tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post3037431533509487517..comments2023-10-29T05:10:31.844-07:00Comments on Japes for Owre Tymes: Richard II, All Grown UpAngry Kemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12922460027569086541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post-25935195913277176782009-05-26T16:48:14.721-07:002009-05-26T16:48:14.721-07:00Kem, it's great to have you back again on a regula...Kem, it's great to have you back again on a regular basis. I've enjoyed all of your recent posts. Welcome back!dmontaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15715151355799018471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post-27214775623219466612009-05-26T13:40:21.938-07:002009-05-26T13:40:21.938-07:00"Greten" is a fantastic verb. The usual sense of ..."Greten" is a fantastic verb. The usual sense of it is "to grow," but it can also mean "to make something grow." "Embiggen" is just about it (cromulently).Angry Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922460027569086541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post-31306985863753741152009-05-26T13:35:27.160-07:002009-05-26T13:35:27.160-07:00"...greten me?"
Would 'ygreten' be an M.E. synony..."...greten me?"<br /><br />Would 'ygreten' be an M.E. synonym for 'enlarge' or a spurious construction better translated as 'embiggen'? Clicking on the image made me think of it, of course.jackdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113600776477358833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post-12070182047415371782009-05-25T08:17:06.879-07:002009-05-25T08:17:06.879-07:00Damn it...I forgot to wish everybody a happy Towel...Damn it...I forgot to wish everybody a happy Towel Day. I've had to go back and modify the post. I might even have been able to make it into a footnote if I'd remembered in time, and then Randy wouldn't have had cause to chastise me. *Sob*Angry Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922460027569086541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post-74211137584808681962009-05-25T08:06:29.071-07:002009-05-25T08:06:29.071-07:00Convex and concave mirrors always confuse the hell...Convex and concave mirrors always confuse the hell out of me. I think they probably confuse the hell out of Mr. Parker the Younger as well. Perhaps <I>The Wizard of Id</I> should forget about Richard II and start teaching science. The next strip could have the wizard making the mirror concave and the king appearing upside down in it.<br /><br />To be fair, a simple experiment with a spoon demonstrates that a convex mirror can, in fact, stretch one's reflection upwards to a ludicrous degree. Perhaps the wizard is making the whole mirror bulge outwards instead of simply bending it, and we just can't tell because the art is crappy.<br /><br />Re. footnotes: I refuse to make footnotes for the sake of making footnotes! I shall makes footnotes only where appropriate! And stuff!*<br /><br />*Yeah!Angry Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922460027569086541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327778823495975786.post-22982493045338609562009-05-25T07:46:52.058-07:002009-05-25T07:46:52.058-07:00Needs more footnotes.
Also, it should be noted, t...Needs more footnotes.<br /><br />Also, it should be noted, the way the eponymous Wizard seems to be bending the mirror, would actually make the King look shorter in it, rather than taller.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862162157713428951noreply@blogger.com