Sunday, January 25, 2009

Japes for Owre Tymes

Which modern comics are improved by translating them into Middle English?



Many of them, according to the evidence of "Japes for Owre Tymes" at
http://middleenglishcomics.blogspot.com/

Besides the immediate humor of the translation, the anonymous professor gives a helpful commentary explaining the wasteland of today's legacy comics: most of them are from the Middle Ages! "Shoe", for example, makes more sense when you consider its roots in the Dark Ages.

The motto in the logo alone is worth the visit ( "Ich Gette Hit Nat")

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