Actually, it translates to :"Don't let the bastards grind you down" ^^^^^ The term was coined by Carl Alexis, branch geophysicist of the American Miscellaneous Society (AMSOC) in 1952. (Ref EOS, V79,
No kidding! There was an actual identifiable originator of this wonderful saying, huh? "Grind" is certainly better. Do you suppose Mr. Alexis was an LBC owner? -- uncle jack in frigid iowa TR4 Rallye
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I have enjoy a minor variant, as shown below, for a number of years. I must latin-grammar-challenged. I, too, have preferred the "grind" translation. Back to LBC Software, there was someone a while b
Don Sforza (vinttr4@forbin.com) points out a mistake in the quote by Carl Alexis. Don reminds us that "illigitimus" is the singular... should be "illigitimi" I rechecked my reference, and lo and beh
Tony Drews (yep, some relation) pointed out to me recently when I advised him "Carpe Diem" (which I think is "Sieze the Day") that the only thing that had ever seized him were the traffic cops. Do yo
Nice to know there are still a _few_ Latin scholars among the ranks of the living... reminds me of a story my father tells of when he was a navigator on KC-135 tankers in the Air Force. The squadron
Must have been a different Squadron Commander than all that I have known. Most have trouble with English!!!! Joe Curry -- "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel acros