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Originally Posted by charlie frey
Burt Munro was one of a kind.
I hope the movie makes it out to the boonies where I can see it!
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Hey, I think your Latin quote in your signature is wrong- isn't it
illegitimi non carborundum?
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
"Don't let the bastards grind you down"
According to Safire's New Political Dictionary, this is "a pseudo-Latin phrase meaning 'don't let the bastards grind you down'. Small signs and plaques carrying this message have appeared in U.S. business offices and army posts for at least a generation, since General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell used it as his motto in World War II. Carborundum is a trademark for silicon carbide, a leading commercial grinding substance...In politics, the motto was popularized by 1964 Republican nominee Senator Barry Goldwater, who hung the sign in his office." (--from Safire's New Political Dictionary, p. 353)