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Zeke 06-14-2007 10:51 AM

That one's "de mortuis nil nisi bonum [dicendum est]." I learned it from Naomi Chana, a favourite Angel commentator of mine, who paraphrased it as "you don't talk smack about dead people."

Nate the Great 06-14-2007 11:13 AM

Well, okay, Z...

Sumus Quod Sumus ("we are what we are," the motto of Lake Wobegon) is sort of my default reply whenever Latin comes up, even tangentially.

Chancellor Valium 06-14-2007 03:01 PM

It was a greek saying originally,first spakethed by Chilon of Sparta.

Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.

mudshark 06-14-2007 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sa'ar Chasm (Post 73950)
CV = curriculum vitae = resume (sorta) = story of your life

Okay. As would seem to be usual, I was trying to make something even more complicated and linguistic-y out of it.

Nate the Great 06-14-2007 06:41 PM

El stampinium thingamanus.

PointyHairedJedi 06-18-2007 09:14 AM

To get back to the original question...

Potato.

mudshark 06-19-2007 12:15 AM

A fish?

Sa'ar Chasm 06-19-2007 03:50 AM

Three fish.

mudshark 06-19-2007 04:49 AM

Ha! Full house, aces over!

Nate the Great 06-19-2007 10:52 AM

Sorry, but my Royal Fizzbin trumps all!

Chancellor Valium 06-19-2007 12:25 PM

Not so fast.

Octavo.

Read 'em and weep ;)

Sa'ar Chasm 06-19-2007 05:10 PM

*reads it and explodes*

Chancellor Valium 06-19-2007 09:14 PM

Allameraine!

Nate the Great 06-19-2007 10:56 PM

Hmm, what word is so powerful, so shocking that it trumps "allamaraine?"

NI!

Chancellor Valium 06-20-2007 01:12 PM

Curses.

I shall have to say to you:

jujuflop.

Nate the Great 06-20-2007 04:50 PM

Sorry, but I think Ni trumps all. Jujuflop is down there with shazbot.

Chancellor Valium 06-20-2007 10:29 PM

You force my hand.

Belgium, or if that won't do it...

...Nephelokokkygian!

Nate the Great 06-21-2007 11:20 AM

Ooooh, Ni versus Belgium, there's a poll waiting to be made by someone else.

PointyHairedJedi 06-22-2007 04:37 PM

Aaaand that brings me neatly round to...

Mornington Crescent.

mudshark 06-23-2007 06:33 AM

Win awards!


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