[Satyr]

Of course I fight with it for 2 hours and as soon as I post I figure it out.
For other who might need to know

{if $main eq "catalog" and $current_category.category eq "" and $all_languages_numba gt 1}
<FORM action="home.php" method=GET name=sl_form>
<SELECT name=sl onChange="javascript: document.sl_form.submit()">
{section name=ai loop=$all_languages}
<OPTION value="{$all_languages[ai].code}"{if $store_language eq $all_languages[ai].code} selected{/if}>{$all_languages[ai].language}</OPTION>
{/section}
</SELECT>
</FORM>
{else}

{/if}

Remove this from head.tpl and the pesky languages drop box goes away