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I came, I saw, I conquered

 
 
Inspired by the conversation with my friend.
 
 
“Veni,Vidi,Vici” means:
 
“I came, I saw, I conquered”

-Julius Caesar-
 
 
The famous expression “Veni,Vidi,Vici” (”I came, I saw, I conquered”) applied to certain people with the motto “Cool-headed, hot-hearted professionals with clean hands” has been eloquently transformed by Victor Pelevin into
 
“f-cked, killed, buried, dug out and f-cked again”
 
and, trust me, it is [...]

Running in different directions…

 
Discourse
 
When I talk about definitions, I think it is important.  For me, at least.
 
A discourse – a conversation, talk. (apart from other meanings).
 
Origin: Latin dis – in different directions + currere – run.
 
An example?  Oh, my goodness!  I often listen to the songs on the www.youtube.com.  And how many times I had encountered absolutely insane [...]