some latin quotes for you

[Asmodeus]

Ok, RW and a few others wil lprobaly correct my tenses, but it is the thought that counts, right?

Penis erectus non compos mentis
A stiff prick knows no conscience.

Illigitimi non carborundum
Don't let the bastards wear you down.
(I have this inscribed on my college ring.)

And I have gone brain dead, or brain farted, whichever you prefer. I think I will take these feet out of my mouth and go to bed now.


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Once when I was young and had no sense, I pissed on an electric fence, it shocked my dick, it shocked my balls and made me shit in my overalls.

[squee]

Futuaris non irresus ridebis.
(Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.)

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Non nobis Domine, Domine! ...Sed nomine Tuo da gloriam!

[Deadpool]

Fuck (Fornication under consent of the King)
....okay so it aint latin.....

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Fuck you I wont do what you tell me. -RATM

[Billyman]

Deadpool, you know the story of 'FUCK', the origin i mean? it seems that you do, that is so fucking http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif cool. i have told that story a million times. what was the version you know?

why not post a new topic on this!?

[Faceplant]

thats a good idea. i would love to find out the meaning of the word, the real meaning.... http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

[davers]

All these quotes are wrong http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif

1.
"Penis erectus non compos mentis" has no verb in it. The verb 'to know' is "cognoscere". "Compos" implies also the accusative plural case, whereas "mentis", the agreeing noun, is genitive singular. Also, the famous Latin term "compus mente" means to be in full mental health (literally, "full by thought"), not conscience. A possible word for conscience (since we derive our word from the Latin) is 'conscius', though this can also be used within a relative clause to mean 'in the know' (conscious).

So then, taking into account that the Latin word for "penis" is in fact "penis" (which I doubt muchly), the Latin translation should read something along the lines of...

Penis erectus nullum conscium cognosceret.

2.
This is a quote that, if said in ancient Rome, wouldn't get you very far. This sentence is from a very much bastardised version of the language. The literal meaning "Don't let the bastards bring you down" is so very far from the Latin that it's almost a non-translation.

Literally, the phrase "Don't let the bastards bring you down" is impossible to translate into Latin; as they had no verb for "bring down" in that sense. "Subferre" is the literal translation of the verb, but that means more along the words of 'carry down'.

3.
Puzzling... I don't know of the word "irresus", I'll look it up later to see how lame I am. I'm assuming, from the context of the sentence, it means "joke", but the Latin for joke is "iocus". "Ridebis" literally means "you will laugh", and there is no clause with "si" (if).

For this translation, I shall substitute the verb "fuck" for the verb "verberare", to hit or strike. This is for two reasons: (a) it's the closest possible translation, and (b) I have no idea where to start as far as the verb to fuck means.

Si ioces non intellegent, illos verberate.

Sorry to be so anal... where did you guys get these phrases from anyway? I'd be interested to know.

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don't go here (http://www.davers.org) . It's bent.

[This message has been edited by davers (edited 05-27-2001).]

[gone~away]

i took a year and a half of high school latin

but i only remember scattered words.. shitty http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/frown.gif

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[squee]

Two years of high school Latin...six years ago. It's fallen into disuse.

A million points to anyone who can translate and cite the origin of my sig http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif

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Non nobis Domine, Domine! ...Sed nomine Tuo da gloriam!

[davers]

Challenge, huh http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif

Well, it's obviously medieval Latin, and non-secular. From a religious text, either part of a sacred ritual, or a translation from the bible.

Due to its medieval style, it should be translated into a medieval English style to retain some sort of context.

Literally translated...

"Not (un)to us, Lord, Lord! but (un)to thy name give glory!"

I don't know the exact origin, but hey. I'm saying one of the two things mentioned above. Am I anywhere near?

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don't go here (http://www.davers.org) . It's bent.

[squee]

It's from Henry V. Picture this: the English have just finished slaughtering the French, and they're animals, completely mad with battle-lust. And then one of them starts singing this, which translates about as you said it. The whole army starts singing and it brings them back from the brink...quite a beautiful scene really. (snif)

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Non nobis Domine, Domine! ...Sed nomine Tuo da gloriam!

[rage]

holy shit, I knew we had all sorts of people here..but an english major...wow! http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/wink.gif

heh heh heh...I had to take latin..but it is hard to study when you are trying to hold back bile because your teacher has about 5-10 strings of hair on her chin that reach her chin. Did I mention I had an assigned seat in the front of the class for half of the year?

*rage grimaces..."ugh..."

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" Three - legged Jeans.
Not as dumb as acid wash"

[MAC]

modeusasay is a ucktardfay.

Pickin on you dawg!

But some how I knew you'd work penis into a dead language.
All my latin are belonging to phylogeny

crotalis horridus
agkistrodon contortrix
etc

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Don't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.

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[Asmodeus]

Cogito, ergo, sum.

I think, therefore I am *confused*

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Once when I was young and had no sense, I pissed on an electric fence, it shocked my dick, it shocked my balls and made me shit in my overalls.