Thursday, August 28, 2008

Empty headed

I can read Latin but it has been 50 years since I tried translating into Latin - and what would I use - the medieval church Latin I sing or classical stuff. Please please since my marketing staff are presuming that they can have a Latin motto for a campaign - can someone tell me if the following means anything

Laugh if you must

Scientia magna mereuntur quando indicii visi erunt

2 comments:

David Ker said...

That's hilarious. Marketing wants that?!?

Bob MacDonald said...

I think they are having second thoughts. They had some concern when I told them about the vodka and sausages. I am sure you know that one. It's about the Russian translation of 'the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.' When it was translated back into English, it became – the vodka was excellent but the sausages were rotten.