User:Ihcoyc

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Have you ever looked at your hand? I mean, really looked?

Good evening. I'm IHCOYC, a handle I have been using on Usenet since around 1995, and on BBSs since maybe 1984. The handle deserves an explanation. There was a Commodore 64 BBS back then that ran homebrewed software that displayed data in ALL CAPS. When choosing a handle to use there, I was momentarily moved to call myself IHCOYC XPICTOC (that is, IHΣOYΣ XPIΣTOΣ) to see if anyone got the joke. If you wonder what it stands for, think Greek. On a recent caprice, I have recently changed my handle here to "Smerdis of Tlön." Later, I was one of the operators of the Microdot BBS that operated in southern Indiana from 1985 to 1999. I still miss the BBSes.

My real name is Steve Gustafson. I practice law in New Albany, Indiana. My interests include Indo-European, Germanic, and Latin linguistics, nineteenth century French literature, the English Civil War, the Reformation, the 1600s. I am a proud member of the empty set, and a thorough and methodical pessimist. I am the bagman for the Great White Brotherhood.

I am neither the captain of my fate, nor the master of my soul. And I have no interest in filling the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run. I am a Pepsi Generation dropout.

The party hasn't started until Schopenhauer gets there!

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Hic utilisator media latinitate contribuere potest.

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Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français.

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Ĉi tiu uzanto povas komuniki per meza nivelo de Esperanto.

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Denna användare har grundläggande kunskaper i svenska.

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Þessum njót er mjǫk stirt um norrœnt mál.

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Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συνεισφέρειν ὀλίγῃ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.

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It is said of the angel of death that he is full of eyes.

(Thou) is used in solemn ritual occasions, in readings from the King James Bible, in Shakespeare, in starchily formal literary compositions that seek to evoke the solemn emotions called forth by these antecedents, and otherwise to address lofty persons like God, Achilles, or the Mighty Thor.

From Punch and Judy: Featuring, as it does, a deformed, child-murdering, wife-beating psychopath, who performs appalling acts of violence and cruelty upon all those around him and escapes scot-free, it is greatly enjoyed by small children.

Interest in the Holy Foreskins has been specifically downplayed, with the observation in 1900 that these particular relics encouraged irreverent curiosity.

Although most timpanists only have two hands, it is possible to play more than two timpani at once.

From B,C,K,W System: in the context to recover [GKL], leave I without defining it: so, beware!.

Wenn Prinz Adam sein Zauberschwert in die Luft streckt und die Zauberformel: "Bei der Macht von Grayskull!" ausruft, verwandelt er sich in He-Man, den stärksten Mann des Universums.

The majority (of snakebite victims in the United States) are inebriated men, frequently unemployed, and almost universally tattooed.

Attempts at using vacuum cleaner base units for (penis enlargement) have resulted in severe damage when the fan of the vacuum cleaner is contacted.

As the song progresses, many of the other crucifixion victims . . . begin to dance in a very limited way

Galileo made the same point, but said very little on the matter, perhaps not wishing to be burned at the stake.

. . . the Vombatiformes (which is the Latin for "wombat-shaped things").

From Folklore of the United States: Though Christopher Columbus did not participate in the founding of the American government. . .

This term should not be confused with an act of war waged by Smurf cartoon characters.

The referendum divided Kenyans and spurred violence between Orange and Banana supporters. . .

From omnipotence paradox: . . . (M)odern concepts of inertia and relativity have not affected the definition of a burrito.

Nemo me impune lacessit

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (Romans 8:35)

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⇔	I translate from Latin to English on Wikipedia:Translation

⇔	I translate from French to English on Wikipedia:Translation

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The metric system is the work of the Devil!

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I'm a member of the Empty Set!

This user is interested in ancient Rome.

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This user is interested in the Baroque period.

This user is interested in the Romantic period.

This user is interested in Gothic literature.

This user is interested in the Victorian period.

This user is a Symbolist.

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Multa renascentur quae iam cecidere cadentque
quae nunc sunt in honore vocabula, si volet usus,
quem penes arbitrium est et ius et norma loquendi.

- Horace, Ars Poetica

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This user chooses to sometimes use split infinitives.

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Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.

This user lives in Indiana.

This user is melancholy.

This user enjoys classical music.

This user enjoys psychedelic rock.

This user enjoys punk rock.

CN	This user's alignment is Chaotic Neutral: the "Free Spirit."

. . . Saddam Hussein is very fond of Cheetos.

From Year 2038 problem: Using a 64-bit value introduces a new wrap around date in about 290 billion years, on Sunday, December 4, 292,277,026,596 15:30:08 UTC. This problem is not, however, widely regarded as a pressing issue.

The subject of the song is the arrival of the mighty Quinn, who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals.

May I submit UTOPIAN TURTLETOP? Do not trouble to answer unless you like it. - Poet Marianne Moore, suggesting a brand name for the Ford Edsel car.

Singing Trolls relate their hate of humans, especially Christians, which are for them a plague to eradicate - and to eat.

. . . the only European leader that showed enthusiasm for the crusade was Dracula, whom the Pope held in high regard.

Fortunately, two bystanders doused the flames by pouring beer on Brown’s head, preventing any serious injury.

From vampire pumpkins and watermelons: According to tradition, watermelons or any kind of pumpkin kept more than ten days or after Christmas will become a vampire, rolling around on the ground and growling to pester the living. People have little fear of the vampire pumpkins and melons because of the creatures' lack of teeth.

The reproduction of a river otter is a very complicated process.

From endemic warfare: Among the Chimbu and the Dugum Dani, pig theft was the most common cause of conflict, even more frequent than abduction of women...

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The stock character pages: I want there to be a page on each one, with illustrations and examples.
I mean to do an article for every word on Wikipedia:Common words, searching for which is not possible. It is my conviction that all of the grammatical particles of English are interesting and idiomatic enough, and raise issues of usage, esp. for non-native speakers, to warrant articles for themselves that go beyond mere dictionary definitions.

I, FrancisTyers award this Barnstar to Ihcoyc for his heroic work citing sources on an obscure topic -- you made me smile :)

		The Epic Barnstar
		I hereby award you this Epic Barnstar for your brilliant work on Latin profanity. —Keenan Pepper 02:01, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Awarded to Ihcoyc for thinking outside the box. - CrazyRussian talk/email 17:01, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Rosetta Barnstar
		For appearing out of nowhere to translate many magical mottoes with precision. Many thanks. SynergeticMaggot 16:09, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Black Cross of St. Declan
		You, Smerdis of Tlön, are awarded the Black Cross of St. Declan for going medieval on our asses with your excellent work on articles of Dark Ages and Middle Ages interest. De réir a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin - "It takes time to build castles" Ciarán of Clonmacnoise 06:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your continued support and help with anti-vandalism, and your participation in AfD dicussions. Chengwes 19:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

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