Christopher Kreuzer
the softrat <softrat@pobox.com>wrote:

the softrat
"Öjevind Lång" <dnivejo.gnal@swipnet.se>wrote:

?jevind L?ng
And then there is that crowd of pirates whose ship always, inevitably, gets sunk... One of them loves quoting classical Latin tags, for example.

the softrat
POST THEM!!!

Christopher Kreuzer
I found two quotes in 'Asterix in Britain'. 1) Roman fleet and Caesar sink pirates: "O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona norint agricolas!" 2) Pirates run aground after fleeing Asterix and Obelix in rowing boat: "Fluctuat nec mergitur." One from 'Asterix and the Actress'. 3) After saying they need to be careful: "Ceterarum rerum prudens." Two from 'Asterix and Obelix All At Sea'. 4) Look, I only gave him a drink of water: "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas." 5) What on Earth did I say wrong? "Summum jus, summa injuria." One in 'Asterix and the Secret Weapon'. 6) Floating in the sea: "Desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne!" Which gets the response: "One more Latin tag and I'll drown you!!!" From 'Asterix and Son' 7) These Gauls are sickening: "Sic! Ad nauseum!" Response: "I'm feeling a bit seasic (sic) myself!" From 'Asterix in Belgium' 8) Sailing near the Belgian shore: "Non licet omnibus adire Corinthum." But I think a lot of the jokes depend on the other dialogue that I left out. Can anyone explain any of these quotations? Christopher -- --- Reply clue: Saruman welcomes you to Spamgard