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atomant is offline atomant
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Aussie, no longer lost in Africa
Jul 2002
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*** catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.
Translation: When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults.


Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
Translation: I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.


Any more would be useful?
Guynemer is offline Guynemer
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Mar 1999
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Sic non joculem, potent fornicate.

Translation: **** 'em if they can't take a joke. (American proverb)
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The Cult Wins
Sep 2001
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Why the hell does the phrase "The end of all things is upon us" keep popping up on my television screen. In latin.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Mrs. Tuberski is offline Mrs. Tuberski
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Jan 2005
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No guy its Joke em if you cant take a ****.

Admiral is offline Admiral
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of the peace and coexistance movement
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Sic semper tyrranus.
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[ http://www.zippynet.com/pages/latin.htm ]

specifically:
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.
Oerdin is offline Oerdin
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of Internet Music.
Sep 2001
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Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.
If Caesar were alive, you'd be chained to an oar.
Saras is offline Saras
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Vilnius, Lithuania
Apr 1999
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Fortuna non penis, in manus non recipi.

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Boulder, Colorado, United Snakes of America
Jan 2000
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Magma Come Loudly
Max Webster is offline Max Webster
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Vescere bracis meis
Vince278 is offline Vince278
King

Dec 2002
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Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Pax vobiscum!
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Lundenwic
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'Confutatis maledictis
Flammis acribus addictis,
Voca me *** benedictis.'


Rough translation:

'When the Conservatives lose again at the next election, we'll all have a good laugh.'
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Vilnius, Lithuania
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These lines bring back the memories of performing Mozart's requiem in Meteora, Greece, in a shooting of a film to commemorate W.A.Mozart's 200th death (don't ask) anniversary.

What's your personal beef with tories anyway?
Saras is offline Saras
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Vilnius, Lithuania
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"voca me cum benedictis" got censored a LINE FROM REQUIEM

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New Syracuse, Beta Prime
Dec 2001
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Delictus flagrantus *** ipse


Which, IIRC, translates essentially as "go screw yourself"....
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"Es scortum obscenus vilis"
You are a vile, perverted whore

"Te odeo, interfice te cochleare"
I hate you. Kill yourself with a spoon.

"O tempora! O mores!"
Oh, the times! Oh, the customs!

"Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem"
In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags.

"Hocine bibo aut in eum digitos insero?"
Do I drink this or stick my fingers in it?

"Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem!"
Stand aside plebeians! I am on imperial business

"Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant"
May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy

"Filius tu canis et cameli"
You are the son of a dog and a camel

"Scio erit in lecto fortissimus"
I am Hercules in the sack.
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Tornio
Oct 2002
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
Who watches the watchmen?

"Flatus Gloria"
Glorious wind. (Maybe...)
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Emperor
FUKCOV - Former United Kingdom Colony of Virginia
Dec 2000
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in vino, veritas.
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quote:
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in vino, veritas.


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San Antonio TX USA
Oct 2000
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Of the much quoted above phrases by Henry Beard, my favorite is:
Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.

In the good old days, children like you were left to perish on windswept crags.
Flandrien is offline Flandrien
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Belgium
May 2000
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Veni vidi vici

translation = pwned !
Az is offline Az
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MACEDONIA - It's the name of the sovereign country to the north of Greece
Apr 2000
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QED, b*tch!
Dry is offline Dry
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Brussels
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nunc est bibendum
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Biology Nerd at Minnesota State University Moorhead
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Pax Americana

Vince278 is offline Vince278
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quote:
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Veni vidi vici

translation = pwned !


How about Vidi, Vici, Veni?

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
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ad hominem

Saras is offline Saras
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Vilnius, Lithuania
Apr 1999
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homo homini lupus est

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Quid custodiet ipsos custodes?

Who shall watch the watchers?
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Imbibo ergo sum.


I drink therefor I am.
 
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