From the 1947 Austerity Trip

Some of the following phrases may be heard on the islands or quoted. For the sake of the ignorant the following interpretations are given:

Lex Loci : the custom of the place

Maldemerum Magnum Bonum : real good Mal de Mer

Enjoyum repeatabum : keep enoying yourself

Satisfactum donum accountum : give a good account of yourself

More Majorum : in the manner of the ancestors

Vomitus Moderatus Piscatus : feed the fishes gently

Vomitus recordus watchus : note the time you are sick

Pax bellum perpetuum : peace to your tummy always

Super Marinum et Terrum : on sea and land

Hilaritus Repeatus consideratus comfortus populus : study others in your hilarity

Non mixum sufficiento satisfactum Rum et Shrubum : go easy with Rum and Shrub

Non dormi socum – purus airus necessitus : put your socks outside the window

Non annoyus Georgius : don’t upset George

Non distrubus Albertus : don’t wake Albert

Sans fear et sans reproche : without fear or reporach

Secondum Naturuum : according to course of nature

Sic transit gloria mundi super Scillonian : so passes away earthly glory on Scillonian

Dum Vivimus vivamus : while we live, let us live

Nunquam non paratus : never unprepared

Secondum artum : according to rule

Bis pueri senes : old men are boys

Est modus in rebus : there is medium in all things

Fille de chambre : chambermaid

Ne quid nimis No 1 Account : not too much….?

Quantum sufficit : a sufficient quantity

Quantum libet : as much as you please

Respondus instantus : jump to it

Reportus adenoidus : report snorers

Sortum pleasurum : go a you please