The First One
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed
Member # 35
posted November 16, 1999 04:30 AM
A New York magazine recently ran a contest for people with silver tongues and a command of foreign languages. The rules were to take any well-known phrase in a foreign language, change just a single letter, and then provide a definition for the new expression. Here are some of the winners:
Harlez vous Francais?: Can you drive a French motorcycle? Idios amigos: We're wild and crazy guys. Cogito, eggo sum: I think. Therefore, I am a waffle. Rigor Morris: The cat is dead. Repondez s'il vous plaid: Honk if you are Scottish. Que sera serf: Life is feudal. Le roi est mort. Jive le roi: The king is dead. No kidding. Posh mortem: Death styles of the rich and famous. Veni, vipi, vici: I came. I am a very important person. I conquered. Pro bozo publico: Support your local clown. Monage a trois: I am three years old. Felix navidad: Our cat has a boat. Haste cuisine: Fast french food. Veni, vidi, vice: I came, I saw, I partied. Quip pro quo: A fast retort. Aloha oy: Love, greetings and farewell from such a pain you should never know. Mazel ton: Tons of good luck. Apres moe le deluge: Curly and Larry got wet. Porte-kochere: Sacramental wine. Ich liberich: I'm really crazy about having dough. Fui generis: What's mine is mine. Ex post fucto: Lost in the mail Visa la france: Don't leave your chateau without it. Ca va sans dirt: And that's not gossip. Bun jour: The daily special at the bakery. Ban jour: The daily special of the league of decency. Ben jour: Charlton Heston's cousin. Bin jour: A special at the thrift shop. Bone jour: A special at the meat market. Ah, mon char: What you say after you burn up the wife you don't want.
------------------ Remo Williams: "Chiun, you're amazing!" Chiun: "No! I am BETTER than that!"
posted November 16, 1999 08:03 AM
My ears! My ears!
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")