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Title: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: Gleb Gamow on June 16, 2016, 11:43:32 PM
https://i.imgur.com/Zexqt9g.jpg

Or ...

https://i.imgur.com/NjFTSdw.jpg

Any questions?


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: xriart on June 16, 2016, 11:58:56 PM
M = 1000
CM = 900
XC = 90
VIII = 8
so its 1998.. sorry if im wrong  :D


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: Lucas* on June 17, 2016, 12:15:04 AM
MCMXCVIII = 1,998  ;D


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: criptix on June 17, 2016, 07:29:14 PM
Actually if i remember right from school times it is not possible to translate it correctly.

The problem is you dont know which the "base/starting" letter is.


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: Gleb Gamow on June 18, 2016, 02:46:32 AM
That's odd! Three replies, all of which missed the premise of the OP.


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: Singlebyte on June 18, 2016, 04:01:25 AM
I got it.....but I also read it in the news before your post!  (Polite grandma - Rude Google)  ;)


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: Gleb Gamow on June 18, 2016, 08:04:35 AM
I got it.....but I also read it in the news before your post!  (Polite grandma - Rude Google)  ;)

I'm the creator of the Rude to Google part. Let's see if my "Fuckin' translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii, you delusional fuck!" can go viral like Polite Grandma's query did.

https://i.imgur.com/NjFTSdw.jpg

I'm sure that in a couple days or so the above pic'll be indexed by Google for the whole flat Earth to see.


Title: Re: Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.
Post by: criptix on June 18, 2016, 04:56:42 PM
Ugh... i guess i had a huge brain lag :P