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grindy · 07-29-2019, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Not sure if you've read it, but I'd be interested in your take on Sebald's Rings of Saturn comparing the German and English versions to one another, having only read (and loved) the English version. He was central in the translation which should make that pretty good. Honestly, reviewing translations would be a top notch journal or thread idea if you were up to taking the time out for it.

I always wanted to but never read it.
I'll be happy if I ever get to read it in German, rereading it in English would just be too time consuming, despite my heavy interest in translation topics. Same reason why the journal will never happen, despite being a cool idea.

OccultHawk · 07-29-2019, 07:53 AM

You could do it with famous poems instead of whole novels.

**Marie Monday** · 07-29-2019, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Absolutely times two. The opening paragraph of Lolita is in my top five best-ever book starts.

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Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.

Those are two of the most brilliant sentences I've ever read, right after each other (well, the second one is not one sentence technically)

I like how he does not explicitly moralize, but makes very clear by the way he tells the story, and details that he empasizes, what damage such a relationship does. Confusing morals of artists with those of main characters is such an old and common mistake, it's baffling that it still happens

The Batlord · 07-29-2019, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MarieMarie

Confusing morals of artists with those of main characters is such an old and common mistake, it's baffling that it still happens

Most people are basic af and have no imagination.

**Frownland** · 07-29-2019, 04:16 PM

Friend and I were talking about which countries to live in before America sparks the next world war as the new Germany. I was talking about how cool it would live in Sugma because of their food and he asked "what's Sugma?" You know I got eem. It was one of the greatest moments of my life.

OccultHawk · 07-29-2019, 04:39 PM

Can’t you just use shot gun?

The Batlord · 07-29-2019, 05:25 PM

Just get some roadkill and leave it in the car overnight to keep the kids away.

The Batlord · 07-29-2019, 06:05 PM

They don't pay you enough to sit and watch your brain melt out of your ears.

OccultHawk · 07-31-2019, 10:45 AM

Recently I was driving and thinking oh god my car is going to breakdown and I’m not even going to be able to afford to have it towed. Then I thought **** this negative bull****. My car runs, I’m cruising through town with hella gas in the tank. ****ing enjoy this **** Hawk you’re a goddamn KING. Just stop worrying and enjoy the ****ing moment. And then I met some peeps I’ve known for some time and they fed me an awesome meal including a steak and then we watched a baseball game on TV and it was my old pals The Braves and enjoyed the ****ing **** out of it.

Lucem Ferre · 07-31-2019, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Recently I was driving and thinking oh god my car is going to breakdown and I’m not even going to be able to afford to have it towed. Then I thought **** this negative bull****. My car runs, I’m cruising through town with hella gas in the tank. ****ing enjoy this **** Hawk you’re a goddamn KING. Just stop worrying and enjoy the ****ing moment. And then I met some peeps I’ve known for some time and they fed me an awesome meal including a steak and then we watched a baseball game on TV and it was my old pals The Braves and enjoyed the ****ing **** out of it.

Looks like you practiced a bit of... mindfulness?

07-29-2019, 07:53 AM	#63412 (permalink)
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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Friend and I were talking about which countries to live in before America sparks the next world war as the new Germany. I was talking about how cool it would live in Sugma because of their food and he asked "what's Sugma?" You know I got eem. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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07-31-2019, 10:45 AM	#63419 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Recently I was driving and thinking oh god my car is going to breakdown and I’m not even going to be able to afford to have it towed. Then I thought ** this negative bull. My car runs, I’m cruising through town with hella gas in the tank. ing enjoy this Hawk you’re a goddamn KING. Just stop worrying and enjoy the ing moment. And then I met some peeps I’ve known for some time and they fed me an awesome meal including a steak and then we watched a baseball game on TV and it was my old pals The Braves and enjoyed the ing ** out of it. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html