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aesc ([personal profile] aesc) wrote2008-03-24 06:56 pm

working hard at not working

In the tradition of The Waste Land and The Bible... the first eleven lines of Beowulf in LOLcat:

Hay thar! We can has knowingz of teh c00lniz of
teh Spearcats, teh kingz of teh pplz, in teh old daiz,
how teh prinzes wuz all FTW!1!! \o/
Wif ninja cats Scyld Scefkitteh
stoled teh mead-benchiz (whut??) of many doggiz
an skared lots of pplz. Aftur he wuz
founded bukkitless he got cookies cos he was sad kitteh,
he growed up an pwned c00l stuffs
so all teh doggiz in teh hood
an cross teh see did whut he sed
an gave him cheezburgrs. Taht wuz gud king, srsly.

Beokitteh, 1 tru !1
Indeed, we have heard of the glory of
the Spear-Danes, the kings of the nation,
how lords did courageous things in bygone days.
With bands of warriors Scyld Scefing
robbed many nations of their mead-seats
and terrified men. After he was
discovered destitute he was comforted,
grew under the skies and prospered in honor,
until each of the neighboring people
over the whale's path had to obey him
and pay him tribute. That was a good king.

Beowulf, 1-11

In other news: Not that translating into LOLcat isn't productive, but I really need to get things done tonight.

.eta!: Before I get to all that, if you're interested/so inclined, OTW membership has opened! Cool.

O HAI! CAN HAS MOAR BEOKITTEH.

[identity profile] hilarytamar.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
This is a fine, fine thing you have done here today. Æsc for the win!
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[personal profile] flyakate 2008-03-24 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
*cracks up*

I have to say, while sometimes I find LOLspeak a little irritating, I find it quite apt to transcribe Beowulf for some reason. I greatly applaud your non-working productivity!

[identity profile] lavvyan.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
teh mead-benchiz (whut??)

*roflmao*

Awesome!

Taht was gud lolz, srsly

[identity profile] raletha.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
My favourite bit:

Aftur he wuz
founded bukkitless he got cookies cos he was sad kitteh,


You win the internets!
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[identity profile] sorchasilver.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Taht wuz gud king, srsly.

This works disturbingly well!
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[identity profile] anatsuno.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
you win so, so much.

[identity profile] lady-branwyn.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
This makes me so happy.

[identity profile] tardis80.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
U CAN HAZ AWESOME! :D

[identity profile] let-fate-decide.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
How are you so awesome? Usually, that's reserved for Hewlett, so you better be flattered! \o/
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[identity profile] stillane.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
This... this is so very awesome. I don't even have words.

Aftur he wuz founded bukkitless he got cookies cos he was sad kitteh may be my very favorite bit, but truer words were never spoken than, Taht wuz gud king, srsly.

Somewhere, Heaney is rolling in his (metaphorical) grave. Heh.
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[identity profile] ribby.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
*giggles hysterically* Oh, oh *yes*. Kitties with Viking helmets (yes, I know, but...) FTW!

Wonderful--go you for using your arcane knowledge to entertain the masses!

~Kris

[identity profile] dogeared.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
*salutes you most crackily!*

[identity profile] rilestar.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
*snorts*

Now, that is literature.
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[personal profile] aurora 2008-03-25 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
ljfkdlsqjfklsdfj you is pwning teh Beowulf!!

[identity profile] toft-froggy.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
BUKKITLESS. Omg I love you so.

[identity profile] omglawdork.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I have never seen Beowulf so well pwned, even when my horrible horrible English prof in college read it to us in the Old English. You, FTW!

[identity profile] kimberweeme.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow. I bow to your awesome abilities.

he got cookies cos he was sad kitteh

Because cookies make everything better. No, srsly.

You really are awesome like Rodney McKay. Don't try to deny it! True fact!

[identity profile] 10pmpacifictime.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm now imagining the first book of Bede's History or Augustine's Confessions done by LOLCats. They are probably rolling in their graves.

By contrast, I think Chaucer would have gotten a serious kick out of the Canterbury Tales done in LOLCat.
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[personal profile] siria 2008-03-25 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
You, m'dear, have won one (1) internets (not redeemable for cash, void where prohibited).

(Something tells me that the lolcat translation might very well be what they were working from when they made that godawful movie.)

[identity profile] hellpenguin.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
u inspyrd meh!

i can has "Teh Burdeh" by Eddy Al Po.

(translation: you inspired me! I LOLcat-ified "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe)

here (http://hellpenguin.livejournal.com/19152.html#cutid1)

[identity profile] dancink.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
::brain brakes::

[identity profile] sollersuk.livejournal.com 2008-03-25 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutely hilarious!

[identity profile] ysabet.livejournal.com 2008-03-29 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
11!!!!!11111!!! YES OMG YES!!! **punches air** Thankyew; started my day better.

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