Latin

TRX302
Sep 10 2013

I didn't record where I got this from; it was in a file of miscellaneous stuff I'd saved a while back.

"Perge, Scelus, Mihi Diem Perficias"

The official translation of the motto from the College of Heralds reads as follows:

"Proceed, varlet, and let the day be rendered perfect for my benefit."

But the intended rendition would instead be:

"Go ahead, punk, make my day."

TRX
08/04/2011

Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular authors in Britain, and supposedly he's in the top ten in the USA, though given the difficulty in finding any of his books here it's hard to say how that happened. Most of his work is in the fantasy genre, usually set in the Discworld, which, though it operates on an entirely different set of physical laws, has eerie similarities to our own world. The quality of the books varies, and some are for young adults or children, but that's okay, because he's written a whole lot of them. I guess I'm in tune with his weird sense of humor since I managed to drive off the edge of the freeway at 70mph one night since I was laughing too hard to see...

Pratchett often works references to rock music into his books, and one book (Soul Music) was dedicated to the problem of "music with stones in it" leaking into the Discworld via the Dungeon Dimensions. He and I are on pretty much the same page as far as bands and songs.

Back in '07 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He and the BBC made pretty horrifying documentary about the disease. In '09 he was knighted as Sir Terry, and a great number of people have received the honor for less. Recently he made another documentary, this one about assisted suicide. He's physically healthy, which means he could live a long time as a vegetable, being only 63 at the moment.

As a knight, he has a crest, an escutcheon, and a motto. And the motto is... "Don't fear the reaper."

Well, yes. I should have seen that one coming... Rock on, Terry.