Friday, November 17th, 2006

Midaeval Fartblogging, or Reading assignment:The Miller’s Tale

now, I’m not the kind who likes to read online, other than blogs. But here’s an exception: The Miller’s Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer. One of the Canterbury tales, it is perhaps the funniest, and is certainly the earliest example of fartblogging I have ever found. And now, like a lot of the classics, it’s available online. I read it in Middle English and was bored stiff, but the modern translation is excellent, without losing any of the flavor of the original. If you’ve read it, you understand,. if you haven’t, read the WHOLE THING, with NO SKIPPING, and enjoy.

Comment after you have read this, and come back and tell me how I’m keeping a centuries old tradition of fartblogging alive.

Just for Dick on Fattie Friday

Thought i’d post a movie I made some time ago (no, not really)