Just what are you smoking Damonk???

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 6:13 am

Don't worry, Cassini, you're not the only one who's clueless about Ye Olde Englishe

. Personally, I thought there would be something about "But Hw

Not damonk · Post by **Not damonk** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 12:01 pm

I have to admit that even after hearing damonk talk about all his Old english classes, he never used THAT line before -- that's a great line, Netrek!

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 1:44 pm

. . . not in quite as serious a pun condition as damonk himself, but getting there. You wouldn't believe how often my friends hit me after I state a particularly good one . . .

--Sij

Drooling Fan Girl · Post by **Drooling Fan Girl** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 2:09 pm

OK, so I guess this means no more G-rating?

Take Care
DFG

P.S. One more look just to make sure.

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 3:10 pm

Again, NeTreDamus gets it on the nose.

Maybe I should make a career of this. Naaah.

--Sij

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 5:55 am

The Moose King · Post by **The Moose King** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 9:01 pm

Actually, that's Old English again. "Getting it on with the giant iguana" was a common idiom at the time, and referred to someone suffering from a moral dilemma having to do with cows. So actually, Frank (that is Frank, right? I'm tired) believes that Mike is debating whether or not to steal the villagers' cattle.

The humor of the situation comes from the fact that while the phrase is meant allegorically, the truth of the matter is actually closer to its literal sense.

I was greatly amused.

ZOMBIE USER 8601 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 8601** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 2:43 pm

You asked what I need translated.. well... actually everything. I don't understand it at all. Being frank, it looks like jibberish to me.. sorry. Maybe you could make a translate page or something? Or possibly, you know of a site that automatically translates it for you...? Heck, even a book might be be helpful... I'm sorry to be a bother, but I just want to follow the story..

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 5:25 am

As far as I can tell, Damonk was nice enough to put only the parts that don't have much to do with the comic in Ye Olde English. You can tell what the buttons mean just by their positions (and they kinda slipped into the older part -

) and the rest seems to be his favorite stores and webcomics. Anything else is just to annoy the heck out of us.

--Sij

Not damonk · Post by **Not damonk** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 6:59 am

Heh, Chikita, just so you know...

After an extensive seance where I managed to contact the spirit of Damonk, he tells me that there's supposed to be some sort of translation tutorial coming up on the site next week.

But Hw

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 10:54 am

One can only hope the Moose King is kidding.

--Jack

ZOMBIE USER 8601 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 8601** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 11:08 am

Ah.... I understand! heh heh heh... that page is most helpful, thanks!

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 6:26 am

Perhaps, with the Olde English bards, "Hw

The Moose King · Post by **The Moose King** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 6:04 am

netrek wrote:One can only hope the Moose King is kidding.

--Jack

Me? Kid? Never. It was an established expression; in fact, it survives today in German, except that now it refers to dilemmas involving any sort of livestock, not just cows. In fact, it appears in a famous passage in Heinrich Von Kleist's <i>Michael Kohlhaas</i>, in which the title character is trying to decide whether or not to take revenge on Tronka for mistreating his horses. Kohlhaas says, "Ich habe Geschlecht mit einer Anzahl von gro

Netrek · Post by **Netrek** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 7:24 am

The Moose King wrote:
netrek wrote:One can only hope the Moose King is kidding.

--Jack
Me? Kid? Never. It was an established expression; in fact, it survives today in German, except that now it refers to dilemmas involving any sort of livestock, not just cows. In fact, it appears in a famous passage in Heinrich Von Kleist's <i>Michael Kohlhaas</i>, in which the title character is trying to decide whether or not to take revenge on Tronka for mistreating his horses. Kohlhaas says, "Ich habe Geschlecht mit einer Anzahl von gro

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Just what are you smoking Damonk???

Hliehhan out hlude!!! ^_^ (or "hoh" for short!)

Just an amateur punster . . .

EVIL!!!

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