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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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My turntable is malfunctioning

Da's kloten van de bok
Dad has spilt cream on the book

Wasser dragen naar de zee

You wanna drag down the promenade?

Su detrás, aunque grande, es exquisito.

Your detritus is not only large, but exquisite.

Er verdrinken meer mensen in een glas dan in zee.

I bet I can drink you under the table!

mijn bromfiets is in het kanaal

My bromine-impregnated insoles are advertised on the Shopping Channel.

Scrivo sol per sfogar l'interna doglia

Write only using sugar on the doggynet

Ma ei räägi palju eesti keelt

Mother's scruffy friend is a kilt-wearing Jew.

Schon scharret mein rösslein mit lustigem fuss.

This cherry goes red at the first sign of fuss.

Quando finisce la partita, i pedoni, le torri, i cavalli, i vescovi, i due re e le due regine tutti vanno nello stesso scatolo.

Who invited these two queens to a party thrown for the Cavalry, bullfighters and fashion designers?

zet uw kaas bovenop de bank

Was that your car that's driven up the bank?

Mi si e' rizzato il cazzo
I see you've made a risotto out of the cat! (Line from a 1960s American domestic sitcom.)

Certum est, quia impossibile.
Certified impossible.

quod erat faciendum

You're being facetious.

Crea fama y acuéstate a dormir.

Become famous by sleeping in your extensive grounds.

Ars longa sed vita brevis.

A bigger bottom leads to a shorter life.

Confutatis maledictis,
Flammis acribus addictis:
Voca me cum benedictis.
Oro supplex et acclinis,
Cor contritum quasi cinis:
Gere curam mei finis.

This poem was found written in the margins of a copy of the Carmina Burana, itself a somewhat rude and earthy work, and is an explicit description of a gay SM scene. I shall tastefully but sketch the content: Let the sinner be seized and punished with burning flames; let him call out for my blessed [ahem]. With a supple, wide open mouth and a contrite heart he behaves as a dog; in the end he will thank me on his knees.

I'll link to the next quote rather than writing it here. The quote.

Re-arrange these matchsticks into a well-known sonnet.

Vergin tutto amor, sospiri di foco

I love all virgins, and aspire to f*** them.

Tamu ya mua kifundo

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