Re: Newtype USA September cover disk

Peter Boulter wrote:
> Nick Roberts(tigger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) added
> 
>>> (snip)
>>>
>>>>>> 	Although, suitably enough - "What have the Romans ever done 
>>>>>> for us?"
>>>>> "They kept the peace..." ;)
>>>> They invaded lots of places and fought a lot of wars too.
>>>>
>>> 	Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
>> Peace Through Superior Firepower.
> 
> My Latin's not good, virtually non-existent really, but I don't think
that's what
> it means. But anyway, it sounds like a good motto for the CoM. ^_^

	The first line is "If you desire peace, prepare for war [1]". Nick was 
responding with with some wisdom of his own, not translating. ^_^

>  
>>> Why do you think we call them  mecha *legions*...? ^_^
>> Because they're Evil?
>>
>> Because they're Doomed?
> 
> That as well. ^_^

	Time for Plan B - build a bloody great wall and let the Scots kill each 
other. ^_^

	[1] Although the Patrician of Ankh-Mor****k has never quite seen the 
lesson here, preferring instead "If you desire war, prepare for war".

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