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To: glock rocks

What was the expression Hastert used at the end?


4,201 posted on 09/02/2004 8:35:22 PM PDT by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
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To: Pyro7480

Some sort of Latin that roughly translates to "for good."


4,217 posted on 09/02/2004 8:36:50 PM PDT by steveegg (John F'em Ke(rr)y - I was for the war in Iraq before I was against it before I was for it..)
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To: Pyro7480
What was the expression Hastert used at the end?

Sine die. Latin for "without a day"; in other words, the convention is adjourned indefinitely.

4,235 posted on 09/02/2004 8:38:06 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: Pyro7480
'sine die'

Without a date (but you knew that).

Why it was pronounced 'sign-ee die' (as in dead), I have no idea.
4,245 posted on 09/02/2004 8:38:58 PM PDT by Mike Fieschko (Oh, and Dick Cheney too.)
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To: Pyro7480
What was the expression Hastert used at the end?

It was latin for Kerry's sunk.

sorry. I really don't know what it means. It's law speak.

4,268 posted on 09/02/2004 8:40:32 PM PDT by glock rocks (There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat.)
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To: Pyro7480

instructions for kerry's midnight speach

remove shoe
insert foot into mouth
chew vigoriously

Doogle


4,370 posted on 09/02/2004 8:47:37 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF..408th MMS...Ubon, Thailand "69" ..."Wolfpack".night line delivery "Doogle")
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