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nunc est bibendum: now is the time to drink: Carpe-Diem-type phrase from the Odes of Horace, Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus (Now is the time to drink, now the time to dance footloose upon the earth). Used as a slogan by Michelin and the origin of the Michelin Man's name Bibendum. nunc pro tunc: now for then
I.37, Nunc est bibendum... – Now Is the Time to Drink! – An ode of joy for Octavian's victory at Actium, the capture of Alexandria, and the death of Cleopatra (30 BC). The tone of triumph over the fallen queen is tempered by a tribute of admiration to her lofty pride and resolute courage. I.38, Persicos odi, puer, apparatus...
Bibendum is one of several advertising characters featured in this advertisement from 1920. The "Bibendum chair" was designed by Eileen Gray in 1925. [17] Cayce Pollard, the main character of William Gibson's novel Pattern Recognition, has a strong aversion to corporate brands and logos. The sight of Bibendum in particular gives her panic ...
Bibendum (the symbol of the Michelin tyre company) takes his name from the opening line of Ode 1.37, Nunc est bibendum. Both W. H. Auden and Louis MacNeice began their careers as teachers of classics and both responded as poets to Horace's influence.
Nunc est bibendum. (Now is the time to drink.) [18] Si sol deficit, respicit me nemo. (If the sun is gone, nobody will look at me.) Sine sole sileo.
nunc est bibendum (Horace, Odes, 1.37) "now it is necessary to drink!", in other words, it's time to celebrate. Mutatis mutandis, "changing [only] those things which need to be changed" or more simply "[only] the necessary changes having been made".
Nunc Est Bibendum. Head Bartender at the Delta Saloon in 1863 was Prof. Jerry Thomas, most celebrated barman in American history. Coming to Virginia City, according to the Territorial Enterprise** of that year, from the Occidental in San Francisco, he did much to elevate the tastes and drinking habits of the then uncouth Comstock.
Various users have added other expressions having to do with the awareness of taking advantage of time before one dies, like nunc est bibendum, tempus fugit, ubi sunt, YOLO, etc. to the page. These have recently been removed by User:Catobonus. What do other editors think about these? Should there be a comparative discussion?