Virtu post funera vivit – Bryson family motto could be the school mottonot to forget “Draco dormiens nunquam titilandus” never tickle a sleeping dragon
Fácil, near cognate in Spanish and means the same. More used to the Spanish use than the English facile, however. Learning from Frazz and the gang once again. Thanks ! !
Yes, the Great Lakes State, even though we can only claim “ownership” to four of the five. Lake Ontario, sadly, is shared by the New Yawkers and the Canucks.
My state’s motto is French, not Latin. “L’etoile du nord,” star of the North, in recognition of the Northwest Angle, MInnesota’s cartographic anomaly jutting into Canada.
Just 48 comments, even though there are 50 States in the US – I would’ve expected that there’s at least one per state to make fun of how his states pompous phrase is the most ridiculous of all.
I never knew there was much of a demand for peninsulas, pleasant or otherwise. If Michigan is a peninsula, is Florida one, too? It sure looks like a penisula, with a population to match.
Sic semper tyrannis for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Attributed to Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the people who assassinated Julius Caesar. John Wilkes Booth purportedly said it after assassinating President Lincoln.
WelshRat Premium Member over 3 years ago
So. Michigan.
Laurie Sefton Premium Member over 3 years ago
Indiana’s motto is “The Crossroads of America”. Nice of them to admit they’re the “drive through on to someplace better” state.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
My favorite Latin motto is from (among others?) John W Campbell, editor of Analog magazine:
Illegitimi non carborundum
Which means “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”. And isn’t actual Latin.
sergioandrade Premium Member over 3 years ago
Favorite unoffical state mottos, “Keep Calfornia Green & Golden, Bring Money” New Jersey “Ya Gotta Problem wit’ Dat?”
pauljmsn over 3 years ago
I’m a Kansan. Our motto is: “Ad astra per aspera” – “To the Stars Through Difficulty”. For what it’s worth.
JerryBryson over 3 years ago
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.what is said in Latin sounds profound
JerryBryson over 3 years ago
Virtu post funera vivit – Bryson family motto could be the school mottonot to forget “Draco dormiens nunquam titilandus” never tickle a sleeping dragon
Sanspareil over 3 years ago
Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.
ChrisShabsin over 3 years ago
“Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur”
Ignatz Premium Member over 3 years ago
“Facile.” Fine Latinate word. Makes the facile sound profound.
Uncle Bob over 3 years ago
“Pura Michigan.”
Jhony-Yermo over 3 years ago
Fácil, near cognate in Spanish and means the same. More used to the Spanish use than the English facile, however. Learning from Frazz and the gang once again. Thanks ! !
Jimmyk939 over 3 years ago
Fruit of the Loom motto: Semper Ubi Sub Ubi
nickword over 3 years ago
quidquid latine dictum sit altum sonatur
sandpiper over 3 years ago
είναι ελληνικό για μένα – take that!!
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 3 years ago
I thought the Michigan state motto is: Ohio State Owns Us.
Lambutts over 3 years ago
Yes, the Great Lakes State, even though we can only claim “ownership” to four of the five. Lake Ontario, sadly, is shared by the New Yawkers and the Canucks.
Lambutts over 3 years ago
and we still don’t accept the metric system, except for track and field events.
smoore47 over 3 years ago
DC, where I live: “Justitia Omnibus” – Justice for All.
CT, where I grew up: “Qui Transtulit Sustinet,” – He Who Transplanted Still Sustains.
j260 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Texas: “Friendship”. Just plain English
calliarcale over 3 years ago
My state’s motto is French, not Latin. “L’etoile du nord,” star of the North, in recognition of the Northwest Angle, MInnesota’s cartographic anomaly jutting into Canada.
DM2860 over 3 years ago
Florida: “In God We Trust”
Teto85 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Illegitimi Non Carborundum.
slowalkintexan over 3 years ago
I believe Jef is in Grand Rapids….trying to pin it down,but I think his grandmother taught at a small school near Muskegon,
slowalkintexan over 3 years ago
Ok, Maybe he lives in Huntington Woods. And grew up in Big Rapids.
Bruce1253 over 3 years ago
I did note that no one nominated Florida as a pleasant place to reside.
unfair.de over 3 years ago
Just 48 comments, even though there are 50 States in the US – I would’ve expected that there’s at least one per state to make fun of how his states pompous phrase is the most ridiculous of all.
AndrewSihler over 3 years ago
I never knew there was much of a demand for peninsulas, pleasant or otherwise. If Michigan is a peninsula, is Florida one, too? It sure looks like a penisula, with a population to match.
The Brooklyn Accent over 3 years ago
New York’s motto is “Excelsior.” This is usually translated as “Ever upward.”
However, Merriam-Webster defines it as “fine curled shavings of wood forming a resilient mass and used especially for packing fragile items.”
Perhaps instead of the Empire State, we should be the Sawdust State.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 3 years ago
From the list of failed state mottos:
Alabama: “At least we’re not Mississippi”
Mississippi: “Think how good we make YOUR state look!”
Helmet Head over 3 years ago
Eureka.
spaced man spliff over 3 years ago
Quidquid agis, prudentur aga, et respire finum. Whatever you do, do wisely and consider the consequences.
spaced man spliff over 3 years ago
Nevada’s motto: Whatever $$ you bring to Vegas stays in Vegas.
GreggW Premium Member over 3 years ago
Which one?
Back to Big Mike over 3 years ago
I didn’t know he is a Michiganian. (NO! I reject the term “Michigander” as shallow and pedantic.)
gopogogo Premium Member about 3 years ago
Wisconsin: Eat Cheese or Die.
Scott S about 3 years ago
Sic semper tyrannis for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Attributed to Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the people who assassinated Julius Caesar. John Wilkes Booth purportedly said it after assassinating President Lincoln.
Translated as “Thus always to tyrants”.
asrialfeeple about 3 years ago
“Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc” or “We Gladly Feast on Those Who Would Subdue Us.”