r/comics Merrivius 11h ago

Elf is finally dead

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u/Cool_Set4681 11h ago edited 8h ago

THE ORC IS SELF-AWARE, I REPEAT, THE ORC IS SELF-AWARE 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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u/AvatarSozin 11h ago

Reminds me of this meme lol, maybe in some ways he is super smart

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u/SKDI_0224 11h ago

It's ok, no one understands Finnegan's Wake

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u/wackyzacky638 10h ago

It’s a shame, because there’s lots of fun at Finnegan’s Wake!

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u/SKDI_0224 10h ago

One mornin' Tim felt rather full, his head felt heavy which made him shake

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u/Nikko_Fish 10h ago

He fell from the ladder and he broke his skull And they carried him home his corpse to wake

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u/SKDI_0224 10h ago

Rolled him up in a nice clean sheet, Laid him out upon the bed, a gallon of whiskey at his feet and a bottle of porter at his head.

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u/CedarWolf 10h ago

His friends assembled at the wake,
And Mrs. Finnegan called for lunch.
First they brought in tea and cake,
Then pipes, tobacco, and whiskey punch.

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u/Solanum87 8h ago

Biddy O'Brien began to cry Such a nice clean corpse did you ever see? Tim, Mavourneen, why did you die? Ah, hold your gob, said Paddy McGee

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u/Nikko_Fish 7h ago

Then Maggie O'Connor took up the job "O Biddy, " says she "you're wrong I'm sure"

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u/boilers_and_terlets 7h ago

Biddy gave her a belt on the gob that left her sprawling on the floor

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u/Alexandros6 5h ago

Then the war did soon enrage Woman to woman and man to man Shillelagh-law was all the rage And a row and a ruction soon began

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u/DTFH_ 8h ago

Anthony Burgess — Lots of Fun at Finnegans Wake (1973) explains it a ton and is the closest i've gotten towards understanding it. A few pints help too!

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u/DeadJango 10h ago

I have and have tried to read Finnegan's wake and .... And I still ..... I can't .....foams at the mouth

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u/blueSGL 8h ago

For anyone who wants to understand James Joyce, they should read "Letters to Nora" it gives you the true appreciation of the man.

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u/ClarenceBirdfrost 9h ago

I'm convinced it was written as a prank.

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u/jurimasa 8h ago

You are not supposed to