And I imaging using the Latin noun for "undergarment"
would have taken away from the humor?

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

>Patrick, thirsting after knowledge, writes:
>
>> Sorry, my Latin is rusty and I've misplaced my Babelfish
>(probably lifted
>>  right out of my ear by a pickpocket).
>>
>>  > Semper ubi sub ubi!
>>
>>  "Semper" is "always," right? And I would guess "sub" is "under" or
>>  "beneath", but what is "ubi"?
>
>"Ubi" means "when", in the sense of "whereby," "wherein," or "whereas."
>
>In this case, it's a sophomoric joke where "where" is taken to
>be the homonym
>of "wear", thus translating to the English phrase, "Always
>wear under wear!"
>
>Wirt Atmar

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