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The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1931
Legal Hallucinations Elucidated
Legal Hallucinations Elucidated
I have often been assured that the Halls of Fame will never be the more resplendent for my presence. Nevertheless, I have successfully bluffed the examiner in Roman Law, and from that eminence I proffer these helpful notes to aid those sulfuring from this calamity:—
| Mutatio Familiae: | A change of digs. |
| Lucrum cessans: | A 10% cut. |
| Servilis cognatio: | Being recognised by a fresher. |
| Turpis persona: | A member of the Haeremai Club. |
| Locus poenitentiae: | A lecture-room. |
| Destatio sacrorum: | Fireworks in the library. |
| Pccunia trajectitia: | Money thrown away, especially 'Varsity fees. |
| Exceptiones dilatoriae: | Excuses for lateness. |
| Damnas esto: | Let there be many curses. |
| Justae nuptiae: | Just married. |
| Recuperatores: | Students after term exams. |
| Atrox iniuria: | The Unemployment Levy. |
| Curator pupilli: | Brookie. |
| Depositum miserabile: | Dumping. |
| Cur. adv. vult.: | He wishes the dog would move on. |
| Successio miserabilis: | 39% in a Roman Law exam. |
| Ex post facto: | Made from a post. (Used to describe the intelligence of freshers.) |
| Semel heres simper heres: | Here to-day and gone to-morrow. |
| Infantiae proximus: | Nearing dotage, or excessively green. |
| Crimen suspecti tutoris: | The offence of suggesting that a lecturer may be wrong. |
| Separatio bonorum: | An occurrence at the end of the month, induced by a superfluity of creditors, and causing a feeling resembling mal de mer. |
"Incerta persona"