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beachdreamz's blog post - Butchered Phrases
| Tuesday, April 12, 2005, 2:31:06 AM |
These are from a magazine competition where they asked competitors to change one letter in a familiar non-English phrase and redefine it. Harlez-vous francais? -- (Can you drive a French motorcycle?) Ex post fucto -- (Lost in the mail) Idios amigos -- (We`re wild and crazy guys!) Veni, VIPi, Vici -- (I came; I`m a very important person; I conquered) J`y suis, J`y pestes -- (I can stay for the weekend) Cogito Eggo sum -- (I think; therefore, I am a waffle) Rigor Morris -- (The cat is dead) Respondez s`il vous plaid -- (Honk if you`re Scots) Que sera, serf -- (Life is feudal) Le roi est mort. Jive le roi -- (The King is dead. No kidding.) Posh mortem -- (Death styles of the rich and famous) Pro Bozo publico -- (Support your local clown) Monage a trois -- (I am three years old) Felix navidad -- (Our cat has a boat) Haste cuisine -- (Fast French food) Veni, vidi, vice -- (I came, I saw, I partied) Quip pro quo -- (A fast retort) Aloha oy! -- (Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you should never know) Mazel ton -- (Lots of luck) Apres Moe, le deluge -- (Larry and Curly get wet) Porte-Kochere -- (Sacramental wine) Iic liebe rich -- (I`m really crazy about having dough) Fui generis -- (What`s mine is mine) VISA la France -- (Don`t leave chateau without it) Ca va sans dirt -- (And that`s not gossip) Merci rien -- (Thanks for nothin`) Amicus puriae -- (Platonic friend) L`etat, c`est moo -- (I`m bossy around here) L`etat, c`est Moe -- (All the world`s a stooge) |
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