“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”

Street Artist: Tiffany Clark

[Don't Let 'Em] Grind You Down

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@ax11 @i0null
ha , I was gonna post the same :)

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what Kris Kristofferson said to Sinéad O'Connor as she was booed

(for those who don't know)

@benroyce @i0null

I always heard that as “Don’t let the bastards get you down” and I used to say it to my kids when I dropped them off at school.

@edsanders2 @benroyce @i0null
I think this is an old timey schoolboy Latin joke translation.

Illegitimi non carborundum.

@i0null NIC!

"Nil illegitimi carborundum!"

There are many variants on this piece of mock-Latin.

This is the one that I grew up with.

@i0null

Kinda like this variant of "Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Ska for the win!🎶

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAfXhBX07X4

The Toasters "Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down"

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@i0null Love Is Blindness (U2 or Jack White, choose your favourite version ;) )
Not Love is Blindness, but Acrobat by U2 (same album though)
@praisetheteapot.bsky.social @i0null oops, yes ofcourse and Acrobat is not covered by Jack White as far as I know ;) And yesterday I got into "Please" (Pop if I am not wrong ;)) "Please, get up off your knees now, please" Fits to it I think.

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also featuring "K🩶 MK"

@i0null I’ll toss the Margo Price version into the mix with this YouTube video. https://youtu.be/uyhzsMWC4sw?si=7XYXq45ZIEUEfkL6
Margo Price - Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down (Official Music Video)

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Huh… I bought this in 1981 while at Fort Benning Georgia for basic training.