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6. Didn't Julius Caesar use that term? "Weni, Widi, Walkie"

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 10:51 AM

Feb 2013

Translated, "I came, I saw, I walked all over them." I think it is Latin, so yes it would be anachronistic.

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Is "walkie" an anachronistic term? [View all] Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 OP

Unless they're called something else these days. kentauros Feb 2013 #1

Erm... Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #3

Walkie-talkie Orrex Feb 2013 #4

Relatively recent. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #5

Other than older movies discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #7

At least I was able to catch it in time for the first rejection! Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #9

Didn't Julius Caesar use that term? "Weni, Widi, Walkie" yellowcanine Feb 2013 #6

Clever Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #8

He also invented the salad, while we're at it. Orrex Feb 2013 #11