Michael,
Must have been a different Squadron Commander than all that I have
known. Most have trouble with English!!!!
Joe Curry
Michael D. Porter wrote:
>
> Shane F. Ingate wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >
> > 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 behold, the quote is:
> >
> > "Illigitimi non Carborundum"
>
> 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 commander had
> decided, for some strange reason, that every crew should have a plaque
> made with a phrase that suggested the crew's mission statement. This
> plaque was to be hung outside the pilot's window as the planes were
> taxiing in after each mission.
>
> After a couple of beers, and apparently very little foresight, one of my
> father's crew suggested a very fancily engraved plaque with the motto in
> Latin--when they first displayed it as they were taxiing in, they
> figured the squadron commander would be much impressed... instead they
> got a dressing-down. They'd forgotten that the man spoke five languages,
> and could read and write Latin. The motto? "We pass gas." <g>
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