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I was told recently about a school that was shamed into changing its school motto.

The motto was “l hear, I see, I learn” Nothing wrong with that per se. Unfortunately the motto was in Latin, and the Latin for “l hear, I see, I learn” is "audio, video, disco

wonderfulworldofmichaelford Obserwuj

What the f ck that’s the best school motto ever change it back

copperbadge Obserwuj

Your yearly reminder that “l learn through suffering” can be translated into Latin as “Disco Inferno”

    • eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 months ago

      they had to change the motto because it got too cumbersome to set up the drum machines when they wanted to say AUDIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO [synth riffage] VIIIDEO DISCOOOOOOOOOO

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      4 months ago

      I only just realized: their logo has intense foreshortening, but the proportions look correct. Wouldn’t that make the top bit twice as long as the sides?