Sadly, how many of us know this from reading comic books/watching cartoons, rather than actual study of Norse myth? (raises hand)
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kalshane - Jul 16, 2004 9:16:22 am PDT #1215 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
DavidS - Jul 16, 2004 9:18:35 am PDT #1216 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sadly, how many of us know this from reading comic books/watching cartoons, rather than actual study of Norse myth? (raises hand)
Not me - Norse mythology was the second thing I read on my own (after dinosaurs). However, I did spend quite a lot of time with Jack Kirby's Thor and Loki and the rest.
DCJensen - Jul 16, 2004 9:28:07 am PDT #1217 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I even have books.
Plus? Long Dark Tea Time of The Soul, which makes me smile.
brenda m - Jul 16, 2004 9:31:47 am PDT #1218 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Loki's in a comic book?
IOW, not me.
Kalshane - Jul 16, 2004 9:34:00 am PDT #1219 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Dinosaurs were one of my things too, as a kid, as well as astronomy and trains. Never read any Norse myth, though I know did read some Greek myth on my own before we covered it in school.
I think the first fiction I started reading was the "Three Invesitgators" series. Though I read The Hobbit before that, I think. I know I saw the animated movie in 3rd or 4th grade and instantly fell in love with the fantasy genre.
Rick - Jul 16, 2004 9:35:27 am PDT #1220 of 10001
We do have the days of the week to remind us. Except for that exotic Mediterranean god on Saturday.
Kalshane - Jul 16, 2004 9:36:34 am PDT #1221 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Plus? Long Dark Tea Time of The Soul, which makes me smile.
Was there Norse myth in that? I only read it once years ago (though I own it) and I don't have much of a recollection about it.
Loki's in a comic book?
He's the main antagonist in the Thor comics. Or at least was back in the day. Had a really ugly green and yellow outfit with curled horns on his forehead.
DavidS - Jul 16, 2004 9:41:06 am PDT #1222 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think the first fiction I started reading was the "Three Invesitgators" series.
Jupiter Jones! I deeply wanted a clubhouse hidden in an abandoned trailer inside a junkyard. Also, a chauffeur on call.
joe boucher - Jul 16, 2004 9:42:41 am PDT #1223 of 10001
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Loki's in a comic book?
He's a recurring character in Gaiman's Sandman series.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 16, 2004 10:08:12 am PDT #1224 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Loki's in a comic book?
He's a recurring character in Gaiman's Sandman series.
Also, a recurring villain in Thor (or at least he was).