Motto & Logo

The logo calls to mind the label of a favored beverage of the Collective.  It includes the outline of a Canada Goose, proud resident of both Iowa and Minnesota, noted for its travels to and from the northland, being led by a star.  The star bears a striking resemblence to the "command" insignia from the center of Captain Kirk's ship badge (ST:TOS) as worn by William Shatner. "Beer Is Your Friend" brands the top and the motto graces the bottom:

Semper Migratote ("SEM-per mee-grah-TOH-teh")
plural future imperative

"Make it a policy to always migrate."
In other words "Always Migrate" or "Don't 'Fail to Migrate' ".

I had explained the intent of what I wanted to convey with our motto to Rollerballer, the Collective's resident Latin Scholar, and, in a prime example of why I really, really like our little group, here's what I got back:

OK, some thoughts: Allow me to put on my grammarian hat for a second.  I conceive of these as commands, don't you?  The question then becomes singular or plural. Some options below: semper migra "always migrate (singular)"  lacks punch, I think. semper migrate "always migrate (plural)" a disaster, as it looks the same (although pronounced quite differently - meeGRAHtay). So let's use the rarer "future imperative", i.e. a command that is valid forever, as in a law: semper migrato (singular) or semper migratote (plural) I like that plural.  The sense is "make it a policy to always migrate". SEM-per mee-grah-TOH-teh Now, having decided that I like the plural future imperative, let's look at "never fail to migrate".  I think this will look a little less attractive in the Latin: numquam deestote migrare or ne umquam deestote migrare. Hmm, I don't like those as much.  Maybe deestote deesse migrare - "fail to fail to migrate". No, still ugly. What do you think?

What do I think? I think you rock, Dave.