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Anquet Started conversation Aug 5, 2001
Hey just a small message to say that at the school (or should i say prison?)that i attend my friends and i have a seemingly unending supply of quotes both witty and surreal. one of the most frequently used (especially in maths) is the answer to any incoherent stupid or just plain hard formula:
"Sodomy non Sapiens." Taken from Mort by Terry Pratchett, literally meaning 'I'm b**g***d if I know'
This always renders the questioner silent thus leaving you free to carry on with the conversation you were just having with your best friend.
does anyone else use things similar to this for getting out of work/school/being captured by aliens? another latin phrase used often is:
"Excremens tauri intellecti vincit." which was taught to us by our english teacher. This may prove useful to you if you find yourself in a conversation where you have no clue what so ever as to what is going on. its english translation is:
'Bull s*** conquers all.'
If anyone has similar latin phrases please post me .
Dark Mistress
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Jimi X Posted Aug 6, 2001
Have you seen the edited entry on 'Handy Latin Phrases'?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A218882
It might be just the thing you're looking for. 
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Vibromatic_Inc Posted Aug 8, 2001
Nolite te bastardes carborunderum. - Don't let the B******s grid You down.
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Kintara the Casual Observer- Dr. Bob is still operating, an easy 42 with (1+8*5-1+3-1=42) Posted Oct 22, 2001
Also Nil illigitimi carborunderum for don't let the B******s grind you down
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Synthetic Jesso (I'm not real) Posted Jul 21, 2003
Also also "nolite sinere spurious homines depromere" for "Don't let 'them' drag you down." I translated it myself, it's literally "Do not let the illegitimate people drag you down."
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OPAL_ideas Posted Jun 5, 2004
How about, Go forth and auto-proliferate – profusely!
(It's been very effective since I came up with it in school, many years ago)
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madmum22 Posted Feb 27, 2006
Here are some for you:
Bibo, ergo sum (I drink, therefore I am) (Unknown source)
Epitaph (also unknown source): Vivi, mortuus sum, non curo (I lived, I'm dead, I don't care)
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