circle of life

 

buzz lightyear rated R

 

getting medieval?

 

Medieval Music - 'Hardcore' Party Mix

odd for odd's sake

 

Botticelli tribute

 

Hindu bathos

 

Shiva's Wedding 1: Demonic Procession

ukiyo-e batik

 

mechanical man

 

Command -&- Conquer OST - 15 - Mechanical Man (Target)

gothic lovecraft

 

hasira ya bahari

 

anger of the sea

tingatinga mona lisa

 

The kanji says "beauty". 

samaki kanji ursus

 

starry night pagoda

 

The kanji says "night". 

sea weed

 

cubist zen garden - east meets west

 

ink wash tribute

 

The kanji says "tiger temple", or at least I think it does. 

busted = checkmate

 

The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan (2010) - YouTube

porcine aviator

 

that time of the month

 

keep it simple, stupid

 

Brainless animals include: jellyfish, starfish, coral, and sponges.

Google Translate uses English as an intermediary?

Bilingual dictionaries often don't exist for pairs like Greek and Thai, so in order for translation software to work, a third language would be needed. This is similar to the problem of UN interpreters who only interpret to and from the UN's six official languages. Other interpreters are needed who speak a UN language and other languages. 

How the UN Translates Everything in Real-Time

To translate from Greek to Thai, you need either: someone who speaks both languages or a Greek speaker and a Thai speaker who are also bilingual in some other language. This is how we ended up with lingua francas like Latin in the past or English now. 

I suspect that translations to and from English are probably more accurate than translations that require English as a middle step. I doubt very much Google has or has made bilingual dictionaries of every language pair. 

solitaire

 

red baron

 

and eat it too

 

red meat

 

bone-anza

 

Bonanza Theme Song

smurfs?

 

Blue Man Group Pipe Medley (with Crazy Train & Lady Gaga)

enlightenment

 

skin deep?

 

circling the drain?

 

three's a crowd

 

optimism

 

autumn woods

 

good job?

 

consider the sloth

 

Efficiency is just intelligent laziness. 

flex tape missile shield!

 

winter wolf

 

odin trades his eye for knowledge of the future

 

music and religion are the way the poor fight the rich

Thomas is sick of this heresy! - song inspired by Warhammer 40k and "Thomas the Tank Engine" meme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeBJoKm39Hw

Side note: This song seems to have the same URL as The Rake by the Rovers.

baldr's funeral

 

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Baldur was one of the most beloved of all the gods. The son of Odin, the chief of the gods, and the benevolent sorceress goddess Frigg, Baldur was a generous, joyful, and courageous character who gladdened the hearts of all who spent time with him. When, therefore, he began to have ominous dreams of some grave misfortune befalling him, the fearful gods appointed Odin to discover their meaning.

Baldur’s father wasted no time in mounting his steed, Sleipnir, and riding to the underworld to consult a dead seeress whom he knew to be especially wise in such matters. When, in one of his countless disguises, he reached the cold and misty underworld, he found the halls arrayed in splendor, as if some magnificent feast were about to occur. Odin woke the seeress and questioned her concerning this festivity, and she responded that the guest of honor was to be none other than Baldur. She merrily recounted how the god would meet his doom, stopping only when she realized, from the desperate nature of Odin’s entreaties, who this disguised wanderer truly was.

And, indeed, all that she prophesied would come to pass.

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The Death of Baldur - Norse Mythology for Smart People

fimbulwinter fenris

 

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Fimbulwinter (Old Norse: Fimbulvetr, lit. 'mighty winter') is the immediate prelude to the events of Ragnarök in Norse mythology.

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lament of the valkyries

 

wolfskin war-boss wotan

 

Thor and Serpent