This is why I haven’t yet acted on my desire to have Linnaeus’ definition of Homo tattooed on my chest (that, and you’d never see the thing under all that fur)…
“Quia ursus pusilli ingenii sum verba difficilia fastidio”
Melbourne-based, Sydney affiliated historian and philosopher of science, especially biology. Apple tragic. Pratchett fan. Curmudgeon. Punster. Fatso.
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It took me until I was 40 to get my ears pierced, so maybe I will get a tattoo when I’m 80. If I don’t use my chemical avatar, my quote of choice would likely be the dog-latin “sic biscuitus disintegrat”.
Ive managed to avoid getting Horrace’s line
Cum prorepserunt primis animalia terris Mutum et turpe pecus.
So far. But after looking at the pics. I think I can resist such a thought any further or just go for half man half biscuit on my forehead instead.
Quidquid latine dictum, altum videtur.
hmmm. so I can use my extensive grasp of terrible pig latin to arrive at demi buccellum demi homo
if I want to impress and still keep the original sense of a dense well baked product.