Be the Best
| 21:06 Nov 5, 2004 |
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| 3 +1 | Optimi optimorum |
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8 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| be the best Optimi optimorum Explanation: Assuming that the military unit is mostly male, personally I'd go with the masculine plural "optimi optimorum" - "the best (men) of the best." Indeed, that appears to be the closing motto on a web page about B26 marauders. "OPTIMI OPTIMORUM!" http://www.b26.com/page/historical_marauder_firsts.htm |
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101 days confidence:
summi hominum Explanation: means "best (of the) people". Hope this option helps you to convey the idea of the motto. Good luck, Rick! 7 for "summi hominum" http://www.google.ru/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q= "summi homin... Reference: http://www.google.ru/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=+%22summi+hom... |
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