[PBF] Les Douleurs de Mort

Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 39

I gotta ask - did you actually make a woodcut for this?

Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 3300

Top notch dark humour.

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:24 am

c'est possible

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:38 am

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:40 am

Nick G wrote:

c'est possible

Translation wrote:

it is possible

Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 279

Nick, this one is really fantastic. Granted, they're pretty much all fantastic, but this one's got a very economic feel to it. Also French.

I don't think the woodcut spectrum of the webcomic world has bee effectively exploited.

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:08 am

Andrew wrote:

Nick G wrote:

c'est possible

Translation wrote:

it is possible

The face was actually in response to the fact that he possibly made a woodcut for the comic.

But thanks anyway for the translation Smile

Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1442

Pretty great stuff.

You should raffle off the theoretical woodcut.

Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 32 Location: FDR's Legs

lets see if i get this right... death tries to kill a baby by rolling its carriage off a hill whilst two unsuspecting mothers stand by. Unfortunately death is thwarted by physics as the carriage comes to a stop before the lake. Its kinda hard to see but it looks like death is a bit peeved. forgive me if this was obvious. also woodcut=A+.

Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 5828 Location: Los Angeles, CA

Polio gets the joke guys.

ten out of ten · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:32 pm

I didn't notice the lake

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:33 pm

I think the baby may also be flipping tiny baby-sized birds at Death from inside the perambulator.

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:01 pm

Haha, I thought he was reaching toward him in a friendly baby way.

Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 338 Location: Sheffield, UK

The Famous Mr. Klaw wrote:

Haha, I thought he was reaching toward him in a friendly baby way.

this is also what I thought, so it MUST be correct. also, I think its funnier if the baby is reaching for a cuddle off of Mr Death

Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 39

I have an alternative interpretation that went through my mind. The baby is Death's own child, but for some reason - probably a job transfer - Death must leave the child. He pushes it away, only to have the child reach for him. It brings Death great pain to leave the loving relationship.

OK, so it doesn't work very well.

HEY GOD! Do me a favor and make my lame-ass interpretation come true!

Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 2004

sford wrote:

I have an alternative interpretation that went through my mind. The baby is Death's own child, but for some reason - probably a job transfer - Death must leave the child. He pushes it away, only to have the child reach for him. It brings Death great pain to leave the loving relationship.

OK, so it doesn't work very well.

HEY GOD! Do me a favor and make my lame-ass interpretation come true!

God, please kill Death's baby.

Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1942

les douleurs de la mort
jeez guys, anyone ever heard of the partitive?

Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 3741 Location: Cumming

Fancy Pants McBigwords wrote:

perambulator.

just wanted to point that out. also, to point out the images i am having of the green ambler from chronotrigger pushing a baby stroller during his race.

also what is a douleurs

Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1942

douleur = pain, sorrow

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Should it be "du"? I could never work-out when it should be "du".

I am very disappointed that death is not a hot brunette with an amiable chauffeur.

Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 3741 Location: Cumming

i guess death has a lot of reasons to be sad... like the time that baby got away... Crying or Very sad

Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1942

"du" is for when you combine "de" and "le". so, masculine singular nouns in the partitive.
but death is a lady! mort is a feminine noun! thus, de la
(say, that makes me wonder about sandman comics translated into french. the french word "delirium", "délire", is masculine. so does that seem odd to french readers of sandman? of course, with translation you lose the delicious alliteration.)

Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 3741 Location: Cumming

i vote for an abandonment of all gender in words.

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The French might find that a little tricky to implement.

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sux2bfrench

Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1942

sux2bnebodywhospeaksaromancelanguage

Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 2004

Finallly, the scourge of Rome will be wiped from the Earth.

Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 1942

no way!!!!!!!!! latin 4 lyfe neva4get!!!!!!!!!!
(totally wish there was a roman flag so there could be a roman crying eagle)

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:49 pm

Use an italian flag.

You know how you can know if people are dumb. Ask them what language the ancient Romans spoke, and most of the time people will have a really hard time figuring it out.

Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 1181 Location: Adventure

venndiagram wrote:

"du" is for when you combine "de" and "le". so, masculine singular nouns in the partitive.
but death is a lady! mort is a feminine noun! thus, de la

Subtle social commentary on Nick's part?!