Agamemnon - what a nice name ;)

AyounTheDark · Post by **AyounTheDark** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:39 am

Heh..

Its funny to see such a name that makes you remember loads of good times.

Agamemnon was the name of an ancient mummy I used during a PnP session that ran almost 3 years. One of the best sessions I ever ran.. And one of my best villains.

Kudos to that name, and the feeling it gives me, and in remembrance of the distress, turmoil and carnage experienced by the 6 players I had under my wing then

Significant Owl · Post by **Significant Owl** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:49 am

And it even makes some people remember a greek guy too..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamemnon

arjen · Post by **arjen** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:37 am

Signifigant Owl wrote:And it even makes some people remember a greek guy too..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamemnon

No kidding!

myzmar · Post by **myzmar** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:42 am

ROFTL

precious, that thread. Pure gold!

Havoulov · Post by **Havoulov** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:41 pm

Learn Homeric Greek

Read the Trojan War ("Ιλιάς") from the original.

Then you will see what the oldest of epic poetry is all about!

Hair raising detail, devine interaction, and not the least, word art!
Alliterations, metaphors, irony. you name it, he (they?) used it!

Bronze age gentlemen!

(I unfortunatelly cannot read the old testimony on the jewish original to make a comparison, or the indian Epic, which name i can't even pronounce.... but they are worthy pieces too!)

Drakuul · Post by **Drakuul** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:14 pm

My girlfriend reads ancient greek, she was very impressed when I translated a passage thusly :

Achilles thrust with his spear and darkness fell before his foemans eyes

Since it was actually one of the rare times that Achilles actually did get off his ass and stop sulking

Of course, I did ruin it by continuing the translation:

And he spake thusly to the assembled hosts of Greece "Odysseus, stop skulking by those bloody boats! And Menelaus - I only told you to blow the bloody doors off!"

Gumble Tinkertumble · Post by **Gumble Tinkertumble** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:23 pm

Havoulov wrote:I unfortunatelly cannot read the old testimony on the jewish original to make a comparison, or the indian Epic, which name i can't even pronounce.... but they are worthy pieces too!)

You mean the Mahabharata?

Elong Singalong · Post by **Elong Singalong** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:07 pm

Manamanam?

Heronimous Fox · Post by **Heronimous Fox** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:51 pm

Wasnt that a muppet song?

Havoulov · Post by **Havoulov** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:49 pm

Gumble Tinkertumble wrote:
Havoulov wrote:I unfortunatelly cannot read the old testimony on the jewish original to make a comparison, or the indian Epic, which name i can't even pronounce.... but they are worthy pieces too!)
You mean the Mahabharata?

You are the man! Also a cool one

And to drakuul

You have a cool person there Drak!
the darkness described is the actual "turning off" of the perception before one falls in shock or collapses, similar to any "collapsing" episode of cardiovascular origin! It is exactly the one i had in mind. Thats why i like you dude! He used 3-4 lines to say the guy was skewered to death!

It is a really thrilling script, i recomend it to anybody playing avlis, lots of inspiration for "warrior" types, "king" types" etc. The fight of good or evil, love, friendship...

spool32 · Post by **spool32** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:57 pm

Elong Singalong wrote:Manamanam?

*pokes head in from the side of the frame*

MANAMANA!

*disappears*

Elong Singalong · Post by **Elong Singalong** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:04 pm

spool32 wrote:
Elong Singalong wrote:Manamanam?
*pokes head in from the side of the frame*

MANAMANA!

*disappears*

*paints her hair pink and then sings*

tututuuutudutu

Isengrim · Post by **Isengrim** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:06 pm

Badger badger... ?

Tigg · Post by **Tigg** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:09 pm

Gumble Tinkertumble wrote:
Havoulov wrote:I unfortunatelly cannot read the old testimony on the jewish original to make a comparison, or the indian Epic, which name i can't even pronounce.... but they are worthy pieces too!)
You mean the Mahabharata?

And here I was going to guess, Bhagavad Gita

jordenk · Post by **jordenk** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:16 pm

Isengrim wrote:Badger badger... ?

mushroom mushroom... Snaaaaake

LadyJane · Post by **LadyJane** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:05 pm

Manamana

I thought of the Greek guy too, not the crappy film, nor even the Simpsons episode.

loki70 · Post by **loki70** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:09 pm

spool32 wrote:
Elong Singalong wrote:Manamanam?
*pokes head in from the side of the frame*

MANAMANA!

*disappears*

Yep, I'm old. I remember that song *sighs* I watched it when it first aired on The Muppet Show. *grabs his walker and totters off*

Post by **Nighthawk4** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:18 pm

That was a great episode.

The other guy keeps popping up with the first line and those poor little cows (I think they were cows) had to do the rest - amazing the way the puppeteers managed to show the pained expression on the cows' faces.

Manamana

I love the part when Kermit answers the phone and takes it to the two cows.

Havoulov · Post by **Havoulov** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:20 pm

dutuuutururu, tururu, tururu
turututu tiriru
tutu tu

Snow · Post by **Snow** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:41 pm

Freaks.

Pathos Street · Post by **Pathos Street** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:02 pm

spool32 wrote:
Elong Singalong wrote:Manamanam?
*pokes head in from the side of the frame*

MANAMANA!

*disappears*

*the dancing noodle-mouthed socks look at each other like "WTF?" and sing...*

Doo doo dodoo doo

Havoulov · Post by **Havoulov** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:20 pm

"He brought him down with a glinting jagged rock,

massive, top of the heap behind the rampart's edge,

no easy lift for a fighter even in prime strength,

working with both hands, weak as men are now.

Giant Ajax (pronounced eas in greek, dont ask me where Ajax comes from) hoisted it high and hurled it down,

crushed the rim of the fighter's four-horned helmet

and cracked his skull to splinters, bloody pulp..."

-Iliad, Fagles, 12.435-443

The type of style used in the Iliad is one that is now obviuosly extinct. The main part of the battles consisted of "one-on-one" challanges in which individual fighters from each side would both agree to fight each other and these individual battles could and often did have great reprecussions. There are many instances throughout the text of Homer that this type of battle activity is shown.

The Iliad's warfare contributes to make this book one of the best classics of all time, and continue to elucidate why Homer's works can really be considered of "epic proportions".

Manamana

Moredo · Post by **Moredo** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:23 pm

Agamemnon reminds me of Babylon 5!

Grunt · Post by **Grunt** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:29 pm

jordenk wrote:
Isengrim wrote:Badger badger... ?
mushroom mushroom... Snaaaaake

Llama llama duck.

myzmar · Post by **myzmar** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:32 pm

Ossama duck llama?