Typos...

[NightTrain]

Change One Letter in a Foreign Expression et...violà!


Ex post fucto
Lost in the mail.

Veni, vipi, vici
I came, I'm a very important person, I conquered.

Cogito eggo sum
I think; therefore I waffle.

Rigor morris
The cat is dead.

Respondez s'il vous plaid
Honk if you're Scottish.

Que sera serf
Life is feudal.

Le roi est mort. Jive le roi
The king is dead. No kidding.

Pro bozo publico
Support your local clown.

Monage à 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
Fast retort

Aloha oy
Love; greetings; farewell; from such a pain you would never know

Visa la france
Don't leave your chateau without it

Amicus puriae
Platonic friend

L'état, c'est moo
I'm bossy around here

Cogito, ergo spud
I think, therefore I yam (OK, more than one letter)

Veni, vidi, velcro
I came, I saw, I stuck around (OK, another exception)

Ich bit ein berliner
He deserved it.

Zitgeist
The Clearasil doesn't quite cover it up.

E pluribus anum
Out of any group, there's always one Asshole.

 

[scubamike]

And some are great with just literal translations:

Aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen.
lit: To make an elephant out of a mosquito.

Aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen.
lit: To whistle out of the last hole.

Ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben.
lit: To have a board in front of one's head.

Den Löffel abgeben.
lit: To give away the spoon.

Auf fer Leitung stehen.
lit: To stand on the cable.

Den Teufel werde ich tun.
lit: I'll do the devil.

Ahhh, but what do they really mean?