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9. Apparently originated in 23 BC

Sun Apr 25, 2021, 11:00 PM

Apr 2021

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I learned a new term today...& am passing it on...Carpe Diem.."seize the day" [View all] Stuart G Apr 2021 OP

Apparently originated in 23 BC left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #9

As I said. . . niyad Apr 2021 #10

That would make you more than 2,000 years old left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #12

Shhhhhhhh!! You are not supposed to tell!! niyad Apr 2021 #21

High School Class of '70 - our class motto. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #2

Jesuit HS? It was well known back then, to me. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #3

No Public High School. The guy that suggested fancied himself a poet. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #14

Aren't we all? Agnostic as hell. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #15

Or worse. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #16

You should see "Dead Poets Society" genxlib Apr 2021 #4

Seize the fish? if..fish..had..wings Apr 2021 #5

Originally a daily payment of eels given to fisherman Effete Snob Apr 2021 #6

'Carpe diem' is a Latin aphorism ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #8

Double your fun. silverweb Apr 2021 #11

My favorite line from Mrs. Doubtfire: "Carpe Dentum!" Coventina Apr 2021 #13

Here's my favorite... Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2021 #17

I always thought it was a fishing term for "seize the carp". LastDemocratInSC Apr 2021 #18

"Carpe diem. Seize the day." - Dead Poets Society - Robin Williams Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #19

Tale of two times... Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2021 #20

Here I thought it meant "A fish a day." n/t malthaussen Apr 2021 #22