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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 18:14:33 GMT -5
Ah. Would a culture question be like where the author lives vs where the story takes place? I used to really like Redwall when I was 10 or so and did some research on the Author, even went out and met him. ^^ I found out that all the animals in his book were animals native to where he lives in England. ^^ And the animals with accents he usually mimicked off of people he heard with interesting accents in real life around Europe. The story. Which I'm finding it to be a bit of a vague topic, as anything culture related could also be considered part of the setting. I think. This is difficult. Mmm well I don't really have anything left to offer. But good luck. <=) |
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Post by Fj0rd on Apr 26, 2009 18:14:44 GMT -5
Call no man happy until he is dead. But happiness is dependent on happenings, therefore only when a man is alive does it have any stock. It's from Herodotus. I think it's using 'happy' more as a general summing-up term for one's life, than the momentary pleasures part of happiness. So even if you're like ninety and your life has been great, if you then realize that everything was an illusion and you are really a terrible person--and then you die--was your life really happy? That sort of thing. ... mostly I said it because of the parallelism in sentence structure with your post. >.> Just be glad I didn't do the Yoda joke. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 18:14:56 GMT -5
Just Sir Bacon, if I'm not mistaken. I called him Lord Bacon before, so I know that's wrong. XD I tried to explain it by saying Nintendo put him in a Fire Emblem game (the main character in an FE game is the "Lord" character) but he didn't believe me. He'll be very surprised when Fire Emblem: Path of Insanity comes out in stores... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 18:16:19 GMT -5
I'm Recklace. ^^ Nice to meet you. You too. *shakes your hand* How are you finding the NTWF? Interesting to say the least. ^^ Having a good day? |
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Post by Bacon on Apr 26, 2009 18:16:27 GMT -5
>.> Just be glad I didn't do the Yoda joke. "Inspiration you not find, it find you." "Can you talk... forward?" |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 18:16:36 GMT -5
But happiness is dependent on happenings, therefore only when a man is alive does it have any stock. It's from Herodotus. I think it's using 'happy' more as a general summing-up term for one's life, than the momentary pleasures part of happiness. So even if you're like ninety and your life has been great, if you then realize that everything was an illusion and you are really a terrible person--and then you die--was your life really happy? That sort of thing. ... mostly I said it because of the parallelism in sentence structure with your post. >.> Just be glad I didn't do the Yoda joke. Yoda jokes, overused they are. Probably messing up Yoda!Grammar, Hunter is. |
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Post by Fj0rd on Apr 26, 2009 18:20:14 GMT -5
You too. *shakes your hand* How are you finding the NTWF? Interesting to say the least. ^^ Having a good day? XD Very polite. "Interesting." It's okay, you can say we're weird. Oh, well. It's been raining, which is not so awesome, but on the other hand it sounds nice on the roof. I have also been doing math, which is half awesome. How are you today? |
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Post by Fj0rd on Apr 26, 2009 18:20:47 GMT -5
>.> Just be glad I didn't do the Yoda joke. "Inspiration you not find, it find you." "Can you talk... forward?" *could also make a Russian Reversal joke here, but chooses not to* |
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Post by Bacon on Apr 26, 2009 18:21:43 GMT -5
"Inspiration you not find, it find you." "Can you talk... forward?" *could also make a Russian Reversal joke here, but chooses not to* *doesn't know what that is* |
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Post by Fj0rd on Apr 26, 2009 18:22:36 GMT -5
It's from Herodotus. I think it's using 'happy' more as a general summing-up term for one's life, than the momentary pleasures part of happiness. So even if you're like ninety and your life has been great, if you then realize that everything was an illusion and you are really a terrible person--and then you die--was your life really happy? That sort of thing. ... mostly I said it because of the parallelism in sentence structure with your post. >.> Just be glad I didn't do the Yoda joke. Yoda jokes, overused they are. Probably messing up Yoda!Grammar, Hunter is. Exactly. =/ Which is why I tried to make a Herodotus joke instead. *quiet emo sobs* No one EVER likes my Herodotus joke! |
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Post by Fj0rd on Apr 26, 2009 18:23:55 GMT -5
*could also make a Russian Reversal joke here, but chooses not to* *doesn't know what that is* ...yeah. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 18:24:02 GMT -5
Interesting to say the least. ^^ Having a good day? XD Very polite. "Interesting." It's okay, you can say we're weird. Oh, well. It's been raining, which is not so awesome, but on the other hand it sounds nice on the roof. I have also been doing math, which is half awesome. How are you today? Haha I can't say that. Because I've already been told several times that I fit right in. XD It's been a nice sunny day over here. I was out earlier this morning to enjoy it. ^^ I'm also drinking the most refreshing bottle of Coca~Cola ever. X3 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2009 18:25:20 GMT -5
*could also make a Russian Reversal joke here, but chooses not to* *doesn't know what that is* In Soviet Russia, Yoda jokes tell YOU! That's a bad example because it makes no sense, but have you heard one of those jokes before? |
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Post by Fj0rd on Apr 26, 2009 18:27:40 GMT -5
XD Very polite. "Interesting." It's okay, you can say we're weird. Oh, well. It's been raining, which is not so awesome, but on the other hand it sounds nice on the roof. I have also been doing math, which is half awesome. How are you today? Haha I can't say that. Because I've already been told several times that I fit right in. XD It's been a nice sunny day over here. I was out earlier this morning to enjoy it. ^^ I'm also drinking the most refreshing bottle of Coca~Cola ever. X3 I guess that works. XDD Though personally I find it fulfilling to declare myself weird at nonrandom intervals. Sun is good. =D It's been sunny out a lot here lately, so I guess we were due for some rain. *typed snow at first by mistake* ... no. Not snow. No more snow for a whiiiile now. |
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Post by Bacon on Apr 26, 2009 18:29:50 GMT -5
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