“Podex perfectus es.
Claim it means: You did a terrific job.
What it really means: You are a total asshole.”

— Henry N. Beard , book Latin for All Occasions

Latin for All Occasions (1990)

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American writer, co-founder and editor of National Lampoon 1945

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