Talk:Illegitimi non carborundum
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Of course, this is pure nonsense. The psuedo latin translation "Don't let the bastards grind you down" was commonly used decades before Microsoft or Windows 95.
Funnyness[edit source]
The introductory section is supposed to be dry, but it seems a bit too dry. It would be nice to replace "without a sense of humor" with something actually funny.
Derivation is important, but since I have not been able to make it funnier, I have settled for making it slightly shorter. This indeed seems to help. Tekhedd
This was used as a motto for a US submarine (USS TUNNY), as early as the 1940's. Clearly Microsoft didn't "invent" this phrase. Gerry
Gerry is right. There is a chemical compound silicon carbide. Also known as carborundum. That is where the carborundum was taken from for use in this phrase. Actually, what I remember as the phrase was "non illegitimus carborundum" . Jim
History[edit source]
An anonymous user deleted the Derivations and Incorrect Definitions section, apparently because they are not historically accurate, or in fact true at all. Apparently the dry writing style of the article is a bit too perfect--did he think it was serious? Possibly this was one of those aforementioned people "without a sense of humor".
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My parents said this back in the 1950's, 1960's.... Don't let the Bastards Grind you down......they were from Michigan State....not sure where they got it. So.....LONG before CDs. It is simply a statement of anti- whoever......the boss, authority, government, whoever. It seemed to be a cool saying....mock Latin, I guess. NOW, I read above about the Roman discus's... so, it has Been Around.– Preceding unsigned comment added by Joetabler (talk • contribs)