Friday, July 18, 2014

Tu Ne Cede Mallis


​...I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist...

Yes, I have fun with words and languages.  No disrespect intended, but I actually enjoy trying to tweak Latin into something that obviously isn't Latin but is definitely funny.  For example...

Blogito Ergo Sum

...and anyone addicted to blogging should see the humor in that caption.

Julius Caesar is credited with "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered."  Well, we photographers need to stick together and make our own pronouncements:

Veni, Vidi, Video
...hey, it's better than "Carpe Dime" (that is, "I'll give you ten cents for that fish"), right...?

(Oh, stop groaning, it wasn't *that* bad...)

But recently, I had the chance to take it to a whole new level...the most "in" of in-jokes...

See, I now work for the Ludwig von Mises Insitute in Auburn, Alabama.  And the personal motto of Ludwig von Mises is a Latin phrase.
 Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito
"Do Not Give In To Evil, But Proceed Ever More Boldly Against It."

"Tu Ne Cede Malis" is a very common phrase around here.  It's on coffee cups and bumper stickers.  One guy even uses a version of it as his private email address.

...and I just couldn't resist...

Tu Ne Cede Malis


(...and you groaned at the ten cent fish...)

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Naked Never

The Star Trek: The Next Generation parody, "The Naked Never," is up for review at Fanfiction.net.  Please feel free to swing by and check it out:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9899301/1/The-Naked-Never

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Abandon All Hope...

[caption id="attachment_346" align="aligncenter" width="300"]abandonhope Dante would have said it a bit better, were he alive today...because once you hit "Enter" and the words are published, they will haunt you FOREVER...[/caption]

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Only A Flesh Wound...?

Only A Flesh Wound...?

...and then his HEAD bounced out of the battlefield, and landed in the lap of the Baroness--AND HE KEPT ON FIGHTING!!

 

Now, if you laughed your head off at this accidental beheading, pick it back up, put it back on your shoulders--the right way, facing forward--and then fish out a nickel for the NickelAtATime skull-reattaching fund.  Paypal it to nickelatatime@gmail.com!

Be Sure Caffeine Is Engaged Before Putting Brain Into Gear

Be Sure Caffeine Is Engaged Before Putting Brain Into Gear

After all, you don't want to violate any of those governmental safety regulations concerning how much caffeine has to be in your system before operating any form of brainpower, would you...?

Then, when you finally have enough caffeine in your system to function without drooling on your shirt, fish a nickel out of your coffeepot and Paypal it off to us at nickelatatime@gmail.com!