Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun!: Ten of a Kind: Sane, paululum linguae latinae dico

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Ten of a Kind: Sane, paululum linguae latinae dico

Pa Kent said he's gonna be tearin' his hair out / If I don't stop racing that hot rod chariot! (Adventure Comics #177)

Now that Brutus the screwball lion is such a huge cartoon character, it's interesting to see how he got his start. (The Roman Holidays #1)

Geez, who designed Millie's hairdo, Salvador Dali? (Millie the Model #117)

'Quis est res, medicus?' (Bugs Bunny #29)

'Sextus, you ask how to fight an idea. Well, I'll tell you how... with a Batarang!' (Batman #24)

Tonight, at the Coliseum: the Globetrotters versus the Lions! We predict a slaughter! (Harlem Globetrotters #7)

Soon to be a major motion picture without Alan Moore's name on it! (Top 10 #9)

Please be certain to write into DC about the improper use of an apostrophe. (The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #61)

'Iam is est vicis pello pepulli pulsum vehementer!' (The Thing v.1 #9)

Then, Jughead went to the Roman Vomitarium! (Jughead #11)

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

1 comment:

Michael Jones11/13/2011 10:35 PM
My favourite Latin joke is from Wayne & Shuster's Rinse the Blood off my Toga.
Cicero the Bartender: What're you drinking?
Flavius: Gimme a martinus.
Cicero: You mean a martini.
Flavius: If I wanted two I'd ask for them.
(ps. Frank is cousin to Joe Shuster of Superman fame.)
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