John Thompson wrote:
>I saw a lovely bike at the local Farmer's Market this morning:
>"GLORIOUS" on the down tube, oversize lugged mixte steel frame with
>Newvex lugs, modern components. Pearl green paint with white head and
>seat tube panels; ornate head tube decal. Anybody know anything about
>this marque? Google comes up empty...
Google comes empty 'cause you have misspelt it. The Marque is "Glorius"
Grant's a friend of mine, and these are gorgeous bikes, but I believe he really screwed up when he made up that name.
"Glorious" would have been ok, that's a perfectly good English word. Even better would have been "Gloria." Instead, he took the Latin word "gloria" (feminine gender) and stuck a _masculine_ ending onto it...for a _woman's_ bike!
I guess he was never much of a Latin scholar!
Sheldon "Former Victim Of Xeverian Brothers" Brown
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