Asterix and Obelix.

**Banquo's Ghost** · 03-03-2006, 12:44

I'm very fond of Asterix too.

My favourite is still 'Asterix and the Britons'. I love the way the Romans defeated the Britons by fighting only at tea-time and the weekends (boundahs!). My favourite scene is when the chap who has tended his lawn for so many years ("another two thousand years and that'll be a decent bit of turf") gets it ruined by successive chases across the grass until he finally flips - "my pilum is harder than your sternum" - reminds me of Latin class

So many wonderfully true stereotypes of the British

**Moros** · 03-03-2006, 13:39

Originally Posted by Haruchai

I'm very fond of Asterix too.

My favourite is still 'Asterix and the Britons'. I love the way the Romans defeated the Britons by fighting only at tea-time and the weekends (boundahs!). My favourite scene is when the chap who has tended his lawn for so many years ("another two thousand years and that'll be a decent bit of turf") gets it ruined by successive chases across the grass until he finally flips - "my pilum is harder than your sternum" - reminds me of Latin class

So many wonderfully true stereotypes of the British

yeah... that's a good one too. (that's why I like Asterix and the Belgians)

**Upxl** · 03-03-2006, 22:50

Yep Asterix and Obelix I still read, mostly when I’m on the toilet.

But they say theirs a lot lost in the translation.
It was written In French and I speak dutch.

Also Like the “Blauwbloezen” translated “The Yankees”

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 03-03-2006, 23:12

I've seen it, as I am in french class, but it's hard to come by in the states. Though I haven't tried very hard...

**spmetla** · 03-04-2006, 09:35

Originally Posted by Upxl

Yep Asterix and Obelix I still read, mostly when I’m on the toilet.

But they say theirs a lot lost in the translation.
It was written In French and I speak dutch.

Also Like the “Blauwbloezen” translated “The Yankees”

I'm in the same boat. A friend of my mom's gave us the books years ago but they were all in French. Thankfully the illustrations are well enough done that I could still understand the story. I love how the Romans are portrayed as a bunch of scrawy wimps, wonder how they go over in central Italy.

**Moros** · 03-04-2006, 10:10

yeah, stuff is lost in the translation but I still find them the best commic books I know.

**Ironside** · 03-05-2006, 09:43

Red plenty of them when I was younger, as my father collects them.

One part even found themself into my sig. What's Ret-Orik known as in English BTW (it's from Asterrix and the Goths)?