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3006810 No.3006810[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

how do you imagine old authors to sound like?

I imagine machiaveli had a comically high pitched voice just from looking at his face

>> No.3006812

When I see that portrait I imagine
>mom says you have to let me use the computer!

>> No.3006816
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Kermit the Frog.

>> No.3006818

>>3006816
hahaahahahahaha

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He seems like he would have a really quiet and soothing voice.

>> No.3006829

>>3006810

I've always wondered this. Whenever I hear an interview of a contemporary artist, they sound so unintelligent and uncultured and like...fucking losers.


I can't imagine Delacroix talking like a high school drop out with buck teeth.

Video related:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNr2LOkXYE

>> No.3006834

JANE AUSTEN WOULD HAVE A VOICE OF SUPERIORITY

"WELL YOU ARE WRONG I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR"

>> No.3006846

>>3006829
A bit unfair to use a clip of her drunk, but then I suppose it's hard to find a clip of her sober.

>> No.3006869

Not really an author but I imagine that Diogenes would sound like that guy who hangs out on 33th and 7th and is always asking for a "dolla', man"

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>>3006869
I think of him as The Dude