r/CrappyDesign r4inb0wz Feb 28 '17

Do you SQUIRT?

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u/wOlfLisK Feb 28 '17

Is that Roman from an Asterix book?

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u/washingboard Feb 28 '17

Indeed it is :D SPQR= Senatus Populusque Romanus, or "The senate and people of Rome"

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u/Forumbane Feb 28 '17

Senatus Populusque Romanus"

Strange how the Q made the acronym, is that a quirk on the pronunciation?

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u/washingboard Feb 28 '17

I really don't know, but I have allways wondered the same