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WELCOME TO LATIN FOR LAUGHS
When it comes to Latin, most Americans think of "Toga Parties", while those boring but better-educated Anglo-Saxons living across the pond get straight to the point: "Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? - Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?"
WARNING: This little lens is recommended for giggle-oriented gladiators, lighthearted Latin-lovers, and the odd ribald Roman Empire enthusiast or two.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR LEAP YEAR!
Since 2008 is a Leap Year ... it's high time that everyone learned the proper way to greet friends, Romans, countrymen plus other sundry folks they might bump into along the highways and biways of life, not to mention roads less travelled, and places that are off-the-beaten track.
Annus miribilis, Annus Bisextus!
Year of Wonders, Leap Year!
Annus miribilis, Annus Bisextus!
Year of Wonders, Leap Year!
LAUGHABLE LATIN INSCRIPTIONS & TRANSLATIONS
HANDY LATIN PHRASES FOR THE OFFICE
In a world of chaos, calamity, and crisis, there's always room for a few pithy Latin phrases to keep morale up in the corporate zoo and impress your work mates.
"There goes my bleeper!"
- Tintinnuntius meus sonat!
"Seen one, seen'em all."
- Uno viso, omnia visa sunt.
"Seize the tape!"
- Carpe Ductum!
"What? Me worry?"
- Quid? Me anxius sum?
"I came. I saw. I broke wind."
- Veni. Vedi. Flatui.
"What goes around, comes around."
- Id quot circumiret, circumveniat.
"I've got to see a man about a dog."
- Cum homine de cane debeo congredi.
"Accountants don't know how to dress fashionably."
- De gustibus non est disputandum.
"When all else fails, play dead."
- Quando omni flunkus moritati.
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Pithy persona non grata remarks:
"Just do it!"
Modo fac!
"Bah! Humbug!"
Phy! Fabulae!
"Go ahead. Make my day!"
- Age. Fac ut gaudeam!
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere!
"I can't hear you, I have a banana in my ear."
- Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
"May barbarians invade your personal space!"
- Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant.
"Shut up and go away!"
- Tace atque abi.
Oh and by the way, "Have a nice day!" - Die dulce fruimini!
"There goes my bleeper!"
- Tintinnuntius meus sonat!
"Seen one, seen'em all."
- Uno viso, omnia visa sunt.
"Seize the tape!"
- Carpe Ductum!
"What? Me worry?"
- Quid? Me anxius sum?
"I came. I saw. I broke wind."
- Veni. Vedi. Flatui.
"What goes around, comes around."
- Id quot circumiret, circumveniat.
"I've got to see a man about a dog."
- Cum homine de cane debeo congredi.
"Accountants don't know how to dress fashionably."
- De gustibus non est disputandum.
"When all else fails, play dead."
- Quando omni flunkus moritati.
* * *
Pithy persona non grata remarks:
"Just do it!"
Modo fac!
"Bah! Humbug!"
Phy! Fabulae!
"Go ahead. Make my day!"
- Age. Fac ut gaudeam!
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere!
"I can't hear you, I have a banana in my ear."
- Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
"May barbarians invade your personal space!"
- Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant.
"Shut up and go away!"
- Tace atque abi.
Oh and by the way, "Have a nice day!" - Die dulce fruimini!
HANDY LATIN PHRASES FOR PARENTS
Let's face it, raising the younger generation can be a bit of a handful. So here's an educational if not entertaining Latin learning opportunity:
"Really Rad, dude!"
- Radicitus, comes!
"What's happening?"
- Quid fit?
"What weird little munchkins!
- Quales illic homunculi!
"No way!"
- Nullo modo!
"Read my lips."
- Labra lege.
"Fat chance!"
- Fors fortis!
"In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on widswept crags!"
- Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.
"If Caeser were alive, you'd be chained to an oar."
- Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.
"Really Rad, dude!"
- Radicitus, comes!
"What's happening?"
- Quid fit?
"What weird little munchkins!
- Quales illic homunculi!
"No way!"
- Nullo modo!
"Read my lips."
- Labra lege.
"Fat chance!"
- Fors fortis!
"In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on widswept crags!"
- Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.
"If Caeser were alive, you'd be chained to an oar."
- Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.
HANDY LATIN PHRASES FOR PITCHING WOO
Forget about wooing your significant other with a calorie-laden box of chocolates, a pot of petunias to which she is allergic, or a gilt-edged greeting card with a bunch of mundane mumbojumbo.
Just blow a few of these "sweet nothings" in her ear, and watch the fireworks:
"Honey, I'm home."
Mellita, domi adsum.
"Silly moo!
- Inepta!
"Utter ninny!"
- Stultissime!
"Rampant she-devil!"
- Saeva scaeva!
"Those teeth of yours could chew up a flint-stone."
- Dentes vel silicem comesse possunt.
"You know, the Romans invented the art of love."
- Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt.
"Let's engage in some perfidious pillow-talk."
- Voces fallacis amicae.
"It's a sure thing that Woman is the daughter of Delay incarnate."
- Mulier profecto natast ex ipsa mora.
Just blow a few of these "sweet nothings" in her ear, and watch the fireworks:
"Honey, I'm home."
Mellita, domi adsum.
"Silly moo!
- Inepta!
"Utter ninny!"
- Stultissime!
"Rampant she-devil!"
- Saeva scaeva!
"Those teeth of yours could chew up a flint-stone."
- Dentes vel silicem comesse possunt.
"You know, the Romans invented the art of love."
- Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt.
"Let's engage in some perfidious pillow-talk."
- Voces fallacis amicae.
"It's a sure thing that Woman is the daughter of Delay incarnate."
- Mulier profecto natast ex ipsa mora.
CLASSICAL CLANGERS
CHRISTMAS CLANGER - HOW ABOUT A LATIN LAUGH LINE?
The Santa Silly Season has arrived at last.
So here's a lovely little bit of Latin to shout out as you're running around Hell's Half Acre trying to pick up your last minute gifts this year:
Quod ad tempus reservas ista lumina pulchella praemonitoria - ad Saturnalia? - What are you saving those pretty little turn signals for - Christmas?
Beati mites, quoniam istis in ordine stantibus anteponere nosmet ipsos possumus. - Blessed are the meek, because we can cut in front of them in lineups.
Licet mihi venerari pro deo quemlibet, etiam SpongoRoberto QuadratoBracatum et Santa! - I get to worship whomever I want, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Santa!
Natale hilare et Annum Faustum, Bozo! - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Bozo!
So here's a lovely little bit of Latin to shout out as you're running around Hell's Half Acre trying to pick up your last minute gifts this year:
Quod ad tempus reservas ista lumina pulchella praemonitoria - ad Saturnalia? - What are you saving those pretty little turn signals for - Christmas?
Beati mites, quoniam istis in ordine stantibus anteponere nosmet ipsos possumus. - Blessed are the meek, because we can cut in front of them in lineups.
Licet mihi venerari pro deo quemlibet, etiam SpongoRoberto QuadratoBracatum et Santa! - I get to worship whomever I want, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Santa!
Natale hilare et Annum Faustum, Bozo! - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Bozo!
LINKS FOR LATIN-LOVERS
- PITHY PAPAL PRONOUNCEMENTS
- Or, "Believe me father, the Latin for hot pants is 'brevissimae bracae'.
- LATIN LAUGH LINES
- These little gems may leave you rolling in the aisle.
- HELPFUL LATIN PHRASES
- When you're in a pinch, it's helpful to learn a little Latin.
- LATIN MADE EASY
- How to impress your friends with easy-to-use Latin quotes and quips.
- GOOD LORD NOT MORE LATIN!
- A very long list of luscious Latin phrases for those with short attention spans.
- LATIN NAME GENERATOR
- Ever wondered what your name would have been if you'd lived during the Great Roman Empire?
- LATIN PHRASES (A-E)
- A little cheat sheet for those who don't have a little Latin dictionary (for words A to E).
- LATIN PHRASES (F-O)
- For those who who are bored with English ...what do you mean there's no Latin word for 'fuddy duddy'?
- LATIN PHRASES (P-Z)
- For those who need something more stimulating than conversing in Pig Latin.
- LATIN FOR LOLLYGAGGERS
- Lovely if not sometimes ludicrous latin mottos and musings (for those who like reading tomes alone).
- LAUGHABLE LATIN
- Who knew that "Iam est satis superque linguae Latinae-Fatuinae edamus" means "Enough already with the latin-schmatin, let's eat!"
- LITTLE PHRASES FOR LATIN-LOVERS
- If you don't own a sombrero, can't stomach salsa, and don't do the samaba...take heart...just learn a little Latin and be happy!
ANCIENT ART WITH LATIN LAUGH LINES
CURIOUS CHARACTER WITH A LATIN NAME
Meet Geococcyx californianus, better known in English as "Road Runner", a cartoon character who is always engaged in an eternal battle of skill and speed with the rather luckless, pathetic, and plan-challenged "Wile E. Coyote".
"Roadrunners" are members of the Cuckoo Bird family who hang out primarily in California (along with all the movie stars), not to mention other warm destinations in Mexico and Central America.
"Roadrunners" are members of the Cuckoo Bird family who hang out primarily in California (along with all the movie stars), not to mention other warm destinations in Mexico and Central America.
WIT AND WISDOM ON WALLS & WINDOWS
Latin looks better when it's translated into something funnybones can understand.
BATTY BOOKMARKS FOR THOSE WHO HATE ABLATIVE ABSOLUTES.
GIGGLING GUESTS ARE INVITED TO LEAVE THEIR RIPSNORTING REMARKS
Whether you're a classical comedian, a Latin-Lover, or a Pig-Latin afficionado, feel free to leave an inviting inscription behind, (unless of course you enjoy the "status quo" - Latin for the mirky and mucky money market mess we're in!)
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LeslieBrenner
Hilarious, thanks for the 5-stary laugh. Posted February 24, 2008 |
