Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 5 months agoGuard of the Awwderworldlemmy.worldimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1705arrow-down14cross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1701arrow-down1imageGuard of the Awwderworldlemmy.worldFlying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 5 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
minus-square@jabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink4•5 months agoI don’t think they had naming conventions back in the day.
minus-square@Wxnzxn@lemmy.mllinkfedilink5•5 months agoThank you, you made my brain go down a rabbithole.
minus-squareFlying SquidOPMlinkfedilink3•5 months agoMy dad got the “cave canem” dog mosaic as a coaster when he visited Pompeii. He also put a “cave canem” sign above the dog house, which made most of the people walking by think his name was Cave. People don’t know much Latin even in college towns.
minus-square@jabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink3•5 months ago:O Thanks so much for the link! I was only remembering Beowulf’s dog which (IIRC) was only ever referred to as a war-dog.
I don’t think they had naming conventions back in the day.
Thank you, you made my brain go down a rabbithole.
My dad got the “cave canem” dog mosaic as a coaster when he visited Pompeii. He also put a “cave canem” sign above the dog house, which made most of the people walking by think his name was Cave.
People don’t know much Latin even in college towns.
:O Thanks so much for the link! I was only remembering Beowulf’s dog which (IIRC) was only ever referred to as a war-dog.