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June 26, 2008
New Latin Mottos for Obama
Let's be honest. The REAL reason Barry ditched his fake presidential seal was that his Latin slogan "Vero Possumus" was interpreted by most people to mean something like "I [heart] possums". Which is all well & good for capturing the Granny Clampett vote, but lacks overall appeal for the general election. But personally, I say he should keep the faux seal and just change up the motto - my suggestions for which I offer below. NOTE TO LATIN SCHOLARS:I know many of these are either ungrammatical or even just flat wrong. I had to resort to a crappy online Latin translator as a baseline for these, and I tweaked some of the results to make them sound better. So if you'll forgo the flames in the comments, I'll make it up to you by writing "Romani Ite Domum" 100 times. Hail Caeser!
* Sub Currus Vobis - Under The Bus With You * Genus Tabellae Victoria - Race Card Triumphant * Purus Articulatus Arrogantis Potius- Clean, articulate, arrogant, elitist. * Iste Infantia Patris - Your Baby Daddy * Non Terebratus Via Forus Hoc - Can't drill your way out of this * E LVII Unum - Out of 57, one. * Quies Albi - Don't criticize me, Whitey! * Praeterquam Senex - At least I'm not old. * Vostrum Novus Birotae - Barack Obama is your new bicycle. * Semper Volo Ad Pactus - Always willing to negotiate. * Cruor Tyrannis Dolor Mortis Atrocitas Miseria - Beloved man of the people. Feel free to pile on in the comments. 42 Responses To "New Latin Mottos for Obama"
'Specially like that there last 'un. #1 - Posted by: Possum Trader on June 26, 2008 11:18 AMQuisnam est John Galt? #2 - Posted by: MarkoMancuso on June 26, 2008 11:27 AMHe needs to regain his base's trust so the obvious one is: Frutex haud ictus populus quondam = Bush lied, people died (so I don't get flamed, that is technically Bush no truth people deceased, cause the crappy latin translator for bush lied people died (Frutex lied populus died) looked stupid in Latin #3 - Posted by: Brian The Adequate on June 26, 2008 11:33 AMPerfututatus Est (We're completely f'd). On second thought, flame away. When closing the window I had the translator open in I discovered I had typed in "Bush no thruth people deceased" I don't know what the thruth is, but when one uses truth the crappy latin translation should have been: frutex haud verum populus quondam #6 - Posted by: Brian The (in)Adequate on June 26, 2008 11:39 AMMerdem Meam Non Putet! (My Shit Doesn’t Stink!) You'd think he'd want his motto in Arabic. #8 - Posted by: blarg on June 26, 2008 12:32 PMinbecillus #9 - Posted by: fgmorley on June 26, 2008 12:38 PMI know this isn't Latin, but it works so well I thought I'd throw it in here: Mene Mene Tekel Parsin #10 - Posted by: Abigail on June 26, 2008 01:16 PMI'm just glad the latin for "we can" is "possumus" and not "coonus" #11 - Posted by: Sam on June 26, 2008 01:22 PMSemper ubi Sub ubi. #12 - Posted by: RedStateBlueMind on June 26, 2008 01:24 PMvir ex rectus secui duos - Man from Plains Part 2 #13 - Posted by: Brian The Adequate on June 26, 2008 01:25 PMwith that "possumus" in the title, I can't help but think of the Possum Lodge motto "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (when all else fails, play dead) from the Red Green Show. Oddly, that seems pretty appropriate. #14 - Posted by: D-Rock on June 26, 2008 01:30 PMI'm no Latin genius, but I'm pretty sure that's not the correct translation for the last one... #15 - Posted by: MJ on June 26, 2008 01:36 PMRedMindBlueState That's what happens when I type too fast... #16 - Posted by: RedMindBlueState on June 26, 2008 02:17 PMYou missed the obvious one Veni, Vedi, ViTalked #17 - Posted by: Michael Rutman on June 26, 2008 02:52 PMVeni vidi Flipfloppi #18 - Posted by: rojoloco on June 26, 2008 02:58 PMmetuere, valdius metuere! be afraid, be very afraid (after all he said we'd say it!) #20 - Posted by: PammyV on June 26, 2008 04:24 PMZero Possumus #21 - Posted by: Kaos Klerik on June 26, 2008 04:42 PMLucidus et Rutilus - sed Capillus absens incumbo Boules. Bright and red - but hair missing on balls. #23 - Posted by: ILoveMyFreedoms on June 26, 2008 05:26 PMSix Centum Sexaginta Six #24 - Posted by: 5 of 7 on June 26, 2008 10:29 PM(5 stars just for the Life of Brian reference) Maximus Exretimus Cranimus #26 - Posted by: Cincinnati_Bob on June 26, 2008 10:31 PMSix Centum Sexaginta Six DCLXVI there, that's better. #27 - Posted by: 5 of 7 on June 26, 2008 10:31 PMMaximus Lipimus Glutimus #28 - Posted by: Cincinnati_Bob on June 26, 2008 10:33 PMMaximus Libras Cranimus - total airhead. I think the 1st two are self explanatorimus #29 - Posted by: Cincinnati_Bob on June 26, 2008 10:37 PMWe donnu need no stinkin a badges. Wait, that's Spanish Italian. Nevermind #30 - Posted by: Cincinnati_Bob on June 26, 2008 10:38 PMDude... POTUS Potius !!! #31 - Posted by: jb on June 27, 2008 07:54 AME PLURIBUS URIN #33 - Posted by: jad on June 27, 2008 03:57 PMGehenna vergent? - Hellbender?... How many know that "vero" is pronounced "weero"? At least that's what Mrs. MacInanny taught us in first year Latin. #35 - Posted by: Roy Lofquist on June 28, 2008 07:31 AMnon cogito (I don't think) This one seemed obvious, considering all the non-thinking going on by him. #36 - Posted by: UNIX Admin on June 28, 2008 10:29 AM"Bush no truth people deceased" Actually that sounds about right given the English skills of the people who usually use it. And I love the bicycle site. He baked me a pie! That was nice of him. What a nice man. #37 - Posted by: bgrx on June 28, 2008 07:12 PMQua istuc cuncta albus amatoris multae? Let me give you a hint: It's a famous line from Blazing Saddles... Of course it may be totally skewed, but I just can't justify wasting any more time cross-checking on that translator. #39 - Posted by: AlanABQ on June 29, 2008 01:27 AMIs it "you use your tongue prettier'n a 20 dollar whore"? #40 - Posted by: Harvey on June 29, 2008 12:41 PMIn silva , validus silva (In the jungle, the mighty jungle, Res publica Suffragium caveo Republican voter beware Ayyyyup. #42 - Posted by: AlanABQ on June 30, 2008 04:52 AMPost a comment
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