tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post5513957127605720766..comments2024-03-06T14:56:37.758+00:00Comments on History Mysteries of Caroline Lawrence: The Mystery of the Latin PillowCaroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-88852594925325715132017-06-19T11:51:07.154+01:002017-06-19T11:51:07.154+01:00Hello, everyone :)
Yesterday I saw The Cushion on ...Hello, everyone :)<br />Yesterday I saw The Cushion on confessional seat in Białystok catholic cathedral (northeastern Poland). I was truly intrigued so I took a picture and googled it few minutes ago. Thank You so much for the answers, Caroline! This inscription looked suspicious and chaotic, I couldn't understand it, I had a feeling there's something wrong... now all is crystal clear :)<br />I'm little bit disappointed though. I hoped that clergy would know latin better, that it's kind of old christian prayer or quote from the Bible, or anything more serious and appropriate, you know... Puzzle solved. One more time - thanks! :)Andrzej K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13814581901893021596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-41496110912113232552016-12-09T19:31:18.431+00:002016-12-09T19:31:18.431+00:00I have 2 pillows in red and yellow, i bought in Ma...I have 2 pillows in red and yellow, i bought in Macedonia. Thanks for translation.😀Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268239685558429502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-81036750263138683052016-11-12T10:34:51.409+00:002016-11-12T10:34:51.409+00:00I have one of these! But mine is yellow and I boug...I have one of these! But mine is yellow and I bought it in Holland. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-16200521255560130492016-07-25T14:49:41.163+01:002016-07-25T14:49:41.163+01:00And now is Ukraine :). I have the same navy blue c...And now is Ukraine :). I have the same navy blue cushion. It looks like every other cushion in the world is this one with Latin inscription :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935738666028053194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-13079939534406311282016-03-16T20:44:38.324+00:002016-03-16T20:44:38.324+00:00I have the throw and cushion in green, and I boug...I have the throw and cushion in green, and I bought them from my local charity shop too ☺Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255776742595356322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-68496798890781469382014-12-17T09:46:23.680+00:002014-12-17T09:46:23.680+00:00Caroline,
Thanks for explaining the text on our cu...Caroline,<br />Thanks for explaining the text on our cushion. I was always worried that I was resting on a rude or offensive phrase.<br />You have done me a service and gained a new reader. How do you say 'win win' in latin? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-3796940301581336452014-10-09T22:49:52.593+01:002014-10-09T22:49:52.593+01:00And they say faux Latin is dead! ;-)And they say faux Latin is dead! ;-)Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-89097773748735492052014-10-09T16:18:54.255+01:002014-10-09T16:18:54.255+01:00How funny to be reading this 5 years later sitting...How funny to be reading this 5 years later sitting in a pub in the Yorkshire Dales, staring at that same dodgy bit of Latin on a cushion. The mystery of the Latin cushion lives onAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765874475058463127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-74162679564966001852014-04-01T18:11:46.015+01:002014-04-01T18:11:46.015+01:00I have just got two cushions and a throw/wallhangi...I have just got two cushions and a throw/wallhanging in a gorgeous navy blue colour with exactly the same Latin on it it puzzled us I'm so glad we found your blog, I now know what it means and I like it even more thank you �� Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208163049569306793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-20149473813520275802014-01-21T14:44:14.668+00:002014-01-21T14:44:14.668+00:00I have just picked up a throw with it on from our ...I have just picked up a throw with it on from our local charity shop in Egremont Cumbria UK, love your explanation, now makes sense that other sites I visited found it hard to translate! Thanks for sharing :o)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519829870617762977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-69825223103909710142013-09-26T23:00:05.486+01:002013-09-26T23:00:05.486+01:00Oh my god, no wonder I had trouble translating thi...Oh my god, no wonder I had trouble translating this wall hanging my grandmother gave me! I don't know that I can keep it now, being a stickler for grammar...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-78334403922908223192013-08-12T22:39:43.009+01:002013-08-12T22:39:43.009+01:00I looked up the translation as I was allowed take ...I looked up the translation as I was allowed take a memento from my friends house who tragically took his life a while back. I'm glad it has such a meaningful translation..he truly was a poet!.. He would laugh when you laughed and cry when you cried xdeedeedoolayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172181831419030517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-29405652973657299742013-04-18T19:17:29.289+01:002013-04-18T19:17:29.289+01:00I have 4 cushions given to me last week i was wond...I have 4 cushions given to me last week i was wondering what the words meantMaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936343013686512282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-72712579700679088192013-01-18T20:36:07.901+00:002013-01-18T20:36:07.901+00:00So glad to know what the words meant I purchased a...So glad to know what the words meant I purchased a blanket today in charity shop for my dog but now that's its washed and I know what the words are I may just keep it my self, thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209681574949257078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-30743601831211234792012-10-31T15:28:53.393+00:002012-10-31T15:28:53.393+00:00I have a hat in this fabric, made by Tamsin Young ...I have a hat in this fabric, made by Tamsin Young of Norwich. She told me it was unique because all the others she made in this fabric are of a different design!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786230862658889619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-13978659998193844812012-10-02T11:30:29.875+01:002012-10-02T11:30:29.875+01:00Thank you so much for this! I have the cushions, ...Thank you so much for this! I have the cushions, which were my partner's from his previous house. I have always wondered what the words mean, and whether I am resting my head against a cushion saying `I am a dork who paid of fortune for these cushions' or similar! The actual poem is so poignant, even centuries after it was written. Latin may be a `dead language' but sentiment and emotion is universal.funsizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530257318319905043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-35422283771391153762012-05-06T13:23:42.945+01:002012-05-06T13:23:42.945+01:00I bought my cushion covers in a charity shop, beca...I bought my cushion covers in a charity shop, because I am a lover of words (and a blogger). I am vaguely interested in languages and wished I had studied Latin instead of German, but I kept being told: "it's a dead language"... A real shame. <br />Thank you for going to the trouble with this... I googled the words and was brought to you. Good work, Caroline.DeniseAshursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749679278690450530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-40850723690529567912012-04-08T20:33:01.627+01:002012-04-08T20:33:01.627+01:00We have just purchased four of the cushions which ...We have just purchased four of the cushions which accompanied a second-hand sofa from a charity shop in Preston, Lancashire two days ago. We wondered what the latin was, my husband Lawrence, is quite good at latin but couldn't quite make it work. Thanks to you we can know inform anyone who come to the house and asks what it says, what it actually does say.Kathy Holdennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-17782837085604959972012-04-05T02:43:57.865+01:002012-04-05T02:43:57.865+01:00So my bf & I bought this blue tapestry at a th...So my bf & I bought this blue tapestry at a thrift store for $1 a couple years ago, it hangs on the wall in our bedroom. Always loved it, and he was always bugging me to figure out what it meant. Sadly, he died suddenly of a heart attack on Feb. 24. He was 42. Tonight's mission (it helps to have missions) was to decipher it. First, I put it into my iphone's translation app...not good lol. So thank you - finding your blog made me laugh and cry, and mission accomplished. peace and success to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-47895450682149528472011-10-18T15:59:13.308+01:002011-10-18T15:59:13.308+01:00Well it was the frequent exposure to 'lorem ip...Well it was the frequent exposure to 'lorem ipsum' text used to fill up preliminary web pages that triggered me to google this directly upon removing from the washing machine today's cushion cover purchase inspired in the charity shop by a notion that any visitor could not seize on the banality of an english homily and could be astounded were a translation solicited.dense-thickonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-41801904640745252192011-06-09T07:39:59.717+01:002011-06-09T07:39:59.717+01:00I had a carpet sort of thing in my bedroom for 5 m...I had a carpet sort of thing in my bedroom for 5 months. At that time i was living in the French Alps - La Rosiere and wondering what was the meaning.. Im glad i found out abt your blog! Good luck on your studies!! Flavia Picklerflaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058576118479439086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-91103453882183336722010-09-15T22:48:26.480+01:002010-09-15T22:48:26.480+01:00My mother has had two of these pillows (in beige/l...My mother has had two of these pillows (in beige/light brown) for at least 10 years I think. We had always wondered what that text meant (if anything) and I never thought of googling it until today. Thanks for the explanation.<br /><br />--GvdV, the NetherlandsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-44610079366903830862010-09-04T16:00:22.787+01:002010-09-04T16:00:22.787+01:00What a treasure to find your blog and get the dodg...What a treasure to find your blog and get the dodgey Latin deciphered. From time to time I have seen this fabric, usually in the guise of cushions and I have wondered. The Latin seemed not quite right but I never had taken the time to try to sort it until today. What a relief to have part of the mystery solved.<br /><br />Nice way to discover your blog and your books.landgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656482044132959956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-64761405460288327992009-09-21T19:29:35.455+01:002009-09-21T19:29:35.455+01:00I have one of these, which I bought in Ireland abo...I have one of these, which I bought in Ireland about 2001. It's green, of course.Dave Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715282762730830238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-90128600372345465192009-05-29T11:09:07.104+01:002009-05-29T11:09:07.104+01:00It's out? Seriously! But I thought it came out in ...It's out? Seriously! But I thought it came out in June?? I pre-ordered it from Amazon and they said I'd get it on the 17th of June! I hope they send it soon cos I can't really buy two copies! But people in the world will know what happens in the end, while I have to wait another 18 days!! Also the batteries on my camera are dead - can't find the charger, but when I do I'll email you a picture. Thanks!Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920985634879522579noreply@blogger.com