Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog

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Found via a post on (I believe) dot_pagan_snark...

Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog.

Oh, Jesus, I haven't laughed this hard in weeks. I took Middle English in university, and whoever's writing this inspired parody has got it down pat as far as I can tell.

An excerpt from one of the list of Favourite Posts...

Serpentes on a Shippe! (spoylerez)

Al of Londoun ys aflame wyth newes of the grete entertaynment of 'Serpentes on a Shippe,' the which ys perfourmed ech daye by the menne of the gild of beekeeperes (and thus ys ycleped a 'b-movie'). Ich haue just nowe retourned from a trippe to see yt wyth Litel Lowys and Tommy Vske. Whan ich was ther, Tommy founde for me a copye of the romaunce in fyve chapteres on whiche the performaunce ys based, and Ich shal pooste yt heere for yower redyge. (This writer hath a verye good style - ich am reallye jealous. Oon daye, peraventure, ich shalle write sum thyng of Arthur; and yet, the matir of Troye hath alwey ben easier for me.)

Spoyler alert: If ye haue nat yet sene the performaunce of 'Serpentes on a Shippe,' rede nat of the romaunce, for it doth telle of the manye suprises and straunge eventes that happen in the course of the storye, and thus it mayhap shall lessen yower enjoiement of the performaunce yt self.

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*wipes eyes*

Maybe you have to be an English major to appreciate it.

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Comments

[elaryn.livejournal.com]

That's hilarious! Thanks.

[bri-ecrit.livejournal.com]

Oh my God, I love that site. My Chaucer prof spent twenty minutes reading entries from it back when I took Chaucer & The Medieval World last fall. Classic.

[adaveen.livejournal.com]

Hand me a tissue - that's brilliant!

[moon-very-thin.livejournal.com]

I love Chaucer Hath a Blog! Did you see the Lol Pilgrims of Canterbury? So fantastic.

[peskipiksi.livejournal.com]

OMFG. I AM SO HAPPY NOW.

[conure-herder.livejournal.com]

**Facepalms to hide the giggle fit**