Is this Arabic or just scribble?
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GOATever said:
It’s a ‘tag’. Just pure vandalism. It all started in the good old U.S. of A, in the 1970s / 1980s. It’s a bit like a cat marking it’s territory.
It started thousands of years ago and has carried on through the centuries It's only the method that has changed over time and it could be argued that the use of spray paint to tag something can be traced back to the earliest cave and rock markings.JuniorD said:
Close.
It's Aramaic. It says "Danger Mouse Lives Here"
I think you have mistranslated from the original Germanic interpretation of the Latin/Etruscan language/alphabet (obviously from the former Greek root),It's Aramaic. It says "Danger Mouse Lives Here"
This is a common mistake, but it actually says says "Penfold Lives Here".
I have to get off now, a particular teaspoon has come on the market this morning (a rather unusual Krup).
Pip pip old chap!
JulianPH said:
I think you have mistranslated from the original Germanic interpretation of the Latin/Etruscan language/alphabet (obviously from the former Greek root),
This is a common mistake, but it actually says says "Penfold Lives Here".
I have to get off now, a particular teaspoon has come on the market this morning (a rather unusual Krup).
Pip pip old chap!
I’m going to have to respectfully disagree. This is a common mistake, but it actually says says "Penfold Lives Here".
I have to get off now, a particular teaspoon has come on the market this morning (a rather unusual Krup).
Pip pip old chap!
I can see why you might think that but closer inspection of the text reveals a slight flair in the author’s hand in the latter parts of the text.
This, combined with the initial tight bunching of the motif, would suggest to me the author was 5’ 10, dresses to the left, has a penchant for anilingus and was suffering from a mild case of chug nuts hindering the pursuit of his hobby in the fullest extent .
Thusly, whilst the text appears to have the verisimilitude of the Etruscan alphabet, this is in fact total arse biscuits and it is Nabataean in nature.
A quick punch into Google translate ergo enables me to conclude the meaning is in fact “crumbs chief”.
CS Garth said:
JulianPH said:
I think you have mistranslated from the original Germanic interpretation of the Latin/Etruscan language/alphabet (obviously from the former Greek root),
This is a common mistake, but it actually says says "Penfold Lives Here".
I have to get off now, a particular teaspoon has come on the market this morning (a rather unusual Krup).
Pip pip old chap!
I’m going to have to respectfully disagree. This is a common mistake, but it actually says says "Penfold Lives Here".
I have to get off now, a particular teaspoon has come on the market this morning (a rather unusual Krup).
Pip pip old chap!
I can see why you might think that but closer inspection of the text reveals a slight flair in the author’s hand in the latter parts of the text.
This, combined with the initial tight bunching of the motif, would suggest to me the author was 5’ 10, dresses to the left, has a penchant for anilingus and was suffering from a mild case of chug nuts hindering the pursuit of his hobby in the fullest extent .
Thusly, whilst the text appears to have the verisimilitude of the Etruscan alphabet, this is in fact total arse biscuits and it is Nabataean in nature.
A quick punch into Google translate ergo enables me to conclude the meaning is in fact “crumbs chief”.
JulianPH said:
I have to get off now, a particular teaspoon has come on the market this morning (a rather unusual Krup).
If it's the one in the Hawthorne-Ramsbottom auction, it's a fake. The dishing is bevel-pressed. They've tried to polish out the tool marks, but I asked to see it under a scanning electron microscope, and you can see the manufacturing impressions as clear as day. The polishing removed the wear and tear, too; another obvious sign of tampering. They've tried to sand some back in, but the tannin deposition doesn't match.Of course, if you wanted to use it rather than display it, then it could be a great bargain. I'd get the balance sorted after all that polishing though, and maybe get it tuned.
eybic said:
Countdown said:
sparkythecat said:
Out of interest why would you think it was arabic? Does your club have a lot of Gangsta-Arab members?
For context it's a fishing club.
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