Roman Emperor Asininus Severus Primaverae AS Friend or Foe?

Page 1 of 1 [ 9 posts ]

Joined: 24 Jun 2004
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,837
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

12 Sep 2005, 11:51 pm

There once lived a man named Asininus Severus Primaverae. His loyal troops elected him emperor of Rome. Like most Roman emperors, though, he plotted, campaigned, and persecuted. The question is, was Asininus SP (kinda like Game Boy Advance SP! ) a friend or foe of Asperger's syndrome?

Sean
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 3 Apr 2005
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,505

13 Sep 2005, 12:28 am

I voted for #3. At least you still have the presence of mind to think of that possibility. :wink:

Prometheus
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 5 May 2005
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,506
Location: Through the plexiglass

13 Sep 2005, 9:52 am

/me sits back and sips a cold beer as NeantHumain completely loses it and starts postulating that caesar was the real SUMO POPE, mortal emeny of all bi-polars.

I voted #3. I like you, but this is really a lot more crazy than what I normally expect of you. I like it, in a way. . .

/me nods sagely

_________________
All your bass are belong to us.

MishLuvsHer2Boys
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 8 Oct 2004
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Posts: 2,491
Location: Canada

13 Sep 2005, 10:07 am

Sorry voted #3. Kinda illogical to expect people to know who you are talking about and make any inferences like you wish people to make on a person so long dead it's not funny.

NeantHumain
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 24 Jun 2004
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,837
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

13 Sep 2005, 11:03 am

Prometheus wrote:

I voted #3. I like you, but this is really a lot more crazy than what I normally expect of you. I like it, in a way. . .

Heh, I was really bored and the phrase "asinius severus" slipped into my mind, and I decided to make it into—what else—a poll! Of course, asininus is Latin for ass (as in donkey), and primaverae is Latin for spring's or of spring (I think).

Nota bene that I was not having some overnight hypomanic episode or what-not.

adversarial
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 8 Jul 2005
Gender: Male
Posts: 549

13 Sep 2005, 1:11 pm

I would say he was par for the course for any political figure of the time (and many political figures today).

He would have a difficult time marshalling his Troops against a diagnostic construct that didn't even exist then, though.

_________________
"The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw (Taken from someone on comp.programming)

NeantHumain
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 24 Jun 2004
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Posts: 4,837
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

13 Sep 2005, 4:05 pm

adversarial wrote:

I would say he was par for the course for any political figure of the time (and many political figures today).

I pulled Asininus Severus Primaverae out of thin air. He's not even a legal fiction!

adversarial
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 8 Jul 2005
Gender: Male
Posts: 549

13 Sep 2005, 5:06 pm

But you could easily be giving a very broad definition of many figures of the type you created. Of course, something that sounds like a botched version of 'Severely Asinine' is open to being though of as such, too.

_________________
"The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw (Taken from someone on comp.programming)

SquanderedPotential
Sea Gull

Joined: 8 Jul 2005
Gender: Female
Posts: 226
Location: in a nebulous blob of ethereal thought

16 Sep 2005, 8:57 pm

i voted foe because the name clearly indicated he was severely asinine. didn't anyone else pick up on this? pretty standard etymology... :roll: :wink:

_________________
your smile lights the sky
your eyes clear like
the mirrorponds
in my mind

"If you fit the mold of a chipmunk, you probably aren't a kangaroo." - DeepThought

Page 1 of 1 [ 9 posts ]

Jump to:

Roman Emperor Asininus Severus Primaverae AS Friend or Foe? Post Reply New Topic

Roman Emperor Asininus Severus Primaverae AS Friend or Foe?