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A wonderful new graffito insult found at Vindolanda! A few thoughts on the interpretation of the graffito.🧵

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According to this report the graffito reads SECVNDINVS CACOR. The assumption is that the scribe meant to write CACATOR but made a mistake. So the graffito would mean 'Secundinus, the shitter'.
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I find it hard to believe that the writer would have made such a simple mistake while inscribing the stone. What if CACOR is in fact correct? I think it is the phallus talking in 1st person saying 'I'm getting excreted'. There are parallels for this expression.
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Vindolandan roomalaisesta linnoituksesta on löytynyt uusi #RoomalainenHerjaus! 😍

Suuri fallos ja teksti:
Secundinus cac(cat)or = Secundinus on kakkaaja

Myös sana CACOR muistuttaa fallosta, kun C kirjaimeen on lisätty poikkiviiva.

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Raportin mukaan kirjoittajan oli tarkoitus kirjoittaa CACATOR (kakkaaja), mutta kirjoittikin vahingossa CACOR.

Sana cacator esiintyy Pompejissa tässä herjauksessa:


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Toinen tulkinta voisi olla, että teksti on oikein, ja että fallos puhuu 1. persoonassa: cacor 'minut kakataan'. Fallos siis paljastaa, että Secundinus 'kakkaa falloksen' eli harrastaa anaaliseksiä. Vastaava ajatus löytyy Pompejista tästä graffitosta:

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