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panem et circenses

a) (direct translation from Latin): bread and circuses

b) (adj): something that exists purely f-sag with no real concrete purpose

c) political scandals and entertainment as viewed on television and read in the newspapers
The United Nations, IMHO, under definitions b) and c) can be classified as panem et circenses.
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a) bread and circuses in Latin.
b) the main raison d'être of the American media
As per definitions both a) and b) above the Jodi Arias trial is IMHO nothing more than panem et circences.
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panem et circences

a) bread and circuses in Latin.
b) the main raison d'être of the American media
the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment (whether it's sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire
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the Latin phrase panem et circences can also be translated into modern American English as fast food and entertainment ( sports, the movies, bowling, the media, or computer games) rather than bread and circuses as in The Roman Empire
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Panem et circenses can also be interpreted by the alt left liberal media in the United States to refer to fast food and entertainment as the main pillars of US culture.
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The phrase panem et circenses can also be applied to the 'fast food and media entertainment' aspect of American culture
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ya et yet?

This is an example of South Eastern U.S, country slang in it's most unrefined, yet commonplace, of forms. Mostly derived from/by repetition from those with little education due to poverty or simply the need for family/adolescence to work on farms or in cotton fields during harvest. Most rural area schools would close during harvest due to the need for most students to be absent.

Definition: (Have) you eaten yet? or (Have) you had supperdinner yet? Pronounced as one word with 2 syllables, Ya'e't-yet? Hungry?
I'm hown-gre, ya'e't-yet ya et yet? Trans: I'm hungry, have you eaten yet?
G'maGrandmother made biscuits from scratch for bre'fas breakfast, ya'et-yet ya et yet?
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