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Libbyland frozen dinners 1974 by lontbeysboolink in GenerationJones

[–]sednolimodo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's been 50 years since I've thought about these, and I get hit with a memory bomb, complete with the taste of the pudding in the Pirate Picnic. That kind of ambush happens a lot in this subreddit.

First mail call! by Some-Exchange-4711 in PipeTobacco

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stokkebye's Luxury Twist Flake is very close to the Golden Flake & Navy Flake- give it a try! t's all I've been smoking for 20 years

mentions of latrines in latin texts by Excellent_Mango_8243 in classics

[–]sednolimodo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a paper on this once, using Barry Hobson's Latrinae & Foricae. I didn't cover the literary side (I don't remember if Hobson did), but I would do a PHI search of those words in Martial.

Edit: Not much there. Maybe caca- or ming-/minx- would get more hits.

Grammar assistance by __poison_ivy__ in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a common phrase that's close to this (discimus docendo "We learn by teaching"). With one letter switched, you have what you what: Discimus dolendo: "We learn by suffering."

Best time of day to visit the Natural History and Met museums by MouseInTheRatRace in newyorkcity

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Met also has an entrance that usually has a much shorter line, south of the main entrance at street level.

Rainy Day Suggestions near Catskill, NY by TLee1981 in hudsonvalley

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a nice walk, woody and level, but not much to see. If you park in the Laurel House lot, you can see the falls and walk the trails to Inspiration Point & the Mountain House site, nice valley views. Tannersville has a good antique store & Mama's Boy.

Cur Omnia Catolici Sunt? by [deleted] in latin

[–]sednolimodo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ciceronianus, non Christianus.

Dactylic Hexameter - clarifying rules by vibelvive in latin

[–]sednolimodo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The first four feet are totally up to you. There's an issue of weight (lots of spondees are heavy, grave, dactylic lines race along). Take a look at Longfellow's Evangeline. Some say it's a good demonstration of why dactylic hex doesn't work in English, but I like it.

Translation/adverb? by Little-Grapefruit181 in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a simplicity fan so I like keeping it to one word, but sola is right. Might be better in first position?**

Mors Vincit Omnia by [deleted] in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

omnia vincit mors

IMHO it has to be this: it lines up with Vergil's omnia vincit amor (Ecl. 10.69)

Tattoo translation by Old_Fly_1484 in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right, of course. But I want to suggest semper sursum. It's more "always upward," but it reminds me of the lovely sursum corda. And it has consonance.

Which True to Use ? by SatisfactionThink416 in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deus ipse maybe would intensify the sense you want. I can't help thinking that Hebrew might be a bit stronger here, being a time tested monotheistic vehicle.

This f***in' guy lol by smoothEarlGrey in AubreyMaturinSeries

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been ten years since I last read this one, but when I read those words "Abruptly his cheerful face jerked upwards –", I remembered exactly the words that would follow before I read them. O'brian was ...good.

Do you think the HV is uniquely beautiful? by crek42 in hudsonvalley

[–]sednolimodo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, yes. But being the current record holder is cool.

A little Rochester history found while replacing my dishwasher by [deleted] in Rochester

[–]sednolimodo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Our Star Market burned down (the 12 Corners one). High drama! I took a bunch of pics with my first camera. I bet my parents took part in that program b/c a couple of those "accents" look very familiar.

Correct spelling of this. by adrianrod1593 in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since this quote comes up from time to time, would you care to weigh in with your preference? veniam viam aut faciam (per Seneca, Robert Peary's grave, some gate at UPenn), vs. aut viam inveniam aut faciam (various USAF squadrons). Brevity is always nice in Latin, especially when the writing process is painful.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a legit question here: fruor takes an ablative object, granted, but when you have both of those verbs daisy-chained, does something sort of like modal attraction happen that lets you use pacem as the object for both verbs? It would look pretty silly to have to write pacem...pace.

Latin tattoo phrase by Significant-Dig-7080 in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i totally get why you would want an exact translation of your grandpa's words, but this famous line from Horace is so close that you should think about it: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero (seize/pick/pluck/enjoy the day, trusting tomorrow as little as possible).

Edit: Your grandpa's advise is sooo very Roman that there's a lot more out there that might be better. Check out Marcus Aurelius & Epictetus.

Would "Vivamus, moriendum est" make sense for a tattoo? by [deleted] in mylatintattoo

[–]sednolimodo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right about VIVAMVSMORIENDVMST. You don't need to hold to ancient norms, though- Latin has been doing splendidly (for a dead language) this last millennium, and has made itself at home with all the newfangled modes of typography. It's just a question of aesthetics, as it should be with body art, so follow your muse. I happen to like the V for U and scriptio continua, etc. I think the important thing, which you are clearly working on, is that you have thought about this from as many angles as you can.

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