The list for March 7, 1997
The Top 15 Modern Latin Phrases
- “Log floggit cum palma folliculus.”
— (If you don’t stop it, you’ll go blind.)
- “Nolo Contendere.”
— (Hillary, you’re on your own.)
- “Domino vobiscum.”
— (The pizza guy’s here.)
- “Dumbassus! Hottie iste transvestitus!”
— (Fool! That gorgeous woman is a crossdresser!)
- “Auda similarum ad seattles.”
— (They all sound just like Pearl Jam.)
- “Erectionus finalum.”
— (Anna Nicole Smith is here, Gramps.)
- “Boobi falsetti starrius.”
— (Sugar, if ya wanna be a star, you’re gonna have to do something about that bustline.)
- “Veni, veni, veni.”
— (I came, I came, I came.)
- “Sharpei diem.”
— (Sieze the Wrinkle Dog.)
- “Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus.”
— (Remove foil before microwaving.)
- “Motorolus interruptus.”
— (Hold on, I’m going into a tunnel.)
- “Il guyus nissanem iste ickye.”
— (That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.)
- “Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi forevercus.”
— (Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.)
- “Dictum ad tua mater.”
— (Word to your mother!)
And the Number 1 Modern Latin Phrase…
- “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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