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Re: Fun with babelfish
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun
Date: 
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:13:39 GMT
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Here's one:
Castle rules, space stinks.

Then to Korean and back...
The castle governs space offensive odor.

Another:
Castle is boring, space can be excting.
After:
The castle is piercing, space can be emotive.

Another:
Why would anybody play with castle?  Use space.
After:
Why any one would play with castle? It uses the space!

;)
-JHK
http://lego.jhkruer.com

In lugnet.castle, Matt Hein writes:
> Ah, I was messing with translating some
> webpages with babelfish the other week,
> when I encountered something particularly
> interesting.
> 
> So, I decided to take a small phrase of random
> writing and filter it through one lauguage,
> then back to its original language to see how
> close it actually was. Actually, I was quite
> surprised.
> 
> The excerpts are listed below:
> 
> Original
> 
> "I command you to cease all operations...the republican guard is no longer in
> operation..." The commander spoke to his awaiting troops as he dropped
> his rifle to the arid desert sand.  "If you wish to see another tomorrow, I
> suggest you leave immediately..."
> 
> Filtered into japanese, then into english.
> 
> " As for I order you who finish operation everything... the Republican Party
> supervision already is not... that rifle was dropped to the sand of the
> desert which he dries in operation, " the commander spoke to the troop of
> that expectation simultaneously. " You another ones as for me who tomorrow
> probably would like to see permit you who propose immediately..."
> 
> Then to german, and reversed.
> 
> "which does not concern I order, which you, enterprise all this already
> terminate... the republican taking part monitoring... this rifle is, became
> on the sand of the wasteland, which it dries in strength," the commander
> spoke the troop of this expectation at the same time "you another which me
> concerns dropped, to that permission to probably see would like you, those
> tomorrow suggests immediately..."
> 
> English to italian, and then back.
> 
> "that it does not interest the order of I, than you, the enterprise all this
> already finishes... the republican that it participates controlling... this
> gun is, become on the sand of the uncultivated land, that it dries in the
> resistance," spoke of the commander the troop of this expectation at the
> same time "you an other which me worries I have fallen, to that permission
> probably to see would appreciate them, that tomorrow suggests immediately..."
> 
> English to french, back again
> 
> "this it does not interest the order of I, that you, the company all this
> already finishes... the republican whom it takes part commander... this gun
> is, become on the sand of the not cultivated ground, that he dries in
> resistance," spoke of the commander the troop of this hope at the same time
> "you another that I worry fell, with this permission to probably see would
> appreciate them, that suggests tomorrow immediately..."
> 
> French to german, then english...
> 
> "this it the instruction I you the enterprise all this terminated already...
> the republican, it does not only participate commander... this pistol,
> become on the sand of of the not cultivated earth that he dries in the
> resistance" jet of the commander the troop of this hope at the same time
> "you another that I am worried me please, at this permission, to probably
> see her estimate, those strikes tomorrow immediately forwards..."
> 
> Heh...interesting, eh? Since castle's a bit dry
> right now, someone write some castle phrases and
> follow through with the same technique. Heck,
> I'd like to see a lot more.
> 
> <<_Matt Hein_>>
> Fellow lego enthusiast
> O s p r e y
> 
> http://www.lugnet.com/~1112/Creations/



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