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Jeremy Marcum  

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Journal Entry: Thu Mar 13, 2008, 10:52 PM
Ok, due to a random series of events I recently took interest in the character Koschei the Immortal from Russian myth. I decided to read some of the stories about him and found that there is not a lot of Russian myth translated into english. Which is sad really. So I found the stories in Russian and had google translate it for me.

Ever heard of the game Zero Wing? Maybe you haven't but I bet you know the famous lines from it. It was a game translated from Japanese to English by a computer resulting in the famous words "All your base are belong to us!" "For great Justice!" and "You know what you doing may cost every Zig." Apparently this was not just an isolated event. The following was a couple of sentences from the climax of the story...

Finally Ivan Tsarevich out, seem egg and said: "Here, the Immortal Kosh, thy death!" Toth at the knees against him and said: "Not me Bay, Ivan Tsarevich, will live together, we will have conquered the entire world." Ivan Tsarevich not glad his words, crushed testicle - and the Immortal Cosh died.

That last sentence was awesome.
Ivan Tsarevich not glad his words, crushed testicle - and the Immortal Cosh died.

Yeah its pretty incomprehensible. I think I have a vague idea of what is going on though Koschei the Immortal cannot be killed by damage to his body (not even through a direct hit to the boys although this translation seems to suggest otherwise...) To kill him you have to destroy a needle that his soul is bound in, the needle is in an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a rabbit, the rabbit is in a stone chest, the stone chest is under a tree, the tree is on a mystical island that can apparently disappear. Needless to say "the Immortal" isn't a terribly misleading name. Anywho... the closest guess I have here is that they dropped the last piece, that is the needle, and the hero Ivan just had to destroy the egg. ...and somehow the algorithm decided that the best translation for egg was testicles.

Well hopefully my completely pointless story was to your amusement and maybe you'll find your own humorous stories with the wonder language barrier.

And yes I should start drawing again soon.

  • Mood: Stumped
  • Listening to: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
  • Reading: Edgar Allen Poe
  • Playing: Smash Brothers Brawl
  • Eating: meatloaf
  • Drinking: water

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 21... ...really not all that exciting
  • Current Residence: Colorado
  • Interests: God, art, reading, pretending to write, comics (western and eastern), MTG, improving my art...
  • Favourite movie: Serenity
  • Favourite band or musician: Newsboys, Juno Reactor, Collective Soul, Nightwish
  • Favourite genre of music: J-pop, Christian Rock, Techo
  • Favourite artist: Let us say that is is Ashley Wood for the moment
  • Favourite poet or writer: HP Lovecraft
  • Favourite style or digital art: I think that sequentual art, reguardless of form is probably my favorite at the moment
  • Operating System: Windows XP (don't hate me)
  • Shell of choice: Ghost in one....
  • Wallpaper of choice: whatever strikes me
  • Skin of choice: the one I harvested off of a neighborhood puppy
  • Favourite game: Magic the Gathering Online
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS3/Computer
  • Favourite cartoon character: Tohya Miho, Bigby Wolf, Manji
  • Personal Quote: "You may call me whatever you wish, but I'm taking your cake." - L from Deathnote
  • Tools of the Trade: Digitizing pad, Photoshop, My hand, and a rabid rat (or it was rabid until I had it stuffed).

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Devious Comments

~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Feb 11, 2008, 2:47:30 PM
I think what you meant was Underwhelming ;P

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~mikeofek:iconmikeofek: Feb 11, 2008, 2:07:20 PM
overwhelming gallery
~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Jan 2, 2008, 7:29:41 PM
You too. Thanks

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*ryangster:iconryangster: Dec 30, 2007, 1:58:16 PM
LOL! Its alright, I didn't even know you left this. Shows you how much I know about this site. Anyways have yourself a Happy New Years.

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~Raihneoffire:iconRaihneoffire: Nov 7, 2007, 7:53:46 AM
Thanks for the fave!

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IT WAS ME! I was the turkey all along!!! ME!!!!
~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Nov 4, 2007, 10:51:36 PM
sweetness

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~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Nov 4, 2007, 10:51:21 PM
wow I so didn't see this until just now X.X

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~Antipholous:iconAntipholous: Nov 4, 2007, 1:11:50 AM
I'm not sure if you watch my scraps, but for some reason these really quick sketches made me think of you...


[link]

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~sythis:iconsythis: Sep 28, 2007, 9:33:14 PM
Very cool gallery! I'm watching you!

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*MikaRabidKitsune:iconMikaRabidKitsune: Aug 27, 2007, 9:52:45 PM
Yes yes! I'll do the same!

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-IvanProwler
(Fuck Yeah!)
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IKE DANCE
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~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Aug 27, 2007, 5:21:41 PM
oy... It has been a long time. I'll have to stop at your gallery.

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*MikaRabidKitsune:iconMikaRabidKitsune: Aug 27, 2007, 2:46:09 PM
It's been a long time dude! It's Helen!

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-IvanProwler
(Fuck Yeah!)
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IKE DANCE
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~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Aug 22, 2007, 9:13:45 PM
...I should have replied to this when it actually had some merit to current events huh...

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~Antipholous:iconAntipholous: Aug 3, 2007, 12:21:04 PM
So I just made a massive update. Feels good. Half of it's from a year ago, though. Oh well.


Looking forward to seeing you in a week. I'll call you in the next few days with details.
~Raihneoffire:iconRaihneoffire: Jun 6, 2007, 9:26:51 AM
Cool cool.

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"What cares I for human hearts?! Soft and spiritless as porridge! A faerie's heart beats fierce and free!"

:Fishslap:

IT WAS ME! I was the turkey all along!!! ME!!!!
~Raihneoffire:iconRaihneoffire: Jun 6, 2007, 9:26:44 AM
Cool cool.

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"What cares I for human hearts?! Soft and spiritless as porridge! A faerie's heart beats fierce and free!"

:Fishslap:

IT WAS ME! I was the turkey all along!!! ME!!!!
~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Jun 5, 2007, 6:01:29 PM
well I'm back... I forgot to check here but I'm back :P

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~Raihneoffire:iconRaihneoffire: May 17, 2007, 3:35:36 PM
Heyo boyo! What's up? Just thought I'd drop by and say hello! *Big hugs!* I love your work! Have fun on your trip and tell me all about it when you get back! :heart:

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"What cares I for human hearts?! Soft and spiritless as porridge! A faerie's heart beats fierce and free!"

:Fishslap:

IT WAS ME! I was the turkey all along!!! ME!!!!
=SilverWyvern360:iconSilverWyvern360: May 4, 2007, 9:58:49 PM
tehehehe, no problem ^.=.^ :D

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The pipe organ, beautiful to hear, good for the soul. [link] and [link]
~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: May 4, 2007, 8:14:12 PM
Thanks for the views and taking the time to drop a line.

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~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: May 4, 2007, 8:13:39 PM
...sorry it took me so long to get back to you but thanks for the info ;P

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=SilverWyvern360:iconSilverWyvern360: May 2, 2007, 9:51:41 PM
tehehehe, very nice gallery!! ^.=.^

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The pipe organ, beautiful to hear, good for the soul. [link] and [link]
*ryangster:iconryangster: Jan 21, 2007, 10:05:56 PM
Hey bro thanks for visiting my site. Regarding the res. its roughly 2600 x 1400. I'm so sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I'm kinda still learning the sys. Thanks again!

-ryang

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~DingusXIII:iconDingusXIII: Jan 7, 2007, 9:14:58 AM
Not a problem man. Your stuff is certainly worth watching
~zeo-x:iconzeo-x: Jan 7, 2007, 1:30:51 AM
thx for watching dude.

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