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    do any clockies out there ,know of any superstitions on the words tempus fugit, (time flies)? i was just given access to a deceased estate farmhouse, the guy was a hoarder,and a bit of a troubled soul,there were boxes full of wrist watches,wooden boxes of vintage carpentry tools, cukoo clocks ,drop clocks ,mantle clocks and 4 grandfather clocks,which all had the words tempus fugit taped over,which I found somewhat strange and thought there was a meaning behind it ...bob

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    Hi Bob,
    Just noticed this thread and took up the challenge.
    Type tempus fugit into Google and the English translation is "time flies".

    Allan
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allan at Wallan View Post
    Type tempus fugit into Google and the English translation is "time flies".
    and fruit flies like a banana






    sorry
    regards from Alberta, Canada

    ian

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    "Tempus fugit" is sometimes followed by "memento mori."

    i.e. Time flies, remember death.

    I reckon that taping over "tempus fugit" indicates denial, even though it eventually caught him.

    Cheers (sort of),
    Joe
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    Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain

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    naughty...but funny too

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