aussiefan Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 THE great mystery before the Sydney Test surrounds not the make-up of the Australian side but the meaning of the letters etched on the inside of Michael Clarke's left forearm. When the 26-year-old raised his bat to mark his half-century against India during the Boxing Day Test, he revealed a freshly inked addition to the "Carpe Diem" tattoo he has sported since last year. in an online section of the sydney morning herald, people were asked what they thought it said, replies such as "bread, milk, cheese and the paper" obviously a shopping list and "i am soooo overrated it's not funny" and "in aussie team, now have meal ticket for next 10 years" were entries by readers...or guesses that it was written in elvish from lord of the rings :haha::hysterical: One linguistic expert contacted by the Herald was unable to decipher the meaning, other than to say it was not written in classical Arabic. The new tattoo has appeared since November's Test series against Sri Lanka, after which Clarke was named captain of the national Twenty20 team and officially anointed for future Test captaincy. Clarke also has his Test number, 389, written in Roman numerals across his lower back. "I like tattoos," he said after he got his previous ink done. "My theory is that if I'm going to get one, it has to be meaningful. There will be more to come." god help the aussie team if this moron does become a future test captain.....he is overrated and talks about himself in the third person..... can anyone decipher what it says? Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 he is a funny dude..wonder why the arabic stuff on his hand.. Dhol ki kaa Link to comment
Donny Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 "this moron" ? What's your problem with Michael Clarke ? Overrated ? Started his Test career with 151 against India in India. Hit 141 on his debut in Oz. In 10 Tests since his recall, has averaged 74.9 Is a brilliant fielder. Was does he need to do to be 'rated' ? Link to comment
living Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 The second word has the same root as the word - soldier in arabic ... So should be pretty close in meaning. The first word, I have no idea ... Link to comment
guju24 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 i wonder same thing...something in arebic....wierd... Link to comment
Rebb Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 It's amazing how much publicity this is getting. A few news sources have suggested that it could be some sort of love message to Lara Bingle, but I wouldn't think it would be something so vapid. Linguists have said it's not Arabic. I have NFI what it means but I love some of the suggestions given by the Herald readers. Gold. Link to comment
Donny Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 No mystery. It translates to: "The pain of discipline is less than the pain of regret." Carpe Diem: "Seize the day" Link to comment
Guest Hiten. Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Beckham too has a tatoo on his forearm doesn't he ? I think its in Hindi though Link to comment
bigdhoni7 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 who the hell cares really? jesus... :haha: Link to comment
Parth Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Beckham too has a tatoo on his forearm doesn't he ? I think its in Hindi though Yeah it is in Hindi, i think its written Vicoria or his children's names. Something like that. Link to comment
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