[HPforGrownups] Why It's Great to Be a Woman

[Denise]

No: HPFGUIDX 652

Why It's Great to Be a Woman 

1. We got off the Titanic first. 
2. We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses. 
3. We've never lusted after a cartoon character or the central figure in a computer game. 
4. Taxis stop for us. 
5. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
6. No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival The Speedo. 
7. We don't have to fart to amuse ourselves. 
8. If we forget to shave, no one has to know. 
9. We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her butt. 



Now, before you're why did she post that, it's #3 that caught my eye, you know....  (Sirius, Lupin....grins)

:)
Dee

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Scott 
  To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 4:57 PM
  Subject: [HPforGrownups] (Classical influence, Latin)...was Confused on Herm. Pronuncitation



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  I agree. I take Latin and I really find it a fasincating subject, 
  that should in my opinion be required.  In fact it was HP that has 
  really made me interested in learning it.  

  Of course Lupin's name is derived from latin, but I'm confused w/ the 
  pronunction of Remus - is it RAY-mus or REE-mus ?  

  As for Hermione I used to say it (wince) HER-a-mean....but I can't 
  figure out where I got it from. 

  Scott  




  I've loved greek and roman 
  literature since the 7th grade, 
  My Latin teacher told us that in Latin and Greek you really can't go 
  > far wrong if you sound out absolutely every vowel.  Some consonents 
  > go together - th, ph, sh, st, etc. etc. but vowels have their own 
  > sounds and are almost never silent.  Miss Strauss (an Austrian lady 
  > teaching Latin in an English girls school) would be amazed that I 
  > remembered anything she said for five minutes let alone 35 years!
  > 
  > If the Harry Potter books have demonstrated anything, they have 
  shown 
  > me that it's about time Latin and Greek came back onto the school 
  > curriculum if only for a few lessons as part of a history course.  
  > 
  > Now I've started humming the song of the tortoise (Carmina Testudo) 
  > which goes to John Brown's Body - I'll never get that out of my 
  head 
  > today.
  > 
  > Pam


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