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Tree Bucket posted:Where's it from? It's excellent. Prince Valiant 1958 (posted in the newspaper comic thread today/yesterday) 
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Tree Bucket posted:Where's it from? It's excellent. I don't know what specific strip it's from, but I know the work of Hal Foster when I see it
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Mr. Sunshine posted:Loki being Odin's son is a marvel invention. In the nordic myths Loki is a giant (what they call jotunn in the translation here for some reason), who is Odin's foster brother - a term the norse used to describe super-close manly man pals (no homo). Loki lives with the asar in Asgård, and is often counted among the norse gods. Utgårds-Loki is a giant who lives in Utgård ("The Outer Realm", lit. Out-Farm or Out-Court, home of the giants). They just happen to both be named Loki. Also if this seems confusing, take comfort in the fact that it was probably confusing to storytellers then, too. Sometimes Loki and Utgards-Loki get conflated into the same entity, or events attributed to one are sometimes told of the other instead.
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Kennel posted:Prince Valiant 1958 (posted in the newspaper comic thread today/yesterday)  That is perfect av material
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Kennel posted:Prince Valiant 1958 (posted in the newspaper comic thread today/yesterday) 
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Read "Crystal Corridors" (https://subhumanzoids.com/crystal-corridors/), nice little straightforward story of some competing pairs of treasure hunters, and "Slime" (https://subhumanzoids.com/2014/09/15/slime-1/) in which the world changes and a punk rocker with it, both by Joseph Luster. Not bad, the both of them. eta: Also by the same author "Two of a Vine" (https://subhumanzoids.com/2014/10/01/two-of-a-vine-1-2/) which is "Bosom Buddies except with California Raisins" and I mean drat what a concept, also "HI HI! WE’RE YOUR WEATHER GIRLS!" (https://subhumanzoids.com/2014/07/30/rain-on-me/) which has the same protags but isn't as mush. eta2: there were a bunch of sequels to "Two of a Vine" and well it wasn't for me. fritz has a new favorite as of 02:19 on Jul 25, 2023 |
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Excited for the return Canadian mall revolution comic!Drakyn posted:Kill Perfection.
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MokBa posted:Closeyoureyeslookatthemountains Lovvvvveeeee Also lol at sans undertale
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Mr. Sunshine posted:In the nordic myths Loki is a giant (what they call jotunn in the translation here for some reason) Jötunn is the standard English nomenclature for giants from Norse mythology. I think there was a whole scholarly kerfuffle about it, but I've never cared enough to learn the details.
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Last time, in Vigils for Friends: Today, we discover the power of friendship!   
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:Jötunn is the standard English nomenclature for giants from Norse mythology. I think there was a whole scholarly kerfuffle about it, but I've never cared enough to learn the details. Well the simplest reason to call them that rather than giants is that they aren't actually exceptionally large most of the time
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Regy Rusty posted:Well the simplest reason to call them that rather than giants is that they aren't actually exceptionally large most of the time It's also really more of a peninsula.
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Regy Rusty posted:Well the simplest reason to call them that rather than giants is that they aren't actually exceptionally large most of the time that's probably part of it yeah
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Jötunn is the name for Jötunn, so named because they are Jötunn. At some point English speakers decided to translate them as giants because if you squint they vaguely resemble the Gigantes of Greek mythology in their role as a superhuman rival race to the gods. The direct English cognate is ettin, which occasionally showed up in medieval English folklore for various monstrous humanoids of a generally largish size.
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Shinozaki's Daily Maintenance       End of chapter 25. Japan Tengu Party Illustrated     Jesus Hirai, don't be such a creep. Also yeah, that's beer the kid is drinking. Says a little about her home life, doesn't it? Also hah, Master includes cops in his list of dangerous people.
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CrocodileKingSaysNO posted:oh, so they are Chojin  this guy gets it
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Can I just posit - even in the Glorious Communist Future, suffering will still exist, misunderstanding will still exist, death will still exist. Any philosophy of living needs to find a way of dealing with the problem of suffering and I'm not sure 'go shoot a landlord' should be the only solution on that list although I am enjoying imagining it. That is to say, a philosophy that seeks to give people perspective in the face of suffering, that is sceptical of people who claim to have all the answers, that tries to find humour in life is not necessarily a dastardly bourgeois plot to numb the proletariat to the pain of their alienation and repress the people's revolution. I mean, come on. Also other people said it, but can we not make out like all 'Eastern' philosophy is mystical woo bullshit? It's a little more diverse than that. CzarChasm posted:It usually means that the words are breaking his heart or otherwise hurting him. "You're pathetic and so boring, I could never find myself dating a worm like you" kind of talk. I know, I was making reference to the machine gun interjection ruining Takako's train of thought. Just reminded me of that, though of course more gentle in the Takako style. By popular demand posted:I'd like people's opinion on this: Unfiltered, says I.
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The Saddest Rhino posted:THE MAN WHO HATED HIS SHADOW ZHUANGZI SPEAKS 庄子说 LIKE A DRIFTING BOAT  SHATTERING THE DRAGON PEARL  
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gently caress kings imo
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the holy poopacy posted:The direct English cognate is ettin, which occasionally showed up in medieval English folklore for various monstrous humanoids of a generally largish size. oh I thought giant was the English cognate for jötunn, okay it makes a lot more sense now
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The Saddest Rhino posted:ZHUANGZI SPEAKS 庄子说 And which are you, Zhaungzi?
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By popular demand posted:I'd like people's opinion on this: M_Gargantua posted:I prefer filters Emzedoh posted:Unfiltered, says I. I actually vote for the filter on only the second panel, but no filter on the third panel. 
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Ditocoaf posted:I actually vote for the filter on only the second panel, but no filter on the third panel. That's good. I'll take this into account as I keep coloring stuff.
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the holy poopacy posted:Jötunn is the name for Jötunn, so named because they are Jötunn. At some point English speakers decided to translate them as giants because if you squint they vaguely resemble the Gigantes of Greek mythology in their role as a superhuman rival race to the gods. It just comes off as weird to me because in modern swedish they're just called "jättar" - giants. It gives me the same vibes as when some weeabo translates a manga but leaves in a whole bunch of japanese terms.
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Kennel posted:Prince Valiant 1958 (posted in the newspaper comic thread today/yesterday) That just might be the perfect av. Mr. Sunshine posted:It just comes off as weird to me because in modern swedish they're just called "jättar" - giants. It gives me the same vibes as when some weeabo translates a manga but leaves in a whole bunch of japanese terms. Yes, but that shows off how clever and knowledgeable they are. It’s all according to keikaku. Tree Bucket has a new favorite as of 06:50 on Jul 25, 2023 |
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the holy poopacy posted:Jötunn is the name for Jötunn, so named because they are Jötunn. At some point English speakers decided to translate them as giants because if you squint they vaguely resemble the Gigantes of Greek mythology in their role as a superhuman rival race to the gods. So you're saying they might be giants?
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And the dvergr are certainly dwarves.
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I think generally if you want to use a modern English word with the most accurate connotations I'd go for "troll", unless the recipient has played more world of Warcraft than they should. Then I'd go back to ettin.
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We ettin good tonight boys oowee!
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Just realised one of the comics I posted lacked a second page, reposting here instead: ZHUANGZI SPEAKS 庄子说 THE DRAGONSLAYER   the true tragedy... a gamer without games... the plight of the ps5-haver
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Emzedoh posted:gently caress kings imo A powerful person can and will reward or destroy you depending on their momentary whim if you catch their attention, an extremely evergreen lesson. Also love Zhuangzi sitting on the dragon with the puppy. Phosphine posted:I think generally if you want to use a modern English word with the most accurate connotations I'd go for "troll", unless the recipient has played more world of Warcraft than they should. Then I'd go back to ettin. lol the connotations of 'troll' in English are a way, way more confusing clusterfuck.
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By popular demand posted:I'd like people's opinion on this: No filters gets the idea across perfectly fine! Filters is a little too much imo. EDIT: I've been made a fool by not reading to the end of the thread because this suggestion is the best. VV Ditocoaf posted:I actually vote for the filter on only the second panel, but no filter on the third panel. Calexio has a new favorite as of 07:58 on Jul 25, 2023 |
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