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▲The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls (sethmlarson.dev)

42 points by anujbans 5 days ago | 17 comments

chasil 4 days ago [-]

'While game’s title is a reference to “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway...'

This is actually much, much older than Hemingway.

  No man is an island,
  Entire of itself.
  Each is a piece of the continent,
  A part of the main.
  If a clod be washed away by the sea,
  Europe is the less.
  As well as if a promontory were.
  As well as if a manor of thine own
  Or of thine friend's were.
  Each man's death diminishes me,
  For I am involved in mankind.
  Therefore, send not to know
  For whom the bell tolls,
  It tolls for thee.

  --John Donne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donne

gjm11 4 days ago [-]

Donne was a poet (a very good poet, at that) but this particular passage is from a bit of devotional prose, not a poem, and I think it's misleading to format it as if it were poetry. Especially as it's quite unlike the style of Donne's poetry.

chasil 4 days ago [-]

I pulled it from this source. Perhaps they are amenable to your insights?

https://www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=2118

graemep 5 days ago [-]

Thea article says the title is a reference to Hemingway, but Hemingway's use of it was a reference to John Donne. The latter is far more familiar to me. Its no more relevant to the game though.

jaccola 4 days ago [-]

Indeed, the same meditation that originated the phrase ‘no man is an island’.

Though, of course, the better version is “Ask not for whom the timer ticks. It ticks for thee”

barrowclift 4 days ago [-]

What serendipity, I've just begun my own play through a few days ago after having learned of the game (as most of those in North America have) through the Link's Awakening cameo. It's thoroughly charming, makes me sad it never enjoyed a proper release outside of Japan.

If any readers here have an interest in retro gaming or (like me) loved Link's Awakening back in the day, I highly recommend giving it a look.

x______________ 2 days ago [-]

Thanks for the recommendation, also worth checking out RetroAchievements[0] to power up your retro gaming and keep track of your accomplishments (hardcore or not:))

0 https://retroachievements.org/

SethMLarson 4 days ago [-]

Woah, that's awesome!! Enjoy :)

Oarch 5 days ago [-]

From the title I'd assumed this was a mixed metaphor between boiling the frog and facing impending doom.

Maybe I need to stop AI doomscrolling for a bit.

nitefood 4 days ago [-]

What amazes me is I thought the exact same thing, verbatim. And I hadn't thought about that boiling frog in years. I guess it scarred you and me both when we saw it.

Cpoll 3 days ago [-]

"Boiling the frog" is a common idiom for making a negative change slowly enough that no-one reacts. It perhaps comes from the (incorrect) notion that if you add a frog to water and bring it to a boil very gradually, it won't notice.

bryanrasmussen 4 days ago [-]

I just thought it was going to be a funny mashup of For Whom The Bell Tolls (Hemingway) with Michigan T. Frog (Looney Tunes)

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No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. --John Donne