Talk:A.E.I.O.U.

Tetragrammaton

"AEIOU may also have represented a transliteration into Latin or German of the Tetragrammaton"

Isn't it actually 'IEOUA' which represents the Tetragrammaton? Knyght27 00:37, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Si come anche IAOUE 151.42.1.1 (talk) 22:40, 5 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Contemporary sour comment

I read in a book by Dr. Otto von Habsburg that when things seemed to be going poorly for Kaiser Friedrich (I think) people interpreted the letters as meaning "Allererst is Oesterreich verloren" "First of all, Austria has lost." J S Ayer 00:00, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A Quibble

These versions refer not to the small Austria of today, but the huge Habsburg empire over which "the sun did not set". this is in the article, well I think that "It is Austria's destiny to rule the whole world" is perfectly applicable to modern Austria and plenty Austrians think it too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.150.120.28 (talk) 14:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Habsburg Austria was never so large to be always under the sun. Habsburg Spain, maybe, but this doesn't really apply to them. Lorpius Prime (talk) 06:48, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Charles V was of the house Habsburg and he was also ruler of Austria between 1519 and 1521. Of course you are right that he might not have thought to rule over Austria (and Spain), but over Spain (and Austria). --Wirthi (talk) 21:50, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another use

John McCain proposed a plan to eliminate taxes on overtime wages called AEIOU (American Economic Incentive for Overtime) Don't know what happened to the 'U' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Channelchannel (talk • contribs) 13:11, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Habsburg myth

Why is there a link to a non existent Wikipedia page and what is the Hapsburg myth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.57.151.178 (talk) 16:04, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

German/Latin

I find it a bit surprising that Frederick III should have chosen a German motto and not privileged Latin. On the Spanish (and German) wikipedia, which I had read first, I saw the following possible explanation: "Austriae est imperare orbi universo". The meaning is almost the same. (Possibly someone knows which languages were spoken by Frederick and at his court?) 85.180.127.150 (talk) 20:08, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's already in the article... AnonMoos (talk) 01:39, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

bogumilism

aeiou, it's meaning is a psalm that was used by bogumils, patarenes and catars, and is simply minimalist addressing to god. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlGO9IRJeqg.89.205.2.29 (talk) 20:33, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted paragraph

I deleted a paragraph that began, "The Habsburgs had a predilection for symbols and slogans." The content had been here for years with no source at all. It dealt with slogans other than AEIOU, without making clear what their connection was to the topic. If the Habsburgs had a "predilection" for such things, I think it was no more than any other armigerous, aristocratic family of the time. Fishal (talk) 04:33, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is wrong, because the Habsburgs had a much more extensive and widespread possession than other European dynasties (at least until the 17th/18th centuries).--2003:CB:2F13:F661:345E:4F36:A20F:7886 (talk) 10:16, 9 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]