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Lets feast rule (sh.itjust.works)
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ID: A scene from The Addams Family, we see an engraved gravestone, Morticia reads it out to Fester: "Our credo, "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc.". She adds: "We gladly feast on those who would subdue us." "Not just pretty words."

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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Maybe they're not just pretty words, but that's deeeeefinitely not correct latin either.

Gorgiamus, from gorgire(?) isn't a word. And I doubt "allos" is either. The phrase is way too literal, and it's also wrong.

It's "thus now we will (not a word) (not a word) all near us"

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

I used machine translation; does this scan as correct? : Libenter epulamur his qui nos subigerunt.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 months ago

I had to grab a dictionary for this, since these aren't exactly common words, but I'd use "dominor", "to be Lord/master over" instead of "subigere", which is closer to "to suffer".

"Epulor" (which I had to look up) is apparently more of a "fine dining" type of feasting. "Manduco" is more gnawing and chewing and gluttony.

You'd end up with Libenter manducamus his qui nos dominent

But that's still long for a motto. Maybe Domituros libentir manducamos works better. It's less exact, more of a "those who dominate us are gladly devoured by us", but it's also more of a motto. It also has a few other translations though, which are unfortunate.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago

Thank you! I really appreciate your input!!

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