Pachy thank you for posting this thread. Illegitimi non carborundum is something that my husbands grandmother had on a wood plack hanging on the wall of her home. I always asked her what it meant and she always told me 'seize the day'. I of course looked it up on line and LOL!! - needless to say she was not only a wise woman but one with a witty sense of humor. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carborundum )

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..............................

Illegitimi non carborundum is a mock-Latin aphorism meaning "Don't let the bastards grind you down". (Carborundum is an industrial abrasive material.)

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As for politics - BLAH!