Go n-ithe cúnna ifrinn do cheann.
May the hounds of hell eat your head.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffista Fic: It Could Be Plot Bunnies
Where the Buffistas let their fanfic creative juices flow. May contain erotica.
Connie Neil - Jun 14, 2004 9:14:52 am PDT #9362 of 10001
brillig
erikaj - Jun 14, 2004 9:17:20 am PDT #9363 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Cool...how would a person say that? Not me, I'm too nice.
Connie Neil - Jun 14, 2004 9:24:22 am PDT #9364 of 10001
brillig
guh NYIH-huh KOO-nuh IHF-rin duh HYAHN
pronunciation gude and everything. Neat site.
sumi - Jun 14, 2004 9:26:39 am PDT #9365 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
So he might just say "Dia" or maybe "diabhal" for a quick curse.
Lyra Jane - Jun 15, 2004 6:53:42 am PDT #9366 of 10001
Up with the sun
There's a neat thing where, in some cultures, most curses/the worst curses are about religion; in others, they're about sex; and in others, they're about filth/bodily functions. I have no idea which medieval Ireland was, but that might be worth researching.
OK, no, I can't pull it off. She's Buffy.
Thanks. I was 90% sure because of the name, but that 10% was nagging at me.
sumi - Jun 15, 2004 7:13:11 am PDT #9367 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Also, I'm an idiot - - what do Italians say when they're swearing by their mother?
"Mamma mia!"
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2004 7:21:15 am PDT #9368 of 10001
brillig
I have no idea which medieval Ireland was, but that might be worth researching.
Lyra, I have been very carefully trying to stay away from the "You know, I bet Italian/whatever was different in 1498" thought. I'm getting obsessive enough about the languages.
It was just supposed to be a simple little "let's dress up the cute guys in nifty clothes and see what happens" fic.
Lyra Jane - Jun 15, 2004 7:24:23 am PDT #9369 of 10001
Up with the sun
Sorry, Connie. Didn't mean to give you homework.
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2004 7:28:37 am PDT #9370 of 10001
brillig
Sure you are.
sfmarty - Jun 15, 2004 7:52:38 am PDT #9371 of 10001
Who? moi??
You know that in France the nastiest thing you can call a person is dirty cow. (Sal Vache)
(spelling may be wrong)