WELL-KNOWN EXPRESSIONS



Winners of a New York Magazine contest were asked to take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression.

RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID: Honk if you're Scottish.
HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?: Can you drive a French motorcycle?
EX POST FUCTO: Lost in the mail.
IDIOS AMIGOS: We're wild and crazy guys!
VENI, VIPI, VICI: I came, I'm a very important person, I conquered.
COGITO EGGO SUM: I think; therefore I am a waffle.
RIGOR MORRIS: The cat is dead.
QUE SERA SERF: Life is feudal.
LE ROI EST MORT. JIVE LE ROI: The king is dead. No kidding.
POSH MORTEM: Death styles of the rich and famous.
PRO BOZO PUBLICO: Support your local clown (or politician, your call)
MON AGE A TROIS: I am three years old.
FELIX NAVIDAD: Our cat has a boat.
HASTE CUISINE: Fast French food.
VENI, VIDI, VICE: I came, I saw, I partied.
QUIP PRO QUO: A fast retort.
ALOHA OY: Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you should never know.
MAZEL TON: Tons of luck.
VISA LA FRANCE: Don't leave your chateau without it.
L'ETAT, C'EST MOO: I'm bossy around here.
CARNE DIEM: Seize the meat.