the Big Toe of Cimerora

[Ridiculous Girl]

not sure if this is supposed to be a joke, but this big slab of sweaty cimeroran walking beefcake is called Quintus Elerius, which translates to the "5th Higher", but anatomically the Quintus is the big toe, so he is known to friends and family as the Higher Big Toe.

 

now, i am curious and i have questions... 😁

 

Edited October 19, 2024 by Ridiculous Girl
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[merrypessimist]

This entire thing feels like it's... toeing a line.

[Ridiculous Girl]

  On 10/19/2024 at 8:07 AM, Ridiculous Girl said:

so he is known to friends and family as the Higher Big Toe.

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actually his friends and family probably call him Big Toe, only his mother would call him by his full name when he is in trouble. 😆

[Digirium]

Quintus is like an index number from a parent to a child (in this case a son, it would have been Quinta for a daughter).

 

In this case, Elerius was the the 5th born and a son.

[Skyhawke]

I tried to look up his info, but it was only a stub.

[Ridiculous Girl]

  On 10/19/2024 at 12:59 PM, Digirium said:

In this case, Elerius was the the 5th born and a son.

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i like my story better! 😛 

[Shenanigunner]

I say he's just another punter.

[srmalloy]

  On 10/19/2024 at 12:59 PM, Digirium said:

Quintus is like an index number from a parent to a child (in this case a son, it would have been Quinta for a daughter).

 

In this case, Elerius was the the 5th born and a son.

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'Quintus' is one of the limited number of praenomen used by the Romans, 'Elerius' is his cognomen, and denotes membership in one of the known gens of the period, Eleria. If he was the fifth born, he would likely have a different praenomen, and his name would be something like "M. Elerius Quintus", or even "M. Elerius Alaricus Quintus" -- 'Marcus, of the gens Eleria, son of Alaric, the fifth'. This last would generally only be used in written records.

[Triumphant]

Sadness.  I really like thinking of the guy as Higher Big Toe.  

[Skyhawke]

I'm willing to bet he was on his way to market.

[Digirium]

Different contexts i.e. actual Roman vs made up name for a game.

 

Even in Roman usage it varied as was rightly pointed out between Ps and Cs in proper usage, it was linked to the month of birth and used as a nickname. I think it was as stated, as a reference to the order of birth to parents no matter where it was placed in the given names.

[Ridiculous Girl]

  On 10/19/2024 at 6:14 PM, Triumphant said:

Sadness.  I really like thinking of the guy as Higher Big Toe.  

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me too! 😄

[Snarky]

  On 10/19/2024 at 8:07 AM, Ridiculous Girl said:

not sure if this is supposed to be a joke, but this big slab of sweaty cimeroran walking beefcake is called Quintus Elerius, which translates to the "5th Higher", but anatomically the Quintus is the big toe, so he is known to friends and family as the Higher Big Toe.

 

now, i am curious and i have questions... 😁

 

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has a sister named Cameli Digitus...

[Techwright]

  On 10/19/2024 at 1:14 PM, Skyhawke said:

I tried to look up his info, but it was only a stub.

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Nailed it! 😁

[Scarlet Shocker]

  On 10/20/2024 at 2:02 AM, Techwright said:

Nailed it! 😁

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no need to get cross!

[Ukase]

There can only be one big toe. 

[Snarky]

  On 10/23/2024 at 12:52 PM, Ukase said:

There can only be one big toe. 

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[KC4800]

Okay, smart guy.....

[Elen O'Shea]

Funny cause when I think of the Big Toe I always think of this:

 

https://animaniacs.fandom.com/wiki/Toe