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Post by Spiderdancer on Dec 18, 2007 21:16:18 GMT -5
That's right, ladies and gentlemen! In order to celebrate my passing the EMT-Basic state practical exam (the written is tomorrow) and gotten a job interview (it went well), I now present to you this game from long ago.
What you do: Pick a Christmas movie or song quote, in this case "God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay."
Go to Babelfish, which is here: babelfish.altavista.com
Type your choice into the box and translate into another language, preferably one you are familiar with. Now translate it back to English and report the results.
When I Babelfish the above quote into Spanish and back to English, I get:
Horsemen of ye of the rest of the God the happy ones, do not leave to anything you consterna.
This is even more fun if you don't tell the original quote and let everyone else guess. Further examples in English to Spanish to English:
Quiet night, night santa; everything is barren, everything is shining.
Rudolph the red-smelled reindeer had a very shining nose.
Frozen they snowman was a glad happy soul.
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Post by StarOpal on Dec 18, 2007 22:15:54 GMT -5
Italian:
The relatives of long distance do not have inasmuch as they in a knid along along yeah of time of the lacked one they I do not wish as soon as to kiss it
The getlteman allegros of the ye of rest of the God do not leave nothing that discouraged
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 19, 2007 10:49:13 GMT -5
The chorus of "The Night Santa Went Crazy" Babel-fished into German: The night sank went the night of holy moved, the cut carries out it spirit-ill went, to the raw agreement somewhat finally keep must've clever in its brain. And the chorus of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" also Germanized: Grandmother kept run more rueber by a Ren, which goes home from our house Christamas Eve. They can say that it no such thing as sank gives. But which concerns me and grandfather, we believe. I like how Christmas Eve turned into Christ amas Eve.  |
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Dec 21, 2007 14:27:09 GMT -5
This one doesn't lose clarity in the translation, but I love the grammar mistake...
I saw Mamma to kiss Santa Claus yesterday under the Mistel evening which did not see her me to creep down the stairs in order a view to have.
Apparently, the Mistel toe... spies on people....
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Post by sarahbot on Dec 22, 2007 12:35:17 GMT -5
English to Portuguese to English:
I will have one christmas blue without you that I will be thus that to think blue on you decorations of the red about a green tree of christmas will not mean a thing, face, if you will not be here with me
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 22, 2007 13:09:43 GMT -5
A bit of a long'un, but read it through, it gets better towards the end:
On the first day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me the young partridge of a in a pear tree is sent.
On the second day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me two tortoise studs are sent, and a young partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree are sent.
On the fourth day of kerstmis, my truth love which is sent to me four which birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree call.
On the fifth day of kerstmis, my truth love which rings to me five gouden, four it is sent which birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree call.
On the sixth day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me six a-legt geese ring, five gouden, four it is sent which birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree call.
For the seventh day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me seven a-zwemt swans are sent, six a-legt geese, five gouden ring, four those birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and call a young partridge in a pear tree.
For the eighth day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me eight a-melkt little girls are sent, seven a-zwemt swans, six a-legt geese, five gouden ring, four those birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and call a young partridge in a pear tree.
For the ninth day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me nine ladies are sent which, eight a-melkt little girls, seven a-zwemt swans, six a-legt ring geese, five gouden, four those birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree call dancing.
For the tenth day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me ten a-springt Lords are sent, nine ladies, eight a-melkt little girls, seven a-zwemt swans, six a-legt geese, five gouden ring, four those birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree calls dancing.
For the eleventh day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me eleven pipers are sent which, ten a-springt Lords, nine ladies, eight a-melkt little girls, seven a-zwemt swans, six a-legt geese, five gouden rings, four those birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree call dancing by to fail to lead.
For the 12th day of kerstmis, my truth love which to me twelve drummers are sent who, eleven pipers, ten a-springt Lords, nine ladies, eight a-melkt little girls, seven a-zwemt swans, six a-legt call geese, five gouden rings, four those birds, three French chickens, two tortoise studs, and a young partridge in a pear tree dancing by to fail to lead to drum!
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