The list for March 7, 1997
The Top 15 Modern Latin Phrases

  1. “Log floggit cum palma folliculus.”
    — (If you don’t stop it, you’ll go blind.)

  2. “Nolo Contendere.”
    — (Hillary, you’re on your own.)

  3. “Domino vobiscum.”
    — (The pizza guy’s here.)

  4. “Dumbassus! Hottie iste transvestitus!”
    — (Fool! That gorgeous woman is a crossdresser!)

  5. “Auda similarum ad seattles.”
    — (They all sound just like Pearl Jam.)

  6. “Erectionus finalum.”
    — (Anna Nicole Smith is here, Gramps.)

  7. “Boobi falsetti starrius.”
    — (Sugar, if ya wanna be a star, you’re gonna have to do something about that bustline.)

  8. “Veni, veni, veni.”
    — (I came, I came, I came.)

  9. “Sharpei diem.”
    — (Sieze the Wrinkle Dog.)

  10. “Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus.”
    — (Remove foil before microwaving.)

  11. “Motorolus interruptus.”
    — (Hold on, I’m going into a tunnel.)

  12. “Il guyus nissanem iste ickye.”
    — (That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.)

  13. “Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi forevercus.”
    — (Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.)

  14. “Dictum ad tua mater.”
    — (Word to your mother!)
And the Number 1 Modern Latin Phrase…

  1. “Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.”
    — (A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.)
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CREDITS
Selected from 94 submissions from 34 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY — 1 (2nd #1)
  • Matt Loiselle, Detroit, MI — 2
  • David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 3
  • R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — 4, 12
  • Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 5
  • John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 6
  • Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 7
  • Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 8
  • Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX — 9
  • Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 10
  • Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — 11
  • Paul Seaburn, Houston, TX — 13
  • Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 14
  • Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 15
  • Susan Eisen, Newcastle, UK — Topic
  • Alan Wagner, Bayside, WI — Runner Up list name
  • Chris White, Los Angeles, CA — List owner/editor
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