micktoon 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Firstly everyone who thinks tatoos are for twats or could find great hilarity in me spelling this fucker wrong, please fuck off . Now heres the thing, for the anniversary of my 40th year on the planet i have decided to get my first non Toon based tattoo for years. What I am going to get is a phrase I've used, given to me by a long lost girlfriends dad, "don't let the bastards grind you down". Now I've always thought, as he told me, the latin for this was "Illegitimi Non Carborundum". However i've since learnt that the actual latin is"Noli nothis permittere te terere" Now where latin is concerned i'm screwed. So my question to all you intellectual types out there is which of the two phrases would be the correct and most importantly the most clever one to use. Help, help I've only got a week to work it out and to make the appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carborundum I suppose you just have to take a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Firstly everyone who thinks tatoos are for twats or could find great hilarity in me spelling this fucker wrong, please fuck off . Now heres the thing, for the anniversary of my 40th year on the planet i have decided to get my first non Toon based tattoo for years. What I am going to get is a phrase I've used, given to me by a long lost girlfriends dad, "don't let the bastards grind you down". Now I've always thought, as he told me, the latin for this was "Illegitimi Non Carborundum". However i've since learnt that the actual latin is"Noli nothis permittere te terere" Now where latin is concerned i'm screwed. So my question to all you intellectual types out there is which of the two phrases would be the correct and most importantly the most clever one to use. Help, help I've only got a week to work it out and to make the appointment. I'd take a bit more time than a week about this. Latin is a funny language and you'll often get two experts (and by that I mean both "experts" and genuine experts) giving two very different things for the same meaning. Last thing you want with a tattoo is to do a Beckham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I did Latin a loooong time ago but would be no use to you whatsoever unless you wanted phrases such as 'Caecilius est in hortus' or 'canis est in via' somewhere about your person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Be easier to get FS is a wanker tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micktoon 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 After a bit of research and speaking to the Latin professor at the local teaching college i have found that the first of the translation is not actually latin and the actual correct translation is the one beginning "Noli Nothis....." So I'm off to tattoo land again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6098 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 don't let the bastards grind you down Howay man, you wouldnt get that tattooed on your arm in english! Get something along the lines of ''they may bend me, but not break me''. Something that was actually a proverb once upon a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8948 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I did Latin a loooong time ago but would be no use to you whatsoever unless you wanted phrases such as 'Caecilius est in hortus' or 'canis est in via' somewhere about your person in horto! As for micktoon's question: Both are dog latin and I would go for neither, even though the latter looks slightly more "intellectual". If you really want a latin phrase I rather would go for some well known (or even less well known) quote from some philosopher, could spare you some embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35639 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I did Latin a loooong time ago but would be no use to you whatsoever unless you wanted phrases such as 'Caecilius est in hortus' or 'canis est in via' somewhere about your person Cerberus est canis! Metella est mater! Caecilius est pater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26855 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micktoon 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 Smart arses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Smart arses Smartius arsesus surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Fuckin lostus meeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 How about? Noli simul flare sobereque - Dont whistle and drink at the same time or one for half of this place...Non omnes qui habemt citharam sunt citharoedi - Not all those who own a musical instrument are musicians. Now this ones definitely not for Brock.....Non vereor ne illam me amare hic potuerit resciscere; quippe haud etiam quicquam inepte feci - I don't think anyone knows I love the girl; I haven't done anything really silly yet Handy one at the local gay sauna....Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? - Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? Feles mala! - Bad kitty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Feles mala! - Bad kitty! Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Lux et Umbra vicissim, sed semper Amor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Lux et Umbra vicissim, sed semper Amor. ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Carpe Diem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Carpe Diem. now that I would have !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Lux et Umbra vicissim, sed semper Amor. ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 My command of latin almost exclusively arises from the Asterix books (mainly famous quotes from Caesar). "Veni, vidi, vici" would be quite good for a tattoo I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Try these, the more sensible option http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Newcastle-United-Foo...oQQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14143 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Translates as : Anyone who wants to kick my backdoors in, meet me in the central station toilets at 2:30pm before the next home game, bring your own lube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14143 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Translates as : Anyone who wants to kick my backdoors in, meet me in the central station toilets at 2:30pm before the next home game, bring your own lube And still get to the ground for kick-off? Where's the romance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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