Adrian Stott wrote: > "Iti sapis spotanda tino-ne" > > > >Google this phrase and the first item on the list reads as follows: > > > > Re: Latin inscription > > editor wrote of the man "Sir you are a cad". I wonder > why? > > Oh yes, > >the inscription > > iti > > sapis spotanda tinone. ... > > > >Appropriate? > > Amazing. > > My great-grandfather claimed to have invented this phrase, > with a credible story as to how it came to pass, so I would > be interested to see what other claims are being made for it. > > Could you please give me the URL, as that one doesn't come on > Google for me.
The link I referred to is at newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Uk/uk.people.silversurfers/2005-08/msg0 8065.html . This writer sets the story in the Gold Coast in West Africa and claims it is true as he was there, but there is another variant on the story which sets it in Scotland at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WEST-MARCHES/2003-03/1048962526. David Mack [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
