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SPECTEMUR AGENDO?

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by thisismyengland, Jan 9, 2015.

  1. thisismyengland

    thisismyengland Active Member

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    Saw this on a Bakerloo Line train today. What's it all about then? Anyone know?

    please log in to view this image
     
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    Totallyqpr Well-Known Member

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    Latin for "specifically acting".

    (not that I speak Latin, but know how to Google translate<doh>)
     
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  3. thisismyengland

    thisismyengland Active Member

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    The less literal but more accurate translation seems to be Let us be judged by our acts. Wikipedia says this is the motto of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (and previously by the old Borough of Hammersmith) and of course that old QPR badge is simply the Hammersmith crest. But what's the J.V.C. bit about? Am I missing something?
     
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    Better than my rubbish reply!
     
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    Japan Victory Company coming to our rescue?
    Intriguing.
     
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  6. thisismyengland

    thisismyengland Active Member

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    Yes. I was wondering if anyone on here might know who made this sticker...
     
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  7. qprbeth

    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12
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    That is my schoolbadge and motto.... Kingsbury County Grammar School....was it on Bakerloo nearly Kingsbury .....
     
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    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12
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    Okay... May be not .... The badge was different...on not the hammHammersmith badge.. but feel it is related...
    Will do more research..
     
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  9. thisismyengland

    thisismyengland Active Member

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    When I saw it, the train was between Maida Vale and Kilburn Park....
     
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  10. KooPeeArr

    KooPeeArr Well-Known Member

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    I think it's an ancient Roman prophesy of a Black Lace comeback.
     
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    Are we soon to be sponsored by a HiFi company?
     
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    I assumed it was a transfer rumour. Agendo, probably a striker that doesn't score much or an aging centre half!
     
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    Just showed this to my wife, Beth. She went to Kingsbury County too and recognised the motto.
     
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  14. Totallyqpr

    Totallyqpr Well-Known Member

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    In other words: We haven't got a Scoobe!
     
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  15. KooPeeArr

    KooPeeArr Well-Known Member

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    I'm 99.3% sure that Spectemur Agendo is what Harry Potter said when he turned Ron into a weasel.

    Sadly, he had to turn Hermione into breadsticks just to feed the poor creature (using the Spectacular Grissini incantation) but at least he had Bobby the house Zamora for company.
     
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    awjm Well-Known Member

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    Very strange!
    The basic design of the crest was taken from the Hammersmith crest. Various schools and groups from around that part of london had/have similar crests to represent them. They often have a river going across the shield, though. Maybe the green part does somehow represent the river.
    But this occurrence is very strange. I've got a feeling you might get an answer on one of the other QPR forums where more old boys or studious QPR fans reside.
     
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  17. queenslandrangers

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    Have you put it through google images see what that pops up.
     
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