Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@LeDiva I'm sure they could've made some lovely broshimi out of him. =^_____^=

See also the whole "Cemel Dosce" tattoo saga. Ugh. Never ever believe a folk translation. Ever.

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3395

https://www.languagetrainers.com/blog/2011/09/01/latin-tattoo-caveat-emptor/

@001zlnv (Because apparently "depecher" is a verb for hurry, and somebody high-school-Frenched it back to "depeche," even though that term means something more like "news flash," hence "Fashion News.")

@001zlnv Bad on purpose in her native language doesn't strike me as too likely, but a hidden pun or poetic gloss?

That could explain QUITE a lot, actually, and you've inspired me to start looking at the etymologies of those two words. Russian is... a nightmare language, imho, extremely heavily and arbitrarily inflected, so who KNOWS what kind of crazy shit is happening for the sake of art here. :)

It kinda reminds me of the whole urban legend that "Depeche Mode" meant "fast fashion"...

@001zlnv The bad Latin theory could hold a lot of water, though. I mean, I've seen people trying to render COCTEAU TWINS AND SIGUR ROS lyrics, both of which are in Imaginary Elf Language, into coherent English. >_<

@001zlnv Yeah, but isn't the singer herself (Origa) native Russian? I thought she co-composed this one.

I mean, I don't even know. I sure ain't gonna argue, because the information I'm finding out there is all so confused and contradictory, I feel like I'm reading the [uspol ref redacted]. -_-

Man, if there were ever evidence that Internet hive minds just don't work, that would be song lyrics pages. -_-

So much work to be done. I can't even find a lyrics deciphering community anywhere, and you'd think this would be SOMEONE else's hobby.

Deep breath, murdercat. If you can get through Love Tractor, if you can get through Grenadine, you can get through this...

More detail for the curious:

The Russian I'm seeing either is "Налюбуйтесь" or "Полюбуйтесь" — which anime fans insist BOTH mean "watch in awe," yet Google translates respectively as "Happy Birthday" and "Have fun." *hackles start to rise*

I'm also seeing "Mana du Vortus," which sounds like Elementary School Latin to me and ONLY appears in searches for Inner Universe lyrics, and "No one to notice," which is so wrong it makes me want to start biting through whole two-by-fours. =>_<=

Argh.

Okay, after 30 minutes of research, I'm throwing my hands up and crying in frustration.

Does ANYBODY ON EARTH, including the composer, know the ACTUAL lyrics to the chorus for Yoko Kanno's "Inner Universe?"

I've seen two different Russian words and one BS-looking phrase in "Old Latin" offered up for the first line, all in roughly _equal_ numbers, and a bunch of Latin pedants saying "Aeria gloris" is definitely not a thing.

I'm going full Twilight Sparkle Lesson Zero here folks. *frazzle*🙀​

@chimerror *boops* Don't. :) <3

You're smart.

But you're working on incredibly fallible and hypersensitive human wetware, in a society NOT optimized for its creative well being.

Everyone just needs a little reminder now and then. We're all in the brainswamp together, and best of luck gearshifting your brain into a productive mode, fellow sapient. <3

@Austin_Dern *weeps with nostalgia and curses the inner-ear problems keeping her from being a coaster maven*

@anthracite The thing is, that dragon isn't alone and Dawn damn well knows it, the cheeky little shit. What you can't see in that card art is the zebra waiting five seconds away to pet her until she's smiling. The tower ain't so bad when there's company, and all the inhabitants have keys to the gorgeous sunny fireswamp outside. <3

@001zlnv Trust me, with my head shape, you do not want that. :)

@001zlnv Ohhh! That makes a lot of sense! And yeah, that's a serious pisser about labeling laws.

Shaved off the Monster Scruff! I'd kinda let it grow to absurd proportions during the move as kind of a weird "heroic vow" thing.

I guess I wanted to be able to perform a big ritual of renewal when I got here, 'cause I have a HUGE love-hate relationship with my facial hair.

Anyhow, it's gone, and I look like I should be taken about 40-50% less seriously than yesterday.

@LeDiva And...?

*eagerly awaits the anvil-related part of the story* =^___^=

@001zlnv Allergic to cucumbers, or something in the brine?

Submitted without further comment: "H. P. Loveshack." (cw: you're on your own)

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hp-loveshack

@Leucrotta No, but I'm not sure I believe you, mostly because I'm not sure I believe Welsh people have a clear enough idea of what "vowels" are for this story to happen. Unless they added a "W" or something. :D

@Leucrotta Listen, I mean, if it didn't work for the Welsh, it won't work for the gnomes.

#Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch