timeripple: (cave canem)
timeripple ([personal profile] timeripple) wrote2007-01-28 04:00 pm

Tunc ego in verba fidentior, "Heus tu," inquam

The thing about Apuleius is, saying "Dear Apuleius*, why are you such an ass? Love, Fiona" is completely pointless.

Besides which it's not even rhetorical.



*more accurately, "Dear Lucius, or speaker, or whoever scholarly people eventually decide you are".

[identity profile] satakieli.livejournal.com 2007-01-29 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, but at least he's amusing...

[identity profile] timeripple.livejournal.com 2007-01-29 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yes, I suppose there is that. :)