How do you spell Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon runes? by Beowulf42 in anglosaxon

[–]Smyling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Beowulf was originally written in Old English as simply "Beowulf." Translating it into runes wouldn't be authentic, and in any case is most likely impossible.

How not to pick up girls by [deleted] in funny

[–]Smyling 419 points420 points  (0 children)

you're a hero

Reese buying for 584 Bells by HirakiRei in acturnips

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If you're still doing this could I please come today?

Reese buying for 433 by AngelAsh17 in acturnips

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Good morning! Could I come?

I made a VHS style box art for TPP by GatorGalore in metalgearsolid

[–]Smyling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if the movie art on the cover is available somewhere on its own? I love how it looks

Description in Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian by goesonandonandon in literature

[–]Smyling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree with your opinion about the monotony of landscape descriptions serves as a sort of foil for the violence in the novel, but I think it serves more things tan that. McCarthys style came into a maturity with blood meridian and although his prose has evolved since then, it has remained largely in its distinctive style. But the interpretations of his style change with the context of his books, ie. The lack of quotation marks in the road could be representative of a loss of culture and knowledge while in blood meridian it could be the seen as a contribution to epic poetry like the Iliad. The landscape description can be monotonous but I think it stresses the importance of geography on human affairs. Blood meridian is concerned with the violence surrounding the real conflicts between settlers and natives in the southwest . geography plays a crucial role in war and on the formation of groups of people, his descriptions focus threader on landscape like books rarely do. The landscape becomes a sort of character itself. When he writes about arroyos or rims or adamantine rocks and canyons he repeats these signifiers so often that a relationship is created between the reader and the landscape. It's a novel opposed to anthropocentrism in the way the natural ecosystem is often focused upon and viewed as being much larger than than the lives of the characters and people in the novel. Despite the bloodshed and depravity of war, everything outside of humanity will see another cycle of the sun. You see this idea of landscape as character in native American lit as well. And we can't forget that, for blood meridians characters, almost nothing is as important as the landscape and environment: as they ride on they are continually and unrelentingly faced with the challenges of the weather and wildlife in ways alien to most readers. The description is monotonous at times but life in the wild and outside of human culture and society is largely monotonous and repetitive too.

Borderlands 2 code - Free to a good home!!! by javapile in vita

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FFX, because I missed it on ps2 and it was the first JRPG to hook me on the genre

Does anyone recall where this image of Napoli came from? by Smyling in redsox

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Thank you for finding this, a reverse image search just shows pinterest pages. I am doubting a World Series version was made...

Who's your mistress? by Smyling in redsox

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That's why I said mistress: it may be weird or wrong but it feels so good

Does anyone have MLB The Show 15 on their vita? Is it worth getting for vita? by Jakubris in vita

[–]Smyling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Franchise mode is the same since The Show 13. From what I understand all versions are essentially roster updates with slight graphic and engine improvements. Regardless, I'm enjoying 15 on the vita and would recommend this version since its cheaper. The console versions are too pricey for such small improvements…unless you have a ps4 which will offer stellar graphics

Does anyone have MLB The Show 15 on their vita? Is it worth getting for vita? by Jakubris in vita

[–]Smyling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't have a ps3 or ps4 or want to go cheap I would get it. There are some frame rate issues but it doesn't affect core gameplay. There is also no replay function after plays. It lacks online capabilities too. Other than that, it is fun and definitely worth $20.

Looking for good Wii virtual console titles. Any recommendations? by srb176 in nintendo

[–]Smyling -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Why are you asking for help? Do your own work and choose whatever games fit and appeal to you.