Contemporary Latin Phrases
Discussion
"Domino vobiscum."
The pizza guy is here.
"Auda similarum ad seattles."
They all sound just like Pearl Jam.
"Sharpei diem."
Seize the wrinkled dog.
"Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus."
Remove foil before microwaving.
"Il guyus nissanem iste ickye."
That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.
"Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi ad infinitum."
Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.
"Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum."
A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.
"Motorolus interruptus."
Hold on, I'm going into a tunnel.
"Veni, vidi, Pesci."
I came, I saw, I moidered da bum.
"Revelare Pecunia!"
Show Me The Money!
"Ignoramus microsoftis multa pecunia dat."
Yeah, where DO I want to go today?
"Sic semper tyrannus."
Your dinosaur is ill.
"No Quid Pro Quo."
I'm Sorry, We're All Out of Quid.
"Cavaeat humanus sic tofu burritus e toga."
Beware of the man with a tofu burrito in his toga.
"Nunc Tutus Exitus Computarus."
It's Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer.
"Veni, Vidi, Velcro"
I came; I saw; I stuck around.
The pizza guy is here.
"Auda similarum ad seattles."
They all sound just like Pearl Jam.
"Sharpei diem."
Seize the wrinkled dog.
"Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus."
Remove foil before microwaving.
"Il guyus nissanem iste ickye."
That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.
"Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi ad infinitum."
Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.
"Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum."
A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.
"Motorolus interruptus."
Hold on, I'm going into a tunnel.
"Veni, vidi, Pesci."
I came, I saw, I moidered da bum.
"Revelare Pecunia!"
Show Me The Money!
"Ignoramus microsoftis multa pecunia dat."
Yeah, where DO I want to go today?
"Sic semper tyrannus."
Your dinosaur is ill.
"No Quid Pro Quo."
I'm Sorry, We're All Out of Quid.
"Cavaeat humanus sic tofu burritus e toga."
Beware of the man with a tofu burrito in his toga.
"Nunc Tutus Exitus Computarus."
It's Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer.
"Veni, Vidi, Velcro"
I came; I saw; I stuck around.
Life of Brian moment:
CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?
BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'.
CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on!
BRIAN: Aah!
CENTURION: Come on!
BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'?
CENTURION: Goes like...?
BRIAN: 'Annus'?
CENTURION: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...?
BRIAN: Eh. 'Anni'?
CENTURION: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'?
BRIAN: 'Go'. Let--
CENTURION: Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
BRIAN: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'.
CENTURION: So 'eunt' is...?
BRIAN: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'.
CENTURION: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...?
BRIAN: The... imperative!
CENTURION: Which is...?
BRIAN: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'!
CENTURION: How many Romans?
BRIAN: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'.
CENTURION: 'Ite'.
BRIAN: Ah. Eh.
CENTURION: 'Domus'?
BRIAN: Eh.
CENTURION: Nominative?
BRIAN: Oh.
CENTURION: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy?
BRIAN: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
CENTURION: Except that 'domus' takes the...?
BRIAN: The locative, sir!
CENTURION: Which is...?!
BRIAN: 'Domum'.
CENTURION: 'Domum'.
BRIAN: Aaah! Ah.
CENTURION: 'Um'. Understand?
BRIAN: Yes, sir.
CENTURION: Now, write it out a hundred times.
BRIAN: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
CENTURION: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
BRIAN: Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir!
CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?
BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'.
CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on!
BRIAN: Aah!
CENTURION: Come on!
BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'?
CENTURION: Goes like...?
BRIAN: 'Annus'?
CENTURION: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...?
BRIAN: Eh. 'Anni'?
CENTURION: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'?
BRIAN: 'Go'. Let--
CENTURION: Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
BRIAN: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'.
CENTURION: So 'eunt' is...?
BRIAN: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'.
CENTURION: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...?
BRIAN: The... imperative!
CENTURION: Which is...?
BRIAN: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'!
CENTURION: How many Romans?
BRIAN: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'.
CENTURION: 'Ite'.
BRIAN: Ah. Eh.
CENTURION: 'Domus'?
BRIAN: Eh.
CENTURION: Nominative?
BRIAN: Oh.
CENTURION: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy?
BRIAN: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
CENTURION: Except that 'domus' takes the...?
BRIAN: The locative, sir!
CENTURION: Which is...?!
BRIAN: 'Domum'.
CENTURION: 'Domum'.
BRIAN: Aaah! Ah.
CENTURION: 'Um'. Understand?
BRIAN: Yes, sir.
CENTURION: Now, write it out a hundred times.
BRIAN: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
CENTURION: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
BRIAN: Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir!
"Quad erat demonstrandum"
That's how Ozzie fell off his bike
"Ipso Fatso"
There's that guy in the Fiat Panda again
"Per Se"
Oh you know him?
"Non Sequitur"
Yes he used to be a gardener but he gave it up
"Nota Bene"
Too poorly paid
"Per Ardua ad Astra"
Never mind, if he works hard enough he might be able to upgrade the Panda soon.
That's how Ozzie fell off his bike
"Ipso Fatso"
There's that guy in the Fiat Panda again
"Per Se"
Oh you know him?
"Non Sequitur"
Yes he used to be a gardener but he gave it up
"Nota Bene"
Too poorly paid
"Per Ardua ad Astra"
Never mind, if he works hard enough he might be able to upgrade the Panda soon.
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