Comments on: Swiss article http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frederic Morin http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-232638 Frederic Morin Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:37:25 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-232638 Hey ! I'm french and the translation of the press article is very good. Hey !
I’m french and the translation of the press article is very good.

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]]> By: Jennyanydots http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223722 Jennyanydots Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:48:57 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223722 And preferably with no fingers, just to stop them typing... And preferably with no fingers, just to stop them typing…

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]]> By: storm petrel http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223703 storm petrel Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223703 But then you wouldn't be able to see them to avoid them, if they were mute as well as invisible though... But then you wouldn’t be able to see them to avoid them, if they were mute as well as invisible though…

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]]> By: Jennyanydots http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223699 Jennyanydots Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:14:17 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223699 Invisible idiots, or mistranslation? . Could wish some of the idiots were a bit more invisible sometimes. Invisible idiots, or mistranslation?
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Could wish some of the idiots were a bit more invisible sometimes.

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]]> By: Captain Codpiece http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223661 Captain Codpiece Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:58:30 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223661 I remember James Burke (of Tomorrows World fame) saying his computer translated the phrase "out of sight, out of mind" into russian and back and it came out "invisible idiot"! THere must be hundreds of these! CC I remember James Burke (of Tomorrows World fame) saying his computer translated the phrase “out of sight, out of mind” into russian and back and it came out “invisible idiot”!
THere must be hundreds of these!
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]]> By: Admiral Chiflado ☠ http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223193 Admiral Chiflado ☠ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:45:24 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223193 @ Jennyanydots: automatic machine translations like Babelfish don't do grammar at all, or if they do it's a catastrophe (the program would have to actually UNDERSTAND the input text and reformulate the meaning into the target language to obtain a good translation). That said, you can have loads of fun translating texts back and worth and comapring the original text with the result :-) Personally, my favourite is the translation of the term "football fans" into German as "Fußballventilatoren" :D @ Jennyanydots:
automatic machine translations like Babelfish don’t do grammar at all, or if they do it’s a catastrophe (the program would have to actually UNDERSTAND the input text and reformulate the meaning into the target language to obtain a good translation). That said, you can have loads of fun translating texts back and worth and comapring the original text with the result :-)
Personally, my favourite is the translation of the term “football fans” into German as “Fußballventilatoren” :D

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]]> By: Jean Bart http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223039 Jean Bart Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:04:52 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223039 @storm petrel Nov 1st, 2007 at 4:35 am: "It’s all souls’/saints’ day, they’re probably at church" . Since most of our dear fundies come from protestant circles, I can't imagine them being at church at All Saints, since protestants don't do saints stuff... it's more of a catholic thing. Maybe most fundies prefer Halloween to All Saints! . I guess they take the day off anyway, especially when it's an official holiday! In an earlier life I've done some bluecollar work where I had muslim collegues, and they never refused the little presents the boss gave on occasion of more or less xian holidays, like Saint Nicolas (you know, the inspiration for Santa Claus), or Easter. They didn't make a fuss about the holidays either... @storm petrel Nov 1st, 2007 at 4:35 am: “It’s all souls’/saints’ day, they’re probably at church”
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Since most of our dear fundies come from protestant circles, I can’t imagine them being at church at All Saints, since protestants don’t do saints stuff… it’s more of a catholic thing. Maybe most fundies prefer Halloween to All Saints!
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I guess they take the day off anyway, especially when it’s an official holiday! In an earlier life I’ve done some bluecollar work where I had muslim collegues, and they never refused the little presents the boss gave on occasion of more or less xian holidays, like Saint Nicolas (you know, the inspiration for Santa Claus), or Easter. They didn’t make a fuss about the holidays either…

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]]> By: storm petrel http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223035 storm petrel Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:50:59 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223035 I'd say some Fundies consider church to be school I’d say some Fundies consider church to be school

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]]> By: Jennyanydots http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223032 Jennyanydots Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:48:55 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223032 More likely than them being at school though, Booty More likely than them being at school though, Booty

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]]> By: storm petrel http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223030 storm petrel Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:45:32 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223030 They have to keep up with the lip-service Booty, imagine if their pastor went too long without getting his ass kissed... They have to keep up with the lip-service Booty, imagine if their pastor went too long without getting his ass kissed…

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]]> By: Booty http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223027 Booty Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:38:51 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223027 At church - yeah right! I think not with most of their language! At church – yeah right! I think not with most of their language!

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]]> By: Booty http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223025 Booty Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:38:06 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223025 We should be getting loads of hate mail saying we are devil worshippers for celebrating halloween. I love those ones - the "how we can worship what we don't even believe in" just sails above their heads like a ghostly pirate ship! :D We should be getting loads of hate mail saying we are devil worshippers for celebrating halloween.
I love those ones – the “how we can worship what we don’t even believe in” just sails above their heads like a ghostly pirate ship! :D

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]]> By: storm petrel http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223022 storm petrel Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:35:47 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223022 It's all souls'/saints' day, they're probably at church It’s all souls’/saints’ day, they’re probably at church

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]]> By: Pluto http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223018 Pluto Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:30:58 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223018 The striper factory is clearly a cooperative, run and owned by the employees. Now where’s the new hate mail? Halloween has come and gone! They should have nothing better to do, other than praying and being hypocritical of course. The striper factory is clearly a cooperative, run and owned by the employees.
Now where’s the new hate mail? Halloween has come and gone! They should have nothing better to do, other than praying and being hypocritical of course.

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]]> By: Jennyanydots http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223011 Jennyanydots Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:17:18 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223011 The strippers staged a buy-out. . Or babelfish doesn't do grammar, which might be more likely. Oh well, I tried. The strippers staged a buy-out.
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Or babelfish doesn’t do grammar, which might be more likely. Oh well, I tried.

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]]> By: Captain Codpiece http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-223002 Captain Codpiece Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-223002 My translation guys tell me the Jap says that the factory belongs to the stripper in your version! My translation guys tell me the Jap says that the factory belongs to the stripper in your version!

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]]> By: Jennyanydots http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-222990 Jennyanydots Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:24:11 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-222990 Wow, you mean it worked? Wow, you mean it worked?

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]]> By: Captain Codpiece http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-222978 Captain Codpiece Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:43:29 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-222978 My limited knowledge of japanese only allows me to comfirm that 火山 is definitely volcano! 火 means fire ( you can check this in any book on feng shui) 山 means mountain, together they mean volcano. Quite logical really! . The russian has all the right words but I don't know if the grammar needs sorting. Perhaps the стриппера and the пива should be in the genetitve. That's as far as I go! CC My limited knowledge of japanese only allows me to comfirm that 火山 is definitely volcano!
火 means fire ( you can check this in any book on feng shui)
山 means mountain, together they mean volcano. Quite logical really!
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The russian has all the right words but I don’t know if the grammar needs sorting.
Perhaps the стриппера and the пива should be in the genetitve.
That’s as far as I go!
CC

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]]> By: Jennyanydots http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-222438 Jennyanydots Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:09:14 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-222438 Russian - фабрика стриппера и вулкан пива . Japanese - ストリッパーの工場及びビール火山 . At least according to babelfish anyway. Anyone able to comment on accuracy? Russian – фабрика стриппера и вулкан пива
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Japanese – ストリッパーの工場及びビール火山
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At least according to babelfish anyway. Anyone able to comment on accuracy?

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]]> By: Captain Codpiece http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article/#comment-222239 Captain Codpiece Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:52:02 +0000 http://www.venganza.org/2007/10/30/swiss-article.htm#comment-222239 A couple of youTube clips along from the one on the article is this brilliant Jefferson Airplane meets AC/DC spoof! don't miss this!! . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TagemN7kkw CC A couple of youTube clips along from the one on the article is this brilliant Jefferson Airplane meets AC/DC spoof!
don’t miss this!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TagemN7kkw
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