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Thread #116474   Message #2504848
Posted By: Will Fly
01-Dec-08 - 09:11 AM
Thread Name: The Weekly Walkabout cum Talkabout
Subject: RE: The Weekly Walkabout cum Talkabout
Well what about,e.g, e.g.? That's Latin. For E Gregious, I think.

Yup - Eddie Gregious was a well-known electric lyre player in Ancient Rome - played with his teeth sometimes. Used to burn his lyre onstage when Nero was in the audience. Nero got so jealous, he burned Rome...