My favorite Latin phrase

[Guest]

Deligo Piscim Cum Oculi Luminosis

I'm thinking of plastering it on one side of my boat. But if I do, then I think I kinda need another phrase to go on the other side. I've considered "Piscoro Ergo Existum". Anyone have any other ideas?

[Guest]

Non carbarundum illegitimati.

[Guest]

Clayton D,

Let's see how close I can get to translating what you mean.

Literal translation: No illigitmate boat.

What we would say in modern American English: There's no such thing as a bad boat.

My closest interpretation to your meaning: ANY BOAT IS A GOOD BOAT.

If this is close, then I really like "Non Piscim Illigitimi" i.e. "Any fish is a good fish".

How'd I do? I'm not a Latin expert, just enough of a novice to be dangerous.

[Guest]

Clayton

After seeing your translation it does make sense. I made the mistake of taking "carbarundum" to be derived from "carabus" which is a boat. However, here is your translation.

Non is a negative term such as "no", In this case it works as the word "don't".

The illigitimi are obviously the illigitmate ones or the B--t-rds.

Okay the complex word "carbarundum":
Careo = deprive
Bar = savage (this is the base word for barbarian)
undum: implies this is an action toward you

So the literal translation would be: Don't let the b----rds savagely deprive you.

As you can see your translation works.

Okay back to what to put on the other side of my boat. How about "PISCATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE"?

[Cyberfish]

"Any fish is a good fish" ?

You mean you have seen the light and now like Esox Lucius?

[Guest]

Your Latin is a great deal better than mine. What I've given is a favorite saying from years past -- to wit: "Don't Let the Bast...s grind you down." Obviously a corruption from the original Latin.

[Guest]

Of course Lucius is where we get the English word "delicious". Esox Lucius must mean "Delicious only when Pickled" !!

[Cyberfish]

G E G, You can send me my jar via UPS eh?

Cyb

[Guest]

carpe Stizostedionvitreum

[fishinphyl]

I don't remember the Latin for it but the sign in the Lonesome Dove movie that said - "We don't rent pigs" Loved the movie!

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Phyl

[Cyberfish]

WS, My guess is that word means "Walleyes are rough fish"

[Guest]

Not sure, I made it up. "Carpe" from carpe dium, and the second is the latin word for a walleye. "Sieze the walleyes" sorry if I am wrong, never took any latin.

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[LMITOUT]

The Latin phrase from Lonesome Dove was:

Uva uvam vivendo varia fit

Which translated means: one grape causes another grape to ripen

[Cyberfish]

WS, no you had it right, I just wanted to "sieze" the opportunity to equate walleyes with rough fish, you know, Carpe looks kinda like Carp. hehe

Cyb

[Bogsucker]

Carpus Delicti!

[This message has been edited by Bogsucker (edited 09-04-2002).]

[Steve Foss]

I guess I'd have to go with "carpe foxum" (seize the babe).

[Guest]

"Any fish is a good fish" just comes to close to disparaging the species which consumes my quest, and that's just soooo against my nature to disparage the beloved walleye. I may have to go with:
SOLA STIZOSTEDIUM

[Guest]

Being a Red Green fan as well as a fisherman, this one holds a lot of appeal.

QUONDO OMNI FALLO PISCATI

[Bogsucker]

Rident stolidi verba Latina

VENI, VIDI, PISCITATED

[Guest]

Bog

"I came, I saw, I fished" ?

I like it !!

TEACH A KID TO FISH ETHICALLY
TEACH A KID TO LIVE BIBLICALLY

www.gemfishing.org

[Roscoe P]

Veni, Vedi, Velcro...

I came, I saw, I stuck around...

The fish were biting!

[Guest]

Carpe Doughnum. Seize the doughnut.

[Guest]

VENI VIDI VEXILAR

[Bogsucker]

Veni Vidi Vexliar Does that mean I told a fish story?

[Guest]

I came, I saw with the vexilar but I didn't conquer anything.