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Subject:Pigging out in Latin From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Sun, 11 Jun 1995 09:54:13 -0700
>I'm looking for a good [or humorous] Latin translation of the phrase
>"So much food, so little time."
Those of your target audience who know the famous aphorism "ars longa, vita
brevis" and who know or can guess that "mensa" means table might get a
chuckle out of "mensa longa, vita brevis." Your high-IQ friends might find
an additional meaning in it. ...RM
