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Dragon Phoenix
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 Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject: 1 |
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The results of running lyrics of your favourite songs through this on-line translation device (setting it at 50 translations) are downright surreal This is what it made of some Mad Man Moon (Genesis) lines:
Try it, and post the best here. But a word of warning: this is very, very addictive. 
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Poisonium
annoyed by the old
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject: 2 |
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Call On Me - Eric Prydz
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Original text:
"call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, I'm the same boy I used to be"
...50 translations later we get:
"Phone Cost" |
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
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Original text:
"The last that ever she saw him Carried away by a moonlight shadow He passed on worried and warning Carried away by a moonlight shadow. Lost in a river last saturday night Far away on the other side."
...50 translations later we get:
"Friday and Saturday nights in Rio de Janeiro, lost in the shadow of the collection of images." |
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Death Mage
Raving Lunatic
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: 3 |
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Money doesn’t grow on trees.
30 Translations Later:
Free wood. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject: 4 |
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Original text:
"When a pawn advances to the eighth rank, as a part of the move it is promoted and must be exchanged for the player's choice of queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color."
...56 translations later we get:
"Queen, or bishop's choice of eight Hostages, "the player said there was no fear of Cars." |
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Undercover Monk
Professor Chaos
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject: 5 |
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Barenaked Ladies "Pinch Me"
riginal text:
"It's the perfect time of year Somewhere far away from here I feel fine enough, I guess Considering everything's a mess. There's a restaurant down the street Where hungry people like to eat I could walk, but I'll just drive It's colder than it looks outside"
...50 translations later we get:
"Tumepoteza best time of year, under pressure, I am happy to do it. People are starving in the streets, there is a new restaurant."
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BraveHat
Last of the Daedalians
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject: 6 |
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“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
56 translations later....
"And really you can do at home. Think about it."
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"One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind."
56 translations later....
"Training is very good." |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:51 pm Post subject: 7 |
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Original text:
"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back."
...20 translations later we get:
"Make me for my game of baseball public. I bought some peanuts and continue to Jack, I do not care if you are not coming back."
...30 translations later we get:
"During his baseball game. I came back, I bought a woman, followed by Jack, Do not worry about me." |
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raekuul
Lives under a bridge & tells stories.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject: 8 |
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"I know a bloke in jail who is hot on dreams; could explain old Pharaoh's tale."
...20 translations later we get:
"I know the dream is very hot in the prison, "said the ancient pharaohs."
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"Just because you know your destination doesn't necessarily make the trip unpleasent."
...20 translations later we get:
"Just because you know that the place is not necessarily a bad back."
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"He who defies fate dies unhappy. He who accepts it dies anyway, but at least he enjoyed the ride."
...50 translations later we get:
"Death is sad. Killed at least admit that you can enjoy the ride." |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 2:30 am Post subject: 9 |
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Original text:
"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."
...56 translations later we get:
"War and peace at home, all military and law in 1942, he wrote the Torah to add." |
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Chuck
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:13 am Post subject: 10 |
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Original text:
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me."
...10 translations later we get:
"Yes, but the evil I fear the dark valley of death, for you and me."
...20 translations later we get:
"Yes, but I fear that evil, the valley of the shadow of death, because you and me."
...30 translations later we get:
"Yes, I worry about bad, you and me from the valley of the shadow of death."
...40 translations later we get:
"Yes, my bad, my shadow in the valley of death, and worry."
...50 translations later we get:
"Yes, bad, my shadow on the valley of death, and anxiety."
...56 translations later we get:
"Therefore, in the valley of death, evil, dark, and my problem." |
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Chuck
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:38 am Post subject: 11 |
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Original text:
"Somewhere over the rainbow, Way up high. There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby."
...30 translations later we get:
"Instead of talking to the Rainbow. I listen to music statement." |
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Sentran
Ray of Sucking Funshine
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:41 am Post subject: 12 |
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Original text:
"All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces. Bright and early for the daily races, going nowhere, going nowhere."
...40 translations later we get:
"Tired of seeing the famous volcanic eruption. Today, they started to play better."
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Death Mage
Raving Lunatic
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:58 am Post subject: 13 |
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Original text:
" It's Christmas at ground zero The button has been pressed The radio just let us know That this is not a test Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping It's the end of all humanity No more time for last-minute shopping It's time to face your final destiny"
...50 translations later we get:
"The key to success, and I was the last nuclear test, with zero credibility in this game means more than protecting" |
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Original text:
"You put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me. You told them all I was crazy. They cut off my legs, now I'm an amputee, God damn you."
...50 translations later we get:
"At the hospital, I was nervous when I saw it. I said all I want. Now the curse of fear in society." |
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Chuck
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject: 14 |
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Original text:
"This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York Island From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me."
...40 translations later we get:
"In this country, California, New York, a situation where the situation is that I do not care." |
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Chuck
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:02 pm Post subject: 15 |
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Original text:
"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailin' man, the Skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour."
...30 translations later we get:
"One day I was listening to the Exodus story fatidik started talking in the history of Ecuador. Percentage from "other public 05 hours a brave and calm everyone is going on .." |
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject: 16 |
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Original text:
"I'm stoned in the mall again - Terminally bored. Shuffling round the stores and shoplifting is getting so last year's thing. X-box is a god to me. A finger on the switch, my mother is a bitch, my father gave up ever trying to talk to me."
...50 translations later we get:
"- Middle Keys, left gastric disease. Board of Trade last year, some of the water. Xbox God. Comverse whore mother and my fingers are not working."
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Sessie
Saucy Chica
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 3:18 pm Post subject: 17 |
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Original text:
"There's a lady who's sure All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven. When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for."
...50 translations later we get:
"Women in the environment, and, of course, flashes of the level to buy gold. You know, sealed buildings and shops." |
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wordcross
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject: 18 |
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Is it just me, or does that sound vaguely dirty...
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: 19 |
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Original text:
"I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not forgotten; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. In Dixie Land where I was born in, Early on one frosty morning, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land."
...20 translations later we get:
"I was in the cotton fields, sometimes even risking their lives, do not forget to check! Go! Go! Dixie Land. Year of Dixie, where I was born in the cool morning air and I look forward to the ground! Go! Go! Dixie Land." |
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Poisonium
annoyed by the old
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:00 pm Post subject: 20 |
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Testing how long it takes to reduce any text to one word.
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"Today, be a little more calculating than normal. You’re really not that clever, so if you want to get over on someone, you’re going to have to come up with something that’s beyond run of the mill."
...56 translations later we get:
"I've never been before. If you can affect performance." |
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""I've never been before. If you can affect performance.""
...56 translations later we get:
""If" |
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BraveHat
Last of the Daedalians
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: 21 |
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"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinski"
56 translations later...
"Subsidiary to have sexual intercourse, painful death." |
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: 22 |
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I'm not so sure these translations are very good. For instance, every one of the languages, you would think, would have a word for "bicycle." However, translating just that word ends up at "car" and includes this bizarre sequence. I coult have believed that one of the languages only had a generic word for vehicle in their database, except that it deviated through the word "rent" for some reason.
Back to ENGLISH : Bike
BULGARIAN : Под наем
Back to ENGLISH : Rent
CATALAN : Lloguer
Back to ENGLISH : Car |
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referee
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:21 am Post subject: 23 |
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I'm Catalan, and "Lloguer" is not supposed to translate as "car" in any interpretation. 
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:15 am Post subject: 24 |
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I seem to have confused it.
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:25 am Post subject: 25 |
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Original text:
"Space, the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before."
...30 translations later we get:
"Space and deadlines. Using agency. Five years later discovery task: instead of foreign cultures in the world, such as: finding new fat." |
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Pablo
Never Draws a Blank
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:38 am Post subject: 26 |
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Original text:
Barack Obama is the worst president in history.
50 translations later:
Obama is the worst president in history.
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Dread Pirate Westley
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:18 am Post subject: 27 |
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Original text:
"Except for W and Nixon."
...50 translations later we get:
"Moreover, the breadth and Nixon."
Also, out of curiosity, I re-entered Kirk's speech from the intro to ToS and got:
"Time and place. Star Tours. 5: a new life in the outside world and discover a new culture, no, "he said with a laugh." |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: 28 |
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Original text:
"This is the city. Los Angeles, California. I work here. I carry a badge. My name's Friday. The story you are about to see is true; the names have been changed to protect the innocent."
...30 translations later we get:
"Step 1. Los Angeles, California. I work here. Army. My name is on the fifth floor, I want to protect the innocent you are." |
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Chuck
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:09 am Post subject: 29 |
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Original text:
"Born free, as free as the wind blows As free as the grass grows Born free to follow your heart."
...30 translations later we get:
"I was born in the decision independently, the grass in my mind, do not hesitate to bring your emotions." |
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wordcross
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:40 am Post subject: 30 |
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Twas Brilling and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe. All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.
50 translations later:
I grew up digging the ground glass screen with a soft Zhimble slithy. 拉斯维加斯 hryukotali Pluckerwank stupidity. |
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MatthewV
Daedalian Member :_
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:50 am Post subject: 31 |
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I tested it with "hello"
It took only a few to loose it. I found that strange.
"death" is very consistent.
"children" never changed. |
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The Ragin' South Asian
Head Poncho
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:26 am Post subject: 32 |
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| when I was playing with this, I noticed that "mancub" (I was using "I Wanna Be Like You") came through all the translations despite being of questionable wordness. |
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Poisonium
annoyed by the old
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:03 pm Post subject: 33 |
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| MatthewV wrote: |
I tested it with "hello"
It took only a few to loose it. I found that strange.
"death" is very consistent.
"children" never changed. |
Sex changes somewhat, but ends up the same as initially... I suppose even online translators have some human nature.
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Death Mage
Raving Lunatic
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: 34 |
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| The Ragin' South Asian wrote: |
| when I was playing with this, I noticed that "mancub" (I was using "I Wanna Be Like You") came through all the translations despite being of questionable wordness. |
Being "of questionable wordness" probably meant it didn't get translated at all.
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:54 pm Post subject: 35 |
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| Thomas Jefferson wrote: |
| When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. |
50 later
"We fear the government, the fear of arbitrary power."
| FDR wrote: |
| The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. |
"Wanaogopa."
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LordKinbote
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:14 pm Post subject: 36 |
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"Who's the black private dick who is the sex machine to all the chicks?"
...becomes...
"Black girl group?" |
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Chuck
Daedalian Member
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject: 37 |
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Original text:
"When you're a Jet, You're a Jet all the way From your first cigarette To your last dying day. When you're a Jet, If the spit hits the fan, You got brothers around, You're a family man!"
...10 translations later we get:
"If the jet stream from the first cigarette of the last days, until his death. If you do not care if he found that the membrane surface, you are brothers, you are a family man!" |
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Death Mage
Raving Lunatic
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: 38 |
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Haha, my Flagpole Sitta one's on the top of the front page. Someone else must have liked that one.
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: 39 |
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Original text:
" Everywhere I look I see your eyes. There ain't a woman that comes close to you. Come on Baby, dry your eyes. But Angie, Angie, ain't it good to be alive?"
...50 translations later we get:
"you know, with bulging eyes. When a woman. Oh, I remember your eyes. But Angie, Angie knows?"
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Dragon Phoenix
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