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Talk:O tempora, o mores! (view source)
Revision as of 02:13, January 11, 2008
, 02:13, January 11, 2008Oh TEMPURA, oh mores!
:I just did a Latin-English check here [http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Latin/], and '''''mores''''' (or '''''morium''''') translates into ''ways, conduct, character, morals''. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 08:52, 10 January 2008 (EST)
:I just did a Latin-English check here [http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Latin/], and '''''mores''''' (or '''''morium''''') translates into ''ways, conduct, character, morals''. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 08:52, 10 January 2008 (EST)
== Oh TEMPURA, oh mores! ==
I have it on authority that these explanations are popular misconceptions. Catullus was speaking after visiting the Grand Nippon in what was to be Japan, at the conclusion of the Bansai Pet War. At an official dinner where he was the honoured guest, he was offered some Tempura, the traditional Japanese dish of deep-fried sea food and vegetables. He was so taken with them, he asked with great enthusiasm:
“Oh tempura, oh mores”, to wit, “please give me some more of that wonderful tempura!”
[[User:MylesP|MylesP]] 21:13, 10 January 2008 (EST)