Topic: extra rotam nulla salus
Started by: Paka
Started on: 9/15/2004
Board: Burning Wheel
On 9/15/2004 at 12:51pm, Paka wrote:
extra rotam nulla salus
The subject header is from the opening page of the BW book.
What does it mean?
On 9/15/2004 at 2:28pm, Thor Olavsrud wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
My high school Latin is pretty rusty, so I might get it wrong. But maybe it will serve until Luke comes along:
extra rotam nulla salus: Welcome! Beyond (or Outside) the Wheel is (or there is?) nothing.
On 9/15/2004 at 2:48pm, jrs wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
My Latin is rather nonexistent, but I would have it as "no safety/prosperity beyond/without the wheel."
Julie
On 9/15/2004 at 4:32pm, taepoong wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
I think it translates as "Outside the Wheel, I am a dork."
On 9/15/2004 at 4:36pm, abzu wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
taepoong wrote: I think it translates as "I'm Pete and I have no life outside of Luke's game."
Fixed your post, Pete.
There is no salvation beyond the Wheel
It's a bastardization of the old catholic church terror dictum: extra ecclesiam nulla salus. There is no salvation beyond the Church. Meaning, there's no hope for you, but me.
-L
On 9/15/2004 at 5:10pm, rafial wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
"Burning Wheel, where are you from,
New York or Norway or maybe Poland,
Well I didn't know it was the promised land,
but I believed from the moment the dice left my hand..."
-with apologies to the Temple of the Dog
On 9/15/2004 at 9:50pm, Paka wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
And I thought it translated as "Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin'."
I was wrong.
On 9/16/2004 at 4:27am, Ron Edwards wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
"Wheel in the sky keeps on turning
I don't know where I'll be tomor-oh, oh-oh-oh"
I hate that band.
Best,
Ron
On 9/16/2004 at 4:32am, abzu wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
GAH!
What are you all doing!?
I sentence you all to burn up a 4 LP Slave character.
Sheesh.
-L
On 9/16/2004 at 2:48pm, taepoong wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
No problem, Luke!
Hey, Drozdal! What are your lifepaths? :p
On 9/16/2004 at 3:31pm, Ben Lehman wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
You mean it isn't:
Outside of the Burning Wheel, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside of the Burning Wheel, it's too hot to read.
?
With apologies to the appropriate parties.
yrs--
--Ben
On 9/23/2004 at 3:35pm, Jason L Blair wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
You can't have this thread without the ultimate Burning Wheel:
(translated from the original Dylanesque):
This wheel's on fire,
Rolling down the road,
Best notify my next of kin,
This wheel shall explode!
On 9/23/2004 at 9:44pm, taepoong wrote:
RE: extra rotam nulla salus
That was absolutely fabulous, darling!