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Post by Bonobo on Sept 15, 2008 21:35:52 GMT 1
The Dachshound Festival in Krakow www.tvn24.pl/11235,2157581,0,0,1,0,jamniki-gora,jamniki-i-jamniczki-w-krakowie,galeria.html I really pity those dogs, do people have to be so stupid???    |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 16, 2016 1:13:08 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Oct 18, 2016 21:30:50 GMT 1
I had a dachshund for 17 years until I had to put her down three years ago  She looked a lot like this one except I didn't dress her in Scottish tartans! Imagine a dog of German descent dressed like a Scot!! (I have Scottish blood, but I'm pretty sure my dog didn't!!) Why do people subject their dogs to such indignities?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 19, 2016 18:35:16 GMT 1
Why do people subject their dogs to such indignities?? I really pity those dogs, do people have to be so stupid??? People treat dogs as toys, not living creatures. Besides, those stupid fawning dogs allow their masters to do it because they will do everything to please them. That is why I dislike dogs and prefer cats which value their independence. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 19, 2016 20:00:38 GMT 1
Why do people subject their dogs to such indignities?? I really pity those dogs, do people have to be so stupid??? People treat dogs as toys, not living creatures. Besides, those stupid fawning dogs allow their masters to do it because they will do everything to please them. That is why I dislike dogs and prefer cats which value their independence. My little mini-dachshund would not tolerate being dressed up...she would not think twice about "biting the hand that feeds her..." and actually did so not a few times!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 19, 2016 20:29:39 GMT 1
My little mini-dachshund would not tolerate being dressed up...she would not think twice about "biting the hand that feeds her..." and actually did so not a few times! What ingratitude! Being a dog and doing such things!  Was one of her parents a feline? |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 19, 2016 21:40:15 GMT 1
My little mini-dachshund would not tolerate being dressed up...she would not think twice about "biting the hand that feeds her..." and actually did so not a few times! What ingratitude! Being a dog and doing such things! Was one of her parents a feline? Hmmm...I thought such a thing biologically impossible, but who knows?...perhaps! |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 24, 2016 21:46:28 GMT 1
What ingratitude! Being a dog and doing such things! Was one of her parents a feline? Hmmm...I thought such a thing biologically impossible, but who knows?...perhaps! Remember what good old Shakespeare said. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 24, 2016 22:46:04 GMT 1
Hmmm...I thought such a thing biologically impossible, but who knows?...perhaps! Remember what good old Shakespeare said. Shakespeare said a lot of things...what are you referring to? |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 25, 2016 19:24:21 GMT 1
Remember what good old Shakespeare said. Shakespeare said a lot of things...what are you referring to? He wrote sth about the impossible..... |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 26, 2016 2:45:52 GMT 1
Shakespeare said a lot of things...what are you referring to? He wrote sth about the impossible..... Are you thinking of "Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible..." or something else? |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 26, 2016 20:13:03 GMT 1
He wrote sth about the impossible..... Are you thinking of "Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible..." or something else? I meant sth else: Ghost [Beneath] Swear. HAMLET Well said, old mole! canst work i' the earth so fast? A worthy pioner! Once more remove, good friends. HORATIO O day and night, but this is wondrous strange! HAMLET And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 27, 2016 1:11:37 GMT 1
Ghost [Beneath] Swear. HAMLET Well said, old mole! canst work i' the earth so fast? A worthy pioner! Once more remove, good friends. HORATIO O day and night, but this is wondrous strange! HAMLET And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Ah, yes...  |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 31, 2020 16:50:02 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Dec 31, 2020 17:05:40 GMT 1
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Which was translated a bit differently into Polish: which no philosophers have ever dreamt of. I think it is a better version. I might agree with you on this if you were talking about a version of Shakespeare that was translated to a language other than English, then translated into Polish. BUT, Shakespeare wrote in English, ENGLISH!! He's considered the "gold standard" (look up that expression!)of English writers, so no way could someone improve on his writing, no matter what language they are using! That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it!!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 31, 2020 17:31:08 GMT 1
He's considered the "gold standard" (look up that expression!)of English writers, so no way could someone improve on his writing, no matter what language they are using! Gold standard doesn`t mesn perfect. Even Shakespeare had his weaknesses. |
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Post by jeanne on Jan 9, 2021 20:36:09 GMT 1
He's considered the "gold standard" (look up that expression!)of English writers, so no way could someone improve on his writing, no matter what language they are using! Gold standard doesn`t mesn perfect. Even Shakespeare had his weaknesses. Of course he had his weaknesses...but my point is that he was writing in the language of his day, and he had an excellent command of THAT language in THAT TIME, so people who are translating his work after his time may legitimately argue over whose translation is the best, but they cannot argue that any translation is better than the original!! The original stands on its own merit. All that translators can do is attempt to capture the essence of the original author's work in a decent manner, they cannot attempt to re-write the work the way they think it should be; if they do so, they risk becoming plagiarists, not translators! |
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Was one of her parents a feline? 
