Latin jokes
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| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Prima: Cur non reddidisti anulum quam tu invenisti? | First woman: Why didn’t you return the ring which you found? |
| Secunda: Non putavi esse necesse. | Second woman: I didn’t think it was necessary. |
| Prima: Quomodo? | First woman: Why? |
| Secunda: In anulo scriptum est: "Tuus in aeternum". | Second woman: On the ring it is written: "Yours for eternity". |
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Civis: Aliquis, custos, mihi magnam alapam duxit. | Citizen: Officer, someone gave me a hard slap. |
| Custos publicus: Quis erat ille vir? | Police officer: Who was that guy? |
| Civis: Nescio; sed autem vestigia illius digitorum in meo vultu sunt impressa. | Citizen: I dunno, but the marks of his fingers are printed on my face. |
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Mulier: Quomodo tantum potare assuevisti? | Woman: How did you become accustomed to drink so much? |
| Vir: Propter res familiares. | Man: Because of family matters. |
| Mulier: Fortasse tuum matrimonium est infelix? | Woman: Is your marriage unhappy, by any chance? |
| Vir: Non. Sed habeo tres affines qui omnes caupones sunt. | Man: No, but I have three relatives all of whom are innkeepers. |
