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johnmperry commented on the word nil carborundum
Mock-Latin: nil carborundum illegitimorum = don't let the bastards grind you down
July 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word nil carborundum
So what's this nil carborundum footprint I keep hearing about?
July 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word nil carborundum
Is it like zero toelerance?
July 18, 2008
plethora commented on the word nil carborundum
I have heard so many variations on this expression, jmp. My family used to sya nil desperandum illegitimos carborundum.
July 18, 2008
shevek commented on the word nil carborundum
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum is part of a linguistic trope in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
July 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word nil carborundum
gangerh was too modest to say so, but the perfective form is nil carborundumdudgeon.
July 18, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word nil carborundum
different case endings for illegitimi are used.
The basic saying "nil carborundum" is thought to have originated during WW2. Obviously it can't predate the first synthesis of carborundum.
July 18, 2008
dontcry commented on the word nil carborundum
nil carborundum illegitimorum = don't let your mechanic install an off-brand carburetor. Trust me, you'll end up paying more in the long run (well known latin maxim).
July 19, 2008
dontcry commented on the word nil carborundum
Oh, and he's a bastard if he even suggests it.
July 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word nil carborundum
Isn't this the kind of blue funk you get from those no fun, nosh-Nazi, low-carb diets?
July 19, 2008