Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you.

[Gleb Gamow]

Or ...



Any questions?

[xriart]

M = 1000
CM = 900
XC = 90
VIII = 8
so its 1998.. sorry if im wrong 

[Lucas*]

MCMXCVIII = 1,998 

[criptix]

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.

[Gleb Gamow]

That's odd! Three replies, all of which missed the premise of the OP.

[Singlebyte]

I got it.....but I also read it in the news before your post!  (Polite grandma - Rude Google) 

[Gleb Gamow]

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.



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.

[criptix]

Ugh... i guess i had a huge brain lag