Comments on: Alexander the Tweet

By: Haley

Haley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:55:04 +0000

Isn’t the Medieval picture from the famous Medieval Romance of Alexander?

That was my first thought. Middle Ages writers tended to depict everything they wrote about as happening within their own time.

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By: DeloresF

DeloresF — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:23:48 +0000

All this really proves is that this site is owned by dumbshits.

By: marky

marky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:23:11 +0000

“Let’s all just hug.”??!!

By: Mike Harrop

Mike Harrop — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:47:39 +0000

twid erat constipandum would be better.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:34:40 +0000

This is what happens on the internet. No one can actually hear what the other people are saying, so everyone reads it with their own interpretation.I’m sure that, could we all talk to each other, we would be able to work out that it is a simple mistake that everyone should just deal with. The picture is wrong, I get it, but there is no need to get all angry about it. Personally I just don’t care about it. The tweet is funny, but after you read the comments all I can think about is how angry everyone is, it really ruins the funny. Let’s all just hug. Alright guys?

By: Erin T

Erin T — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:47:35 +0000

He is not complaining or upset about using anachronism! He just points out that the Middle Ages illustration doesn’t fit Alexander the Great. God, you people are stupid. Just use a correct picture! He isn’t complaining ABOUT anachronistic site, he complains about HOW the anachronism is done! You Thick as a Brick posters should lay off! By the way, “non compos mentis” doesn’t fit the context as well the better and real “incompeteno mentis”. Sorry, it just really annoys me when people who Don’t know what they think they do post their incorrect arguments.

By: Nadia

Nadia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:32 +0000

hahaha… i feel smarter just reading these postings…

By: Alexander The Good

Alexander The Good — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:44:46 +0000

Dudes, chillax! Or I’ll make my next accomplishment beheading the lot of you and decorating my new hellenistic empire with your remains. srsly.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:29:34 +0000

I think that this entire thing is ridiculous. Both sides are a bit correct, and definitely are both too defensive. If “disgusted” were to have said the the remark was “incompetent” he would be correct. Also, “non compos mentis” is correct in this context. It means not in control of your own mind. On a side note, what kind of person reads an obviously anachronistic website, and then complains that its anachronistic?

By: Erin T

Erin T — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:24:42 +0000

Gotta side with “disgusted”. Although, “non compos mentis” is a correct Latin phrase it is not the correct phrase for the context of his post. “hoity toity”? It’s spelled with a dash and it’s meaning does not really fit your remark…If I want to be snooty about it. “You’re an idiot”?! You are rude and incorrect about “incompeteno mentis”! Lastly, I agreed with the point made by “disgusted”! I think you’re just overly defensive about the knuckle-headed picture.

By: That guy

That guy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:37:15 +0000

I hate to be “that guy” but the phrase “non compos mentis” is absolutely correct, and “incompeteno mentis” isn’t even an actual Latin phrase. You’re an idiot, unless you are trying to evoke outrage for your own amusement. If that is the case, well done.

By: WEHO WILLY

WEHO WILLY — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:29:30 +0000

RE: disgusted & annoyed…well ain’t we hoity toity ! Dissect and chew on those words for a while.

By: Kzirk

Kzirk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:30:13 +0000

i agree with with Twitter Historian!!!

By: annoyed

annoyed — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:47:09 +0000

Historical tweets are the premise for these parodies.
The anachronistic illustration is just incorrect and inept.

No. The phrase is not “non compos mentis”. Parer!

By: Marty

Marty — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:35:37 +0000

I believe the phrase is “non compos mentis”. Touche!

By: Twitter Historian

Twitter Historian — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:03:54 +0000

@disgusted What’s funny to us is when people get upset at historical inaccuracies on web site that claims people were Twittering in 344 BC.

By: disgusted

disgusted — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:22:36 +0000

The illustration depicting the Middle Ages is just wrong and yet you enshrined the faux pas on your first gift?! Incompeteno mentus…

By: Kaye XD

Kaye XD — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:21:30 +0000

Cute. That’s good :D

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By: John Richardson

John Richardson — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:21:35 +0000

I think I saw this joke in The Far Side gallery 1. It’s still good though.