Well, ever wonder what that all meant? My Latin is sadly rather spotty, and so I only ever picked up a third or a half of the exchange. Well, there's a fabulous web page that gives the background and context (along with the translations):
Click through for the rest, which is a delight.DOC: "In vino veritas.
JOHNNY: Age quod agis.
DOC: Credat Judaeus Apella, non ego.
JOHNNY: Iuventus stultorum magister.
DOC: In pace requiescat."Here is a translation, with a few explanatory words along the way."In wine there is truth." A common enough Latin aphorism, meaning that alcohol consumption is like a truth serum. Doc is therefore overruling what his 'darlin'' has said; indeed, he hates Johnny.
4 comments:
Yep, that was a good one!
Come on, boys, we don't want any trouble in here, not in any language.
One of my favorite westerns.
Good stuff!
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