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     Freyke |
FWIW Odysseus in Greek. Ulysses/Odysseus is the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. In it Homer portrays him as a man of outstanding wisdom and shrewdness, eloquence, resourcefulness, courage, and endurance. Classical Greek writers presented Ulysses/ Odysseus either as an unscrupulous politician or as a wise and honorable statesman. Roman writers, including Virgil, disparaged him while others, such as Horace and Ovid, unabashedly admired him. Early Christian writers praised Ulysses/Odysseus as the wise pilgrim. To this day, he remains an enigma: "the man of many turns," an archetype for every age. Got this from a google search - sourced from http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/glossary.cfm | ||
| Johnnyrfast |
Also Ulysses created the Trojan horse, not only that but he had an epic journey close to 10 years during which he had many adventures... | ||
| Freyke |
"TELL ME, O MUSE, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; " | ||
| Dhutty |
He was also tempted by Sirens, who sang songs so compellingly beautiful it caused mariners to turn twoards them and crash into the rocks where the sirens would then literally eat them alive. Perhaps Ulysses Buell arrived becuase he resisted the song of the V-Rod or other complicated powerplant.  | ||
| Eor |
You can see the "Cliff's Notes" version of The Odyssey by renting Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? | ||
| Dhutty |
"We thought you wuz a horny toad!" | ||
| Turnagain |
from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Ulysses Everett McGill oh yeah, the Sirens! (btw, not that great of a movie) | ||
| Santacruzmtman |
Great Soundtrack though. | ||
| Davegess |
Or perhaps the novel by Joyce? Nah I don't think so. | ||
| Rr_eater |
"Boy you 'bout dumber than a bag 'o hammers!" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Bruce | ||
| Whodom |
"She done R-U-N-N-O-F-T" | ||
| Fenderbender |
We thought you was a TOAD! | ||
| Freyke |
"This place must be a geographical oddity; it's two weeks from everywere" | ||
| Xring |
So much for the Bad Weather theme. Bill | ||
| Dbird29 |
At least it wasn't another Cohen Brothers movie, else it would be "The Dude"   | ||
| Blake |
Surely there was once a Hurricane or tropical storm named "Ulysses." | ||
| Tank_bueller |
Do not seek the treasure more Ulysses for us  | ||
| Blake |
"So much for the bad weather theme." Maybe, depends on how deeply you probe... Some insider info... Yikes. | ||
| Blake |
Chapter XVI. Grant, Ulysses S. 1885–86. Personal Memoirs
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| Blake |
But here's the best connection... It was bad weather that sent Ulysses off on his epic journey in the first place. Works for me.  | ||
| Dhutty |
Well done Blake! | ||
| José_quiñones |
Cause MultiStrada was already taken?  | ||
| Chadleys1 |
In the Civil War, didn't Don C. BUELL lead an army into the battle of Shiloh that turned the tide of the battle in favor of the Union? If I remember correctly, the Union soldiers already in that battle that were in need of help were led by ULYSSES S. Grant. | ||
| Chadleys1 |
Oh yeah, Maybe there was bad weather during that battle. | ||
| Johnnyrfast |
There is a motorcycle club - Ulysses...their motto being, "Growing old disgracefully", disgraceful and bad is almost the same thing...it is always an epic adventure riding in badweather... | ||
| Xring |
I can see you are a real renaissance man, Blake. Very nice. Kind of a stretch, but nice. Anyway, I suppose Ulysses is better than having a Buell Cumulonimbus. Bill | ||
| Cataract2 |
Never thought we'd have a humanities lesson on this site. | ||
| Gschuette |
O Brother Where Art Thou is the best movie. Well it is my favorite at least. I thought the bike was named after the Civil War hero and U.S. President. Should have named the bike the General Lee.  | ||
| Dhutty |
I too LOVE "Oh Brother" I hope Ulysses isn't named after US Grant, but if it is and I ever get one, I may have to name my personal XB12X "Traveller" | ||
| Anonymous |
Nope, definitely not after Grant, but after Homer's hero. Lots of cool symbolism matches in the story, aren't there?! |
