My brain on insomnia: Chaucer is full of lulz

Sep 19, 2010 03:13

Going back through the House of Fame today, as I probably will every day until Tuesday so that I don't fail this quiz.  I've been through a few times now (although this is the first time I'm transcribing) and every time this series of lines keeps jumping out at me and making me laugh.  They make perfect sense in Middle English, but when read with ( Read more... )

chaucer, humor, random

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med_cat September 21 2010, 00:14:58 UTC
Oh, I must reread Canterbury Tales...and oh yes, he did have quite a sense of humour...rather a self-deprecating sense of humour...given the Tale of Sir Topas...*snickers*

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