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Finally something that made me smile...
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20/10/2010 18:39:46
 
 
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>>>>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcptn/An_Audience_with_Ed_Reardon/
>>>>>
>>>>>Don't know if this link works across the pond......
>>>>
>>>>Yes :o)
>>>
>>>I initially only caught bits of it in the car but having listened to it again in its entirety I'm not sure how well it would travel.,
>>>IAC, if you have access to the whole of the Beeb IPlayer output I'm sure you will find stuff well worth listening/watching,
>>>
>>>On a side note I saw that you have a couple of Latin by-lines which reminded me of one in my local pub (only visible to the staff):
>>> Illegitimis non carborundum est
>>>
>>>.
>>
>>Pig latin? :o)
>
>I guess there are lots of variations around but that one. at least AFAIK, if gramatically correct.....

I had to look it up since carborundum is not latin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carborundum

Snippet:

Illegitimi non carborundum is a mock-Latin aphorism meaning "Don't let the ___tards grind you down". (Carborundum is an industrial abrasive material ) The phrase originated during World War II. Lexicographer Eric Partridge attributes it to British army intelligence very early in the war (using the plural dative/ablative illegitimis). The phrase was adopted by US Army general "Vinegar" Joe Stillwell as his motto during the war.[1] It was later further popularized in the US by 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.[2]

Generations of Harvard students have taken the phrase into the world....


Updated to avoid hurting sensibilities :o) Not sure if that word is allowed or not...
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