“It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea..." Edgar Allan Poe
14 March 2010
Hop, hop, hoppin'....
Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, S.C.
It's that magical time of year when Valentine's candy is half off and Cadbury's mini Easter Eggs are on the shelves at the same time.
Here is some fun: the following are winners in a contest in which contestants were asked to take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression.
HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS? - Can you drive a French motorcycle?
EX POST FUCTO - Lost in the mail
IDIOS AMIGOS - We're wild and crazy guys!
COGITO EGGO SUM - I think; therefore, I am a waffle
RIGOR MORRIS - The cat is dead
RESPONDE S'IL VOUS PLAID - Honk if you're Scots
POSH MORTEM - Death styles of the rich and famous
PRO BOZO PUBLICO - Support your local clown
MONAGE A TROIS - I am three years old
VENI, VIDI, VICE - I came, I saw, I partied.
VENI VIDI VISA - I came, I saw, I bought
ICH LIEBE RICH - I'm really crazy about fat food
VISA LA FRANCE - Don't leave chateau without it
CA VA SANS DIRT - And that's not gossip
AMICUS PURIAE - Platonic friend
Lol. Nice pic as usual.
ReplyDeleteSigh. Oh how I wish I were in Charleston.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ben. Hope all is well your way!
ReplyDeleteDonna - it was a good day to be in Charleston. Everything is ready to explode into bloom.
lol. really. oh, and if you haven't gone already, a wine bar opened up at the corner of king and queen (Bin 152). I love it, and if you're learning about wines with legs, it might be your next natural stop.
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