- 1. Caveat Emptor
(KAV-ee-OT emp-TOR): “Let the buyer beware” - 2. Persona Non Grata
(puhr-SOH-nah non GRAH-tah): “An unacceptable person” - 3. Habeas Corpus
(HAY-bee-as KOR-pus): “You have the body” - 4. Cogito Ergo Sum
(CO-gee-toe ER-go SOME): “I think, therefore I am” - 5. E Pluribus Unum
(EE PLUR-uh-buhs OOH-nuhm): “Out of many, one” - 6. Quid Pro Quo
(kwid proh KWOH): “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” - 7. Ad Hominem
(ad HAH-mi-nem): “To attack the man” - 8. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
(ad-MA-yor-em DAY-ee GLOR-ee-um): “All for the Greater Glory of God” - 9. Memento Mori
(meh-MEN-toh MOR-ee): “Remember, you must die” - 10. Sui Generis
(SOO-ee JEN-er-is): “Of its own genus,” or “Unique and unable to classify”
26.5.12
It's not always what you know. Some times what you think you know will get the job done.
10 Latin Phrases You Pretend to Understand
What White People Like. This is not an attempt to be hateful or racial. The list is on loan from the website of the same name and there are a number of astute and clever observations on it.
Full List of Stuff White People Like
March 4, 2008 by clander
- #134 The TED Conference
- #133 The World Cup
- #132 Picking Their Own Fruit
- #131 Conan O’Brien
- #130 Ray-Ban Wayfarers
- #129 Banksy
- #128 Camping
- #127 Where the Wild Things Are
- #126 Vespa Scooters
- #125 Bob Marley
- #124 Hating People Who Wear Ed Hardy
- #123 Mad Men
- #122 Moleskine Notebooks
- #121 Funny or Ironic Tattoos
- #120 Taking a Year Off
- #119 Sea Salt
- #118 Ugly Sweater Parties
- #117 Political Prisoners
- #116 Black Music that Black People Don’t Listen to Anymore
- #115 Promising to Learn a New Language
- #114 America
- #113 Halloween
- #112 Hummus
- #111 Pea Coats
- #110 Frisbee Sports
- #109 The Onion
- #108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music
- #107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
- #106 Facebook
- #105 Unpaid Internships
- #104 Girls with Bangs
- #103 Sweaters
- #102 Children’s Games as Adults
- #101 Being Offended
- #100 Bumper Stickers
- #99 Grammar
- #98 The Ivy League
- #97 Scarves
- #96 New Balance Shoes
- #95 Rugby
- #94 Free Healthcare
- #93 Music Piracy
- #92 Book Deals
- #91 San Francisco
- #90 Dinner Parties
- #89 St. Patrick’s Day
- #88 Having Gay Friends
- #87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
- #86 Shorts
- #85 The Wire
- #84 T-Shirts
- #83 Bad Memories of High School
- #82 Hating Corporations
- #81 Graduate School
- #80 The Idea of Soccer
- #79 Modern Furniture
- #78 Multilingual Children
- #77 Musical Comedy
- #76 Bottles of Water
- #75 Threatening to Move to Canada
- #74 Oscar Parties
- #73 Gentrification
- #72 Study Abroad
- #71 Being the only white person around
- #70 Difficult Breakups
- #69 Mos Def
- #68 Michel Gondry
- #67 Standing Still at Concerts
- #66 Divorce
- #65 Co-Ed Sports
- #64 Recycling
- #63 Expensive Sandwiches
- #62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
- #61 Bicycles
- #60 Toyota Prius
- #59 Natural Medicine
- #58 Japan
- #57 Juno
- #56 Lawyers
- #55 Apologies
- #54 Kitchen Gadgets
- #53 Dogs
- #52 Sarah Silverman
- #51 Living by the Water
- #50 Irony
- #49 Vintage
- #48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
- #47 Arts Degrees
- #46 The Sunday New York Times
- #45 Asian Fusion Food
- #44 Public Radio
- #43 Plays
- #42 Sushi
- #41 Indie Music
- #40 Apple Products
- #39 Netflix
- #38 Arrested Development
- #37 Renovations
- #36 Breakfast Places
- #35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
- #34 Architecture
- #33 Marijuana
- #32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
- #31 Snowboarding
- #30 Wrigley Field
- #29 80s Night
- #28 Not having a TV
- #27 Marathons
- #26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
- #25 David Sedaris
- #24 Wine
- #23 Microbreweries
- #22 Having Two Last Names
- #21 Writers Workshops
- #20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
- #19 Traveling
- #18 Awareness
- #17 Hating their Parents
- #16 Gifted Children
- #15 Yoga
- #14 Having Black Friends
- #13 Tea
- #12 Non-Profit Organizations
- #11 Asian Girls
- #10 Wes Anderson Movies
- #9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
- #8 Barack Obama
- #7 Diversity
- #6 Organic Food
- #5 Farmer’s Markets
- #4 Assists
- #3 Film Festivals
- #2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
- #1 Coffee
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I collect foreign movie posters like a chunk of dog poop collects flies. Designers from countries where they only have a single image or just an 8x10 still to work from sometimes create magic.
Star Wars |
The 7 Year Itch |
Island of Lost Souls |
The Sting |
Sunset Blvd. |
RoboCop |
The Terminator |
Them! |
They Live |
The Third Man |
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil |
The Warriors |
The Witches of Eastwick |
The Wolfman |
Destination Mars! |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Aliens |
Ball Of Fire |
Batman |
Blood Beast from Outer Space |
Blues Brothers |
Brainstorm |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
Eraserhead |
Johnny Guitar |
Rebel Without a Cause |
Don't Go In The House |
Invasion From Mars |
Kiss of the Spiderwoman |
Unknown |
Omega Man |
One Million Years B.C. |
One Million Years B.C. (2) |
Ordinary People |
Planet Terror |
Poltergeist |
The Producers |
Pulp Fiction |
Special thanks to Alex Kittle, HeythereJ, vviolence, and other poster collectors out there.
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