Re: GR translation: It’s the most disgustin’ thing I ever seed!

[Bruno Nogueira]

What the hell, this is the most insane discussion I've seen. Why is it such
a big deal to ask Mike that, I mean, if he doesn't want to answer, nobody
would be offended.

2016-12-05 10:37 GMT-06:00 Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com>:

> As I recall, Mike explained that he was doing all this for his grandmother.
>
> Is there reason to doubt him?
>
> love,
>
> cfa
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:26 AM, Alexei du Périer <
> alexei.duperier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Are you translating GR for your own pleasure or for a publisher?
>>
>> 2016-12-05 10:55 GMT+01:00 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Thanks, Laura and Mark.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 5:17 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Also, has roots:
>>> >
>>> > seed - Wiktionary
>>> >
>>> > https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seed
>>> >
>>> > From Middle English seed, sede, side, from Old English sēd, sǣd
>>> (“seed, that
>>> > which is sown”), from ..... (dialectal) simple past tense and past
>>> > participle of see ...
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 2:51 AM, kelber at mindspring.com
>>> > <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I can't see any other meaning than the one you suggest. The
>>> ungrammatical
>>> >> conjugation of the verb gives the verse a dumbed down feel.
>>> >>
>>> >> LK
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> V534.3-8, P543.6-11
>>> >>        Doper’s greed,
>>> >>        Oh, doper’s greed!
>>> >>        It’s the most disgustin’ thing I ever seed!
>>> >>        When you’re out there feelin’ fine,
>>> >>        It’ll turn you into swine,
>>> >>        If you ever get a taste of DOPER’S GREED!
>>> >>
>>> >> Is the word "seed" here used as the past tense of "see" because of the
>>> >> rhyme, or is it something else?
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