the genitive singular? Perhaps this was a subtle linguistic pun, using a Latin form of "grocer's apostrophe".

Having said that, I doubt any word with a double z in it is authentic classical Latin to begin with!

KILL ME!

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "trawnajim" <jimab@...> wrote:
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright" <john.wright@> wrote:
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> > Heracleum mantegazziani!
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> Unless there has been some change in the taxonomy for this plant, I think the boys got it slightly wrong. The correct Latin name is mategazzianum. Then again, there could be a pluralization involved that I'm unaware of.
>
> Jim Bailey
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "feline1973" <feline1@...> wrote:

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> As I'm sure the boys would have learnt at Charterhouse school,
> Latin nouns ending in "-um" are usually 2nd declension neuter,
> and would change their ending to "-a" in the plural of the vocative case
> (which would be the case when yelling "HERECLEUM MANTIGAZZIANA!!" at them)
>
> "-i" is the genitive singular? Perhaps this was a subtle linguistic pun, using a Latin form of "grocer's apostrophe".
>
> Having said that, I doubt any word with a double z in it is authentic classical Latin to begin with!
>
> KILL ME!

Phew! thanks for making that (somewhat) clear. Glad I didn't write "Romanes Eunt Dommus."

Jim Bailey