where does the line 'today is a good day to die' originate?

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Indeed. The "Good Day to Die" maxim has lots of different origins from all over the world. My major recollection of it was that it was a major maxim among the Samurai of Feudal Japan.

And "Revenge is a dish best served cold" was a Sicilian proverb, if I recall correctly.

The Luxan variant is "Revenge is a dish best served immediately", IIRC

 

[Henry]

Star Trek - A Future of Misattribution.

What some fans don't get (not you, mind you) is that that whole thing is an in-joke with the Klingons -- that they steal a LOT of quotes.

"You haven't read Shakespeare, until you've read it in the original Klingon." - General Chang

 

[mojo1701]

What some fans don't get (not you, mind you) is that that whole thing is an in-joke with the Klingons -- that they steal a LOT of quotes.

"You haven't read Shakespeare, until you've read it in the original Klingon." - General Chang

In fact, the name "Chang" is Thai for "tastleless," which is a counterpoint for the Shakespeare-spewing Klingon.

 

[Xath]

I would have attributed it to Star Trek. Now I feel uncultured.

 

[Mark]

Where does the line 'today is a good day to die' originate??

I believe the first man to say, "Today is a good day to die," was also the first to hastily zip up after using a urinal... - Mark Clover (CreativeMountainGames.com)

 

[Lasher Dragon]

No no no - it comes from StarCraft - the Protoss air-to-air units are always blathering on about it being "A good day to die"

LOL