re motto mania mathew writes i prefer mark jason dominus s suggestion that the motto should be changed to mind your own fucking business in this era of aids isn t someone s fucking everyone s interest semi i propose we have no motto recently in the glorious state of maryland the only state whose state song refers to abraham lincoln as a tyrant people have gotten all wound up over the state motto which we inherited from the calverts fatti maschii parole femine which if you read italian says manly deeds womanly words or something to that effect in the state which not so long ago had four women out of seven representatives this represents a problem the official solution was to change the translation so now it means strong deeds gentle words my personal suggestion was changing it to walk softly and carry a big stick c wingate the peace of god it is no peace but strife closed in the sod mangoe cs umd edu yet brothers pray for but one thing tove mangoe the marv lous peace of god
