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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on November 12, 2010, 09:48:15 pm

Title: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 12, 2010, 09:48:15 pm
What does "Rutilus Fenestra Eternus" on the crest of the mgwc mean?

Literally as a "dog latin" translation it seems to say "Red Windows Forever" or even "Roach (as in Fish) Windows Eternally!"  ;D

Please tell me the whole phrase means something more poetic! I suppose at a stretch it could be "Golden (Auburn) Windows Evermore!"

Nathanael please enlighten me!
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: mci services on November 12, 2010, 09:50:36 pm
shinny windows forever, or there abouts
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 12, 2010, 09:55:41 pm
Quote from: Stu Mac on November 12, 2010, 09:50:36 pm
shinny windows forever, or there abouts

Wow! Rutilus = shiny? That is a stretch even via Golden!

I would have thought nitidus as in polished or shiny would be better...
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 13, 2010, 07:46:40 am
LOL,.. the joys of online translators!

Just checked a few & some say shiny, some say red!

We'll have to have a vote & see if members want to change the tagline!
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 13, 2010, 07:54:33 am
Did I mention 2011 pre-registration is now open?? ;)

http://mgwc.org/index-5.html
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 13, 2010, 08:57:37 am
Perhaps ask someone who knows latin? As a phrase can have a different translated meaning to the individual words.
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: ian1972 on November 13, 2010, 09:09:57 am
It should say in ye old pole we trust
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: clearlyclean on November 13, 2010, 10:15:38 am
Ye olde Pole  ;D
Title: Re: The Master Guild of Window Cleaners
Post by: John Walker on November 13, 2010, 12:03:17 pm
Quote from: clearlyclean on November 13, 2010, 10:15:38 am
Ye olde Pole  ;D

No old Poles round my way - all young ones with far more energy than I've ever had!!   :(