Motto Contest

     As you may know, many institutions have a motto, usually in Latin, which expresses the institution's/club's "general motivation or intention"(Wikipedia). For instance, the province of New Brunswick has for its motto "Spem reduxit", which I think loosely translates into "Let's sell everything we have that is worthwhile so that we can buy it back later at enormous expense". Now it has been over forty years since I studied Latin, so I may be a bit rusty. Actually--and this is a true story--my high school Latin teacher once said to me in class for all to hear it, "My cat knows more Latin than you, Mr. Nielsen." Now that I am older, I of course have not forgiven her for my mistreatment.
     This is a long introduction to introduce an idea sent to me by Bob, Earl of Burton. He suggests that we have a contest to select an appropriate interesting motto for FABAC. Sounds good to me. Put your idea for our club motto in a comment and we'll see what happens. (Your choice--Latin or English)


Here's a mysterious one that will be revealed at our next meeting:


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is coepi!

Anonymous said...

Is est opus!

Anonymous said...

Getting you there....almost every time!!

Anonymous said...

How about:

Vincit qui patitur (Genuine Latin)
He who persevers conquers (Genuine English)
A significant motto for those
struggling to restore a car or
erect an MGB top!

John Bowles.

Anonymous said...

Getting there is the fun.

Anonymous said...

We made it! Let's eat!

Anonymous said...

"Totus via plumbum ut victus"

actea08@yahoo.com said...

I have no knowledge of Latin, so this is a WEB engine translation

Drive for the Pleasure

Coegi pro iucunditis

Heather CD said...

How about

Drive for the pleasure

Coegi pro iucunditis
(translation via the Web)

Joe Hine said...

Will there be a prize for figuring out the mysterious latin???

Taffy said...

How about:
Vici Lucas - Omnia Vincit

Loosely Translated:
Conquer Lucas - Conquer all

or:
If you can beat the Lord of Darkness you can do anything

Gary said...

"nos venit,nos visum, nos utor"


we came, we saw, we enjoyed


plagerism from Cesars original;

veni, venit, vici

I came, I saw, I conquered


Gary A