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Post by Trevelyan on Apr 16, 2009 14:07:25 GMT -5
This gets brought out whenever hubby says anything about Abba. I can't believe I watched the whole thing.
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Post by Old Viking on Apr 16, 2009 18:32:02 GMT -5
What's the name of the bird that flies in ever-decreasing concentric circles until it disappears up its own anus?
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 16, 2009 20:04:05 GMT -5
What's the name of the bird that flies in ever-decreasing concentric circles until it disappears up its own anus? Sarah Palin?
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Post by Caitshidhe on Apr 16, 2009 21:11:54 GMT -5
Exalt for Amaranth. I totally just snorted half a sandwich right out my nose.
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 16, 2009 21:26:21 GMT -5
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Post by wmdkitty on Apr 16, 2009 22:47:23 GMT -5
What's the name of the bird that flies in ever-decreasing concentric circles until it disappears up its own anus? Sarah Palin? ::sporfle-snort:: OW! My sinuses! /+1
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Post by chad sexington on Apr 17, 2009 7:11:31 GMT -5
I'm rather fond of the ant-lion - the front half is a lion, the back half an ant. I've spent years trying to work out how the parts fit together.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Apr 17, 2009 12:38:44 GMT -5
is the ant part ant-sized and the lion part lion-sized? Because in that case you have basically half a lion.
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Post by chad sexington on Apr 17, 2009 19:26:50 GMT -5
I always assumed so...
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Post by Zabimaru on Apr 17, 2009 20:45:58 GMT -5
A lot of those Japanese spirits and creatures are truly weird. And of course we're never surprised. I do realize that I'm always seeing a very skewed image of Japan, and that it isn't quite as weird as the Internet generally makes it out to be, but I still have to say that they seem to produce more weirdness per capita than most countries :)
I used to read a bit about old Norse mythology. There are some interesting creatures there too. Like Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn, who fly around the world, spying on everything for him. And then of course there's Saehrimnir, the boar that is slaughtered and eaten every night in Valhalla, only to be brought back to life to be eaten again the next day. What a wonderful existence.
As a child I always loved the fire giants and Valkyries too of Norse mythology too, because of the cool images that the descriptions of them conjured up. Oh, and for the Wagner piece "Ride of the Valkyries" of course.
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Post by canadian mojo on Apr 18, 2009 6:58:12 GMT -5
Oh, and for the Wagner piece "Ride of the Valkyries" of course. For me, that piece of music is forever linked to Apocalypse Now. ;D
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Post by wmdkitty on Apr 18, 2009 7:30:09 GMT -5
/Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit...
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Post by Caitshidhe on Apr 18, 2009 8:56:58 GMT -5
Exalt for WMDKitty. I know devotees of classical music who can't hear 'Ride of the Valkyries' without thinking "KILL THE WABBIT!"
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 18, 2009 9:06:16 GMT -5
I remember seeing that when I was just a few years old. It was my first experience with the piece, so I certainly can't help but think "Kill the wabbit..."
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Post by Caitshidhe on Apr 18, 2009 9:17:55 GMT -5
Kill the WAAAAAABBIT, kill the WAAAAAABBIT, kill the WAAAAAABBIT! *bah-dum-dah-dah-DAAAH!*
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