Latin (humor/Wisdom)

[Tin Falcon]

Someone asked me about the Latin found on some signatures.
Here is a list of some well known and some not so well known Latin phrases


Ad maiorem dei gloriam (AMDG) - For the greater glory of God

Beati pauperes spiritu - Blessed are the poor in spirit

Bis vivit qui bene vivit - He lives twice who lives well

Bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis - Good wine gladdens a person's heart

Bovina Sancta! - Holy cow!

Braccae tuae aperiuntur - Your fly is open

Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei - The heavens declare the glory of God

Canis meus id comedit - My dog ate it

Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui - Beware what you say, when, and to whom

Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk)

Caveat venditor - Let the seller beware

Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules - If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults

Clara pacta, boni amici - Clear agreements, good friends

Credidi me felem vidisse! - I tought I taw a puddy tat!


Da mihi sis bubulae frustrum assae, solana tuberosa in modo gallico fricta, ac quassum lactatum coagulatum crassum - Give me a hamburger, french fries, and a thick shake

Deus vobiscum - God be with you

Di! Ecce hora! Uxor mea me necabit! - God, look at the time! My wife will kill me!

Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am

E pluribus unum - From many, one (motto of the USA)

Ense et aratro - With sword and plow. (citizen-soldier, one who serves in war and peace)

Escariorium lavator - Dishwashing machine

Phrases from
http://www.yuni.com/library/latin.html
tin

 

[Sprocket]

Illegitimi non carborundum

Quid me anxious sum?

That's all the Latin I know. "Don't let the bastards wear you down",
and "What, Me worry? (Alfred E. Neuman)

What's the one about Paramus, Tin? I have to assume it's because you're from NJ.

 

[Tin Falcon]

Sprocket : Paramus -preparing
Ad vitam paramus - We are preparing for life
Ad vitam - For life
nothing to do with the city name it is miles away.
Tin

 

[Davyboy]

Cuando omni flunkus, moritati (spelling?) = When all (else) fails, play dead. by Red Green, Possum Lodge