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Carpe Diem - Fish of the Day
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One player will provide a word or phrase in another language, and the next will furnish us with an erudite translation and then a word or phrase of their own...
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Desmond Lynhams' moustache has been silver plated.

Donner und Blitzen.

Doner and a hurl.

don su don su don doko doko don

Welcome Donald! Welcome Susan! Donald! Susan! Donald! Do come in! Do come in, Donald!

Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta.

Excuse me, you are not small. I accuse you manifestly.

Non ho pagato per il mio libro nuovo
I'm afraid there is no hope for your illness while my books remain so pristine.

naturam expellas furca! tamen usque recurret

Phew! Better out than in, but warn people if you're going to do that again!

quod erat demonstrandum

Those vermin are protesting in the square again.

ri-mi-bi-du-mo-i-odi-ai-ama-ri-go
A poem: I bid for more iodine, then I go away.

Nihongo ga wakarimasen.

Hung like a mason.

Voici l'Anglais avec sang-froid habituel.

The English Voices sang in a Freudian fashion as usual.

Saya chakap Melayu baik, la

If you are about to vomit, I will settle you comfortably and sing a bit.

ho le mey kiti luca chi chi chi

The sacred kitten of Brian May looks as if it's about to take up ballroom dancing.

Watashi wa baka na gajin

What does she want a bread maker for?

gote mu mein aa gaye
My goats are all gay.

om mane padme hum

My bachelor pad stinks

In flagranté delicto
Yes, it is meant to do that. It's called caramelisation. It will be delicious. Trust me.

Hasta la vista, baby!
Isn't that a fine view, my child?

sic transit gloria mundi

Mrs Estefan threw up in the van on the journey home from a weekend away.

Hony soit qui mal y pense

When Malcolm is 'dressed up', he would prefer to be known as 'Honey'

si monumentum requiris, circumspice

Making a huge statue by pouring cement over Victoria Beckham.

Penblwydd Hapus
Agh! The cat has drawn blood from my "little chap!"

Daijobu desu ka?

Still working at the day job? (I would be surprised to find that "daijobu" really is Japanese for "day job".)

con fuoco

s/would/wouldn't/
Expression of disgust upon seeing Jeffrey Archer back in the paper. (Raak - alas, it means OK, so that "Fish" actually meant "Is it OK?", if my primitive Japanese skills don't steer me too wrong.)

Mi dispiace, non lo so.
The container for my CD is not loose.

Ich bin Auslander

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