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Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Here upon this post I hast committed thyself to the endeavour of forum where thou shalt try thy utmost to commune in a most shakespearan manner. Enjoy
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 7:31 pm
Of what wouldst thou speak?
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 7:38 pm
Thou hast thrown down the gauntlet, sirrah, and vexed my autocorrect most sorely with thy childsome prattling!
For i'truth, thou lacketh both the wit and the language to best me in single contest
As of a rap battle gone seriously awry
A David and Goliath encounter in the truest sense.
Ha! I say
And ha! again,
With a pah! thrown in for good measure.
I hereby call upon the gentles all assembled
To pronounce their verdict plain
And to declare this thread ended most decidedly in bloodless victory
On this, the day of Anglefolc triumph! Huzzah!
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 7:38 pm
(This post was last modified: November 28, 2014 at 7:42 pm by Lemonvariable72.)
(November 28, 2014 at 7:31 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Of what wouldst thou speak?
Of any shadow or light that may trespass upon thy heart
(November 28, 2014 at 7:38 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Thou hast thrown down the gauntlet, sirrah, and vexed my autocorrect most sorely with thy childsome prattling!
For i'truth, thou lacketh both the wit and the language to best me in single contest
As of a rap battle gone seriously awry
A David and Goliath encounter in the truest sense.
Ha! I say
And ha! again,
With a pah! thrown in for good measure.
I hereby call upon the gentles all assembled
To pronounce their verdict plain
And to declare this thread ended most decidedly in bloodless victory
On this, the day of Anglefolc triumph! Huzzah!
Avast! One soul has found meaning upon this mount.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Thou still thinks to match with me in the language of my heritage, eh?
So be it.
Thy misery will be as deep as the triumph sweet.
Though I do confess to a grievous wrong,
And hurl myself upon the sword of my shame.
In my last I spoke of the wit and the language that thou lacketh.
I curse my impetuous haste aforethought,
since the true and correct article is "lackest" in the stead.
I concede a flesh wound.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 7:54 pm
*Curiously trespasses. Verily withdraws.*
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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Re: RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 8:13 pm
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 8:22 pm
Quote:Thou mewling swag-bellied pigeon-egg!
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 8:40 pm
(November 28, 2014 at 7:54 pm)Exian Wrote: *Curiously trespasses. Verily withdraws.*
Verily withdraws? Thou speakest in riddles, sirrah!
What manner of fopsome flapdoodlery art thou practised in?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Ye olde English
November 28, 2014 at 8:56 pm
Not to be pedantic (well, fair enough - to be HIGHLY pedantic) the language of Shakespeare isn't Old English, but Early Modern English.
Bys sy aldgeddung Englisc ne ærádl Englisc. Se léoþwyrhta gesegen sylfum toforan wolde ne stefn hit.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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