# why do you hate the ancient romans?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-the-ancient-romans/70085>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2001, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-the-ancient-romans/70085 "2001-06-25T14:52:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-the-ancient-romans/70085/41 "2001-06-27T11:34:59Z")

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Cause they look funny.

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**Author:** ![Eohippus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Eohippus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eohippus)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-the-ancient-romans/70085/42 "2001-06-27T12:54:33Z")

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Becavse of their vnvsval yet vnqvestionable prejvdice against that vniqve letter, “YOO”. (Sorry, I’m typing on a Roman keyboard)

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-the-ancient-romans/70085/43 "2001-06-27T12:57:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Katisha \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by AlbertRose \*  
> > \*\*Too many people named _Naughtius Maximus_ and _Biggus Diccus._ Freaking Romans. \*\*
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> I have a vewy gweat fwiend in Wome called Biggus Dickus! \*\*

He has a wife, you know…

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