Need a new motto
I was in a grocery store the other day when I heard the song "Don't Worry be happy". Originally I chose this phrase as my nation's motto because it is the only English expression my cousin knows and she always says it to me whenever she sees me in a bad mood. But after hearing the song I'm thinking of changing my motto. Any suggestions?
Here is a brief outline of my nation.
UN Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: Good
Political Freedoms: Excellent
Community of Oye Oye is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 622 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
Shingogogol
15-09-2005, 04:29
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I was in a grocery store the other day when I heard the song "Don't Worry be happy". Originally I chose this phrase as my nation's motto because it is the only English expression my cousin knows and she always says it to me whenever she sees me in a bad mood. But after hearing the song I'm thinking of changing my motto. Any suggestions?
Here is a brief outline of my nation.
"This is the Dawn of the Age of Aquarius"
"Always look on the Bright Side of Life"
"Good Morning Citizen."
"Mellow greetings, sir. What seems to be your boggle?"
Oye Oye Ole!
Oh I don't know.
Well from song's if you want to stay in the area of reggae the best choice for your nation is "No woman, no cry".
Personally I favor Latin tags :
Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. Inhumanity is bad always.
and
Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior.I require myself to not to be the equal to the best, but better than the bad.
were two runners up for my national motto.
M3rcenaries
15-09-2005, 05:06
"When the rest of the worlds recources are gone, we will sell ares for ridicoulsy high prices!"
hmm thats too long but something about ur environment maybe
Well from song's if you want to stay in the area of reggae the best choice for your nation is "No woman, no cry".
Personally I favor Latin tags :
Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. Inhumanity is bad always.
and
Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior.I require myself to not to be the equal to the best, but better than the bad.
were two runners up for my national motto.
Gotta love those latin mottos :D
Morituri noster vexillium atque imperium salutamus- About to die we salute our flag and empire. I probably wrote it horribly but it sounds right.
As for your nation all I can think of is "It's the journey, not the destination"
Maineiacs
15-09-2005, 05:12
"I'm sorry, Dave. I can't let you do that."
Khentara
15-09-2005, 05:13
well...
i kinda like "Always look on the Bright Side of Life"
love that monty python...
but...
i also like things like "Eagles may soar proud and free, but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines" (thats my countries motto)
if your gonna go with the latin, start with this book...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592400140/002-0298338-3531205?v=glance
xtreme latin...
some great stuff in there...
then theres always "i dont care if its half full or half empty, i ordered a damned cheeseburger"
Cotton candii
15-09-2005, 05:18
"Yngwie Malmsteen did NOT get old and fat"
use it or lose it........
Oye Oye Ole!
Oh I don't know.
Actually your comment that I need deodorant has inspired "I love the smell of Oye Oye in the morning" as a possibility.
Well from song's if you want to stay in the area of reggae the best choice for your nation is "No woman, no cry".
Personally I favor Latin tags :
Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est. Inhumanity is bad always.
and
Exigo a me non ut optimis par sim, sed ut malis melior.I require myself to not to be the equal to the best, but better than the bad.
were two runners up for my national motto.
Although it is a beautiful song and would make a great anthem, what about my nation would make you think I should use "No Woman No Cry"?
Also, here is a good web sight for Latin phrases.
http://www.24hourtranslations.co.uk/lphrases.htm
Gotta love those latin mottos :D
Morituri noster vexillium atque imperium salutamus- About to die we salute our flag and empire. I probably wrote it horribly but it sounds right.
I thought it was...
morituri te salutant - those who are about to die salute you
The motto of the gladiators.
As for your nation all I can think of is "It's the journey, not the destination"
Good suggestion but it reminds me of the line from an Aerosmith song.
New Fuglies
15-09-2005, 09:04
Sounds a lot like my nation...except the compassionate stuff lol. My people are among NS' meanest and rudest. Anyhoo one of my former mottos was "God is dead. We killed him!" and another which was my personal favourite "Power to teh sheeple!" I had a Latin one once that went "quo usque tabdem abutere patentia nostra?" which translates 'how long will you continue to abuse our patience?"
Legless Pirates
15-09-2005, 11:29
"Everybody with a motto is GAY!"
Pure Metal
15-09-2005, 11:37
"Mellow greetings, sir. What seems to be your boggle?"
lmao thats the one!
what was that from again? i forget...
Aquila Magna
15-09-2005, 12:02
Gotta love those latin mottos :D
Morituri noster vexillium atque imperium salutamus- About to die we salute our flag and empire. I probably wrote it horribly but it sounds right.
As for your nation all I can think of is "It's the journey, not the destination"
As a Latin translator, I just had to jump in here.
"Morituri nostrum vexillum imperiumque salutamus" is better. Nostrum must be accusative, and the Romans would not usually have used atque in this way.
:)
Legless Pirates
15-09-2005, 12:05
lmao thats the one!
what was that from again? i forget...
Demolition Man
"Epi tei isei kai homoiai" - ancient Greek for: "in an equal and similar fashion".
Legless Pirates
15-09-2005, 13:54
Or what about "I love legless pirates" ?
As a Latin translator, I just had to jump in here.
"Morituri nostrum vexillum imperiumque salutamus" is better. Nostrum must be accusative, and the Romans would not usually have used atque in this way.
:)
Ah very good, at the time I wrote that first one I didn't have too much experience with the language.
bows to your superior latin powers
"Vox Populi" is latin for "voice of the people" it used to be my old motto.
Medeo-Persia
16-09-2005, 03:47
I am blessed by the sniping gods!!!!
Aquila Magna
16-09-2005, 04:07
Ah very good, at the time I wrote that first one I didn't have too much experience with the language.
bows to your superior latin powers
No problem.
How about a nice fuzzy Latin motto like:
Omnia Omnibus = All things to all people.
Frustra Repugnas = You resist in vain.
Mustelam Iram In Tunica Habeo = I have an angry weasel in my tunic.
Cogito me cogitare, ergo cogito me esse = I think that I think; therefore I think I am.
Salus Populi Suprema Lex = The safety of the people is the most important law (used in ancient Rome to claim dictatorial powers)
"From bitter searching of the heart, we rise to play a Greater Part."
Sdaeriji
16-09-2005, 04:10
Can't go wrong with Frank Sinatra lyrics.
Although it is a beautiful song and would make a great anthem, what about my nation would make you think I should use "No Woman No Cry"?
Well it is a fairly socialistic song, but it seemed to be a fairly good substitute for "Don't Worry, Be Happy", if you cannot say "be happy" (because of the song) you can at least say "don't be sad".
Planners
16-09-2005, 05:11
Ole! Aribba!
Holy Sheep
16-09-2005, 05:28
whats latin for
"for those about to rock, we salute you?"
Or semper ubi sub ubi?
Cotton candii
16-09-2005, 06:29
"Yngwie Malmsteen did NOT get old and fat"
use it or lose it........
for the life of me, i cannot figure out why you did not adapt the bold saying above.
Or what about "I love legless pirates" ?
But wouldn't that make me gay? ;)
Well it is a fairly socialistic song, but it seemed to be a fairly good substitute for "Don't Worry, Be Happy", if you cannot say "be happy" (because of the song) you can at least say "don't be sad".
Still, it makes it sound like the women in my nation are depressed. And how could that be when every Wednesday is Lady's Night :p
Need a new motto
Peace through Flatulence.
Maybe you like some of the quotes in my signature:
Maybe you like some of the quotes in my signature:
I can't see your signature.
P.S. Can you see mine?
Peace through Flatulence.
And how would you say that in Latin?
Swilatia
23-09-2005, 08:56
Use:
"WTF is a motto anyway??"
Its funny. It used to be my motto, but then I changed it to "For Wealth and Freedom"
Unspecifistan
23-09-2005, 08:59
Try using Wikiquote and punching in a few random words - I got mine from there!
Swilatia
23-09-2005, 09:00
And how would you say that in Latin?
Pax Flatulence, I guess.
Pax Flatulence, I guess.
Pax Flatulatum
The Squeaky Rat
23-09-2005, 09:50
Use the official motto of the city of Ankh-Morpork (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh-Morpork):
"Quanti canicula ille in fenestra"
Yeah, it is doglatin ;)
Pure Metal
23-09-2005, 10:27
http://thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi?word=Wibble
Here's a latin one I once heard of:
Semper in excretum sed sole profundum variat.
it's probably wildly inaccurate, but I was told it meant 'Always in the shit, it's only the depth that varies'.
To Oye Oye:
Hehe, I don't know if this is too late of a response (usually I don't go on these forums) but no I can't see your signature right now (though I have "Display signatures" enabled in my profile) and here's my sig:
Never go by looks. Things are not always what they seem to be.
You don't realize what you have until it's gone.
Organization and confidence are the keys to success.
To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.
Life is full of ups and downs, but it's how you deal with them that matters.
And some other quotes:
Nobody is a virgin... life screws us all.
"Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy." - George Bernard Shaw
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
"You know the world's gonna end so you might as well be the cause of it."
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
24 hours in a day... 24 beers in a case... coincidence?
There is no emotion; there is peace.
There is no ignorance; there is knowledge.
There is no passion; there is serenity.
There is no chaos; there is harmony.
There is no death; there is the Force.
All your base are belong to us!
Reality is for those who lack imagination.
Legless Pirates
23-09-2005, 11:39
But wouldn't that make me gay? ;)
Naaaaaah.
"Excuse me sir. Do you have a mint?"
Anarchy and Herblore
23-09-2005, 14:17
Well if your nation is Democratic socialists, it should be something like, 'If we're to blame, then so are you.'
http://thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi?word=Wibble
I tried it. I got "The best part of waking up is Oye Oye in your cup"
Naaaaaah.
"Excuse me sir. Do you have a mint?"
Is that an idea for my nation's motto or a pick up line?