"I’m not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick” is a different kind of motivational saying that has been printed on many images. ”Carpe diem,” Latin for “seize the day,” is from Roman poet Horace’s Odes (23 BC).
“I’m not much on seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick” was posted on Twitter by C’est La Vie Essential Tweeter on January 11, 2015.
Wikipedia: Carpe diem
Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually (though questionably) translated “seize the day”, taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace’s work Odes (23 BC).
Translation
Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of carpō “pick or pluck” used by Horace to mean “enjoy, seize, use, make use of”. Diem is the accusative of dies “day”. A more literal translation of carpe diem would thus be “pluck the day [as it is ripe]"—that is, enjoy the moment. It has been argued by various authors that this interpretation is closer to Horace’s original meaning.
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C’est La Vie Essential Tweeter
@Robert_Beau
I’m not much on seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick.
10:16 AM · Jan 11, 2015·Twitter for iPad
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theoakvillesquirrel
@oakvillesqurl
I’m not much on seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick. http://funnytweeter.com/im-not-much-on-seizing-the-day-i-just-kinda-poke-it-with-a-stick/ #oakville Sponsored by: http://kaitedge.com
10:49 PM · Jan 11, 2015·oakville_squirrel4
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#BigBenTheory
@callmeBen0
I’m not much on seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick. #Mondays
2:42 AM · Jan 12, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
James Kurtis
@OnAirGuy
I’m not much on seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick.
11:23 AM · Jan 12, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Enchantment
@sageandspirit2
I’m not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick.
12:41 PM · Dec 31, 2016·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Broken Puppet☕
@java_assassin
I’m not very good at seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick.
5:24 PM · Jan 10, 2020·Twitter for Android
Twitter
I’m a Fuckin’ Princess (Renea)
@Just_ReneaR
I`m not much on seizing the day, I just kinda poke it with a stick.
9:55 AM · Aug 22, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
ANGIE
@ANGIES_DREAM
I’m not much on seizing the day anymore. I just kind of poke it with a stick now!
2:00 PM · Dec 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
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