DX, who published that version of the tale? Tom of Finland?
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 31, 2004 1:13:34 pm PST #1275 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
DXMachina - Oct 31, 2004 1:15:25 pm PST #1276 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Heh. Unicorn Publishing. It has illustrations by Greg Hildebrandt.
Beverly - Oct 31, 2004 1:50:59 pm PST #1277 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
As someone who had reason to do a lot of Robin Hood research awhile back, and have collected a mort of versions of the tales, I have some knowledge of the legend.
Traditionally, Little John was Robin's staunchest friend and ally. Alan was the bard, and not too good at fighting. Whether Robin in the given version was the forester's son, or a nobleman, Scarlet was himself a nobleman, and much given to peacock clothes and airs and graces. He was, however, a good swordsman and as good as anyone (except Robin himself, of course) with a bow, and aquitted himself adequately with a quarterstaff. He was often, as DX(?) said, a foil for Robin. In some versions he set himself against Robin for leadership, whether in fact or just to test Robin's will, but he was never as unqualifiedly behind Robin as Little John, Tuck, Alan, or Much. And in many of the tales, Much was Robin's kinsman. Often it was not specified if he was brother or cousin, but cousin of some degree is assumed, as he was addressed as kinsman.
/end pedantage.
Hey, what's research for, if not to show it off once in a while?
DXMachina - Oct 31, 2004 2:00:55 pm PST #1278 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The thing I noticed while flipping though last night is that virtually all of the Merry Men joined the band after first beating Robin in a fight. Little John beat him. Will beat him. Friar Tuck beat him. Robin is lucky to have survived.
Beverly - Oct 31, 2004 2:03:43 pm PST #1279 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Well, you know, back then, somebody didn't have to get beat into the ground to be "beaten," or bested. A couple raps on the knuckles with a quarterstaff, a lucky punch to the schnozz, and Hi there! Want to be a Merry Man?
Or, I suppose in the latter case, "Hi dere! Wahd do be uh berry bad?"
DXMachina - Oct 31, 2004 2:09:11 pm PST #1280 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
"You hib me wib a girder. You hib my face wib a whole girder."
"You were meant to duck."
Beverly - Oct 31, 2004 2:51:38 pm PST #1281 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I don't know what it's from, DX, but I'm laughing anyway. Hee!
DXMachina - Oct 31, 2004 2:59:13 pm PST #1282 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
It's from a training session scene in Fray.
Dana - Oct 31, 2004 3:01:01 pm PST #1283 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm picturing Daffy Duck as Robin Hood now.
DXMachina - Oct 31, 2004 3:02:49 pm PST #1284 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Yoicks, and away!