Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

Horace 65-8 bc: Ars Poetica
indy | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 11:28 am | #

There are two language options to track the results: English and ...(wait for it) Russian? Did I miss a "Hunt for Red October" reference somewhere in the survey?
DCDomer | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 11:52 am | #

loquerisne latine?
24 hour | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 11:53 am | #

I advise everyone to read the one word descriptions, they're hilarious. Right off the bat, the first one, is "Strategery".

They get better.
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 11:54 am | #

In the year two thousand, tired of being labeled as drunks by people of other ethnic groups, Irish people will get together, get drunk, and beat up other ethnic groups.

In the year two thou-SAND!
Mike | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 12:00 pm | #

Bees?!

Beads.

Beads?!

G.O.B.'s not on board.
Pete | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 12:29 pm | #

parturient?

Can someone correctly use that in a sentence?

I don't quite see how it fits for the preseason mood.

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
par·tu·ri·ent (pär-tŏŏr'ē-ənt, -tyŏŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. About to bring forth young; being in labor.
2. Of or relating to giving birth.
3. About to produce or come forth with something, such as an idea or a discovery.
atepesm | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 1:11 pm | #

parturient?

the birth of a new era my dear boy.

long live charlie's army...
bigappledomer | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 1:20 pm | #

'fess up, who said "rebuilding?" I saw at least 2 of them...
Gabe | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 1:23 pm | #

Gabe, don't expect 'em to fess up. God has struck them dead for using the R word.
hj | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 2:07 pm | #

I used retooling and lived to type about it.
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 2:21 pm | #

I wish bcnd hadn't said retooling :(
bcnd's orphan | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 2:39 pm | #

I don't get it.
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 3:15 pm | #

Check out who left you that message, bcnd. You're a bad father. You were stricken dead because you uttered the word "rebuilding", and now your babies have nothing to eat.
Jay | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 3:24 pm | #

I am even more surprised at the amount of people that said we were going to win the NC. Maybe they are not finished with their "Harry Potter" books yet.
GB | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 3:25 pm | #

I kind of like the fact that so many people said "Optimistic" - myself included.

There are so many unanswered questions so far, that I figure "hey, we can't be any worse that Mark May predicts us to be, and chances are highly likely that his prediction came right out of his ass."

Optimism does floweth greatly.

One of the better "One word descriptions" was MichiganSucks. That was funny.
chrisnd | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 3:33 pm | #

I am slapping myself in joy.
indy | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 4:08 pm | #

I want to know who the 9 people are that pegged us to lose to Duke.

This isn't lacrosse people, this is Football!!!
domer03inbmore | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 4:55 pm | #

Best one word entries to describe thoughts on the season (from the few I scrolled through):
BEES!
scrumtrilescent
MassivelyEffingPsyched
deadlypredatorlyinginwait
woot
shit-my-pants-anxious
SCREW MARK MAY

Lots of optimistic people. Good to hear. Go Irish

ND 31
GT 17
Brian | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 5:43 pm | #

I said "retooling" not the "R word" and thus... That's what they say about USC. They don't "R word" they RETOOL. To close for comfort? I was trying to be optimistic and failed. Oh and thanks for explaining it to me. It's a lot easier when people think for you. Sorry about posting naughty words.
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 6:04 pm | #

I wish Jay had not uttered the "R Word" in his post about bcnd. :(
Jay's Orphan | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 6:14 pm | #

Given the intended meaning of the Horatian phrase, it's not a very promising concept. We don't want any ridiculous mice.
Domer 76 | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 6:22 pm | #

Two things :

1) Who the heck is "Horny", which should be a permanent state for any Irishman, and have nothing to do with the football, thankyouverymuch and

2) Given that all my answers corresponded with the most popular choice, does that mean that I'm more right than everyone else (including any Russians)?
BurbankSteve | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 7:28 pm | #

Burbank, you uneducated Mick, it's not Horny, it's Whore's Arse the famous Roman poet. Go Irish! Beat Carthage!
indy | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 10:44 pm | #

The tragedy is not to have lived and died. The tragedy is when, like me, you never lived at all.
bcnd's sense of humor | Email | Homepage | 08.29.07 - 10:47 pm | #

I'm disappointed by the inability to predict Jimevantrius Sharpjonesen as the starter.
Mr. Wednesday | Email | Homepage | 08.30.07 - 2:13 am | #