At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best Latin titles in literature.One entry on the list:
Carpe Jugulum, by Terry PratchettRead about the other entries on the list.
It takes the fearless autodidact Pratchett to parody the most over-used of all Latin idioms: carpe diem ("seize the day" – itself the title of a Saul Bellow novel). Pratchett's cod Latin version means "seize the throat" – an appropriate bit of mock-sententiousness for a parody of vampire literature.
--Marshal Zeringue
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