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Featuring everybody's favorite piece of Asterix fan art: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010059199 https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl0

• andybak 6y ago
  Sorry to ask but can you explain the joke?
  • nmc 6y ago
    See the first item in this post: https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-the-genius-of-anthea-bell-and-derek-hockridge/ https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-th... Was: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22678816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22678816
  • puddingnomeat 6y ago
    They're referring to https://auntymuriel.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/medusa.jpg?w=431&h=784 https://auntymuriel.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/medusa.jpg?w... This is the part where we all laugh and the credits roll out Someone not knowing the two can't make the connection. Can AI?
  • pbhjpbhj 6y ago
    Funnily enough, https://americaexplained.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/running-joke/ https://americaexplained.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/running-jo..., claims to explain a joke based on the Asterix simulacrum of "Le radeau [...]" but it is an entirely different joke and no mention made of the inspiration for that image. Someone calls the situation out in a comment. That just tickled me.
    • microtherion 6y ago
      Both are true. The pirate ship being sunk is absolutely a running gag in the Asterix series, and in fact I had a vague recollection that the raft scene also appeared more than once, but once I took a closer look, that appeared to be wrong. So, lots of ships of this particular band of pirates being sunk, and once they are posing on this raft in a classical way.