
E69: Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Rock n' Roll English
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How to Be a Good Gladiator
In Roman times, left-handed people were unlucky. The Latin word for left was sinister. Do you think I'd be a good gladiator? I would be a better gladiator than you. It would feed you to the lions. You wouldn't even get a sword. So, apparently, there's a law in Rome which means that cats can basically do what they want. They can climb in the coliseum. They can go everywhere. And now, in Italian, left is sinister, Dan. This is just, this is like an education today, isn't it? Yeah. What do we normally say, Dan? Every day? Is it a learning day?"
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