Incitatus

[Waterwolf]

We used to get questions on here along the lines of 'Why does Andy Hughes know so much about music?' In this spirit, I'd like to ask Incitatus: how come you know so much about such a wide range of topics?

[incitatus]

Because I'm a smartarse. Seriously, it's the result of a good memory, insomnia and no life.

[allen ives]

No, waterwolf, I think he got it right first time. He's a smartarse.

[incitatus]

You mean I have a life and just haven't noticed? Cool.

[vittoria]

What I am curious about is: why does he call himself Incitatus, which I think is Latin for "spurred on"?

[incitatus]

This is answered elsewhere here...but to recap it's the name of Caligula's pet horse, which he made a senator, and which was technically a consul (or so Tacitus claims)