“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)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Podex perfectus es. Claim it means: You did a terrific job. What it really means: You are a total asshole." by Henry N. Beard?

Henry N. Beard14

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

Related quotes

“Mimi: I like you!
Eunice: So what? You like everyone.
I want assholes to like me — that’ll mean I’m really special!”

Nina Paley (1968) US animator, cartoonist and free culture activist

"Relationships Explained" (26 January 2011)
Mimi and Eunice (2010 - present)

““Tell me, did they specify ’asshole’ on the job description, or did you take a course?“”

Bill Bryson A Walk in the Woods

Source: A Walk in the Woods (1997), Chapter 14 (p. 187)

“Bitten? You mean you're a-"
"A werewolf," said the girl. "Like everyone else here. Except you, and the asshole. And the asshole's sister.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

Maia to Simon, pg. 50
Variant: A werewolf. Like everyone else here. Except you, and the asshole. And the asshole's sister.
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“To neglect your own mind, that's like to neglect your consciousness. That’s like to give up all hope of joy and happiness, really. You're the only one that can discover for you the meaning of anything. What it means to you. By that, I don't mean intellectual meaning. I mean, what it means, how it makes you feel. You have to see whether you really are happy or not. Whether you really are sad or not. And you have to investigate what goes through your mind.”

Agnes Martin (1912–2004) American artist

1974
1970's, interview, K. Horsfield & L. Blumenthal