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1)   20 Mar 2008 11:44
wilsonscrazybed
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I know this one has been done before. Not that I've seen it, but just by merit of how long the resources have been available and the amount of fun that can be had doing it.

Here are the rules to this game.

    Find a block of text, not too long. I chose the first paragraph from Yahtzee's blurb.
    Go to babelfish.
    Translate it to another language, any language will do. I find that the Asian languages translate much more poorly, so I chose Japanese.
    Copy your text and translate that back into English.

Presto, instant art!

Yahtzee is born England where the sweet hat has been attached, presently Australia it is the fragment of writer and gamer and that shoulder which it has made be based. When he does not speak to head horn mic very fast, in addition as for him to express us, the game of venture of the freeware which is even excessively important is designed, the column of the back section page is written because of PC Gamer. That private place is www.fullyramblomatic.com.

Might take you a few trys to make something truly horrendous. Give it a try.

Edit: After reading over that horrible bit of dross, I decided to try to retranslate it into proper English once more. Here goes nothing.

Yahtzee was born in England where his sweet hat was attached. Presently Australia has caused him to fragment into a writer and a gamer after he crashed off the shoulder of a road near an army base. When he does not speak into a head horn very fast the back of PC gamer turns into freeware applications. Ohhh, the horror!(Alright, I added that last bit)

2)   20 Mar 2008 12:13
EnzoHonda
Beat Writer
Posts: 146
Joined: 5 Mar 2008

Heh, here's Clinton's denile of the Lewinsky thing from English to Chinese to English.

"But I want to the American to say a matter. I want you to listen to me. I said this again: I not with that woman's sexual relationship, Miss Lewinsky. I never tell any person to lie, is not the time; Never. These indictment are false. And I need to go return to work am the American. Thanks."

Not too shabby.

3)   20 Mar 2008 12:27
Knight Templar
Infamous Scribbler
Posts: 696
Joined: 29 Dec 2007

GamePolitics reoprt of Jack Thompson's threat. Funny on its own.

It seems that there will be view thompson's that we we cannot print selected endurances from the trial testimony, but sufficiently that we have lawful obligation to the report against the testimony of all witnesses, including thompson ourselves, which testified on 5 days. That there will be nonsense. First would intend that the right of popravky gP's of the first null and void, then, we was which they do not obtain, that we cause we print, but sufficiently which jack thompson makes. That'.s nonsense. That would mean that GP'.s First Amendment rights are null and void, that we don'.t get to determine what we print, but rather that Jack Thompson does.

Its like Thompson himself made it.

4)   20 Mar 2008 12:54
monodiabloloco
Muckraker
Posts: 237
Joined: 15 May 2007

Here is the last bit of the "Ich bin ein Berliner" Speech by JFK
Here is the original: http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/presidential-speeches/presidential-speech-jfk-berliner.htm

Freedom is division impossible, when 1 person becomes the slave, everything is not free. When everything is free, we this city are connected in that day and in peace, this country of Europe of the promising earth and being possible this as one, when large continent thing, you see first. When that day comes finally, because, as for the west Berlin people it can take the calm satisfaction of the fact that almost it was on front of 20 years. Therefore as for the place perhaps you live, wherever being, free human everyone the citizen, me is pride word "Ich large box ein Berliner" taking Berlin, and as a free person.

5)   20 Mar 2008 12:55
imPacT31
Paperboy
Posts: 24
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
    "Our retailers are telling us that Xbox 360 is selling as fast as they can restock, but due to this high demand, Xbox 360 is experiencing temporary shortages. We are working as quickly as we can to replenish inventory."

-Microsoft Xbox 360 group manager Aaron Greenberg

becomes

    To stock the fact that temporary insufficiency is experienced anew it is possible our retailers but in order to sell fast, Xbox 360 this high demand, is because of Xbox 360 and you call to us. We our cans directly work in order to add the catalog

- Manager of the Microsoft Xbox Aaron グリーンバーグ 360 group

6)   20 Mar 2008 13:08
ShadeOfRed
Beat Writer
Posts: 212
Joined: 20 Jan 2008

So Brawl is basically the best game ever. The end.
Smash-related comics from now on will have secret character spoilers, so if you didn't want to know that Mario's in Brawl you can just take your leave right now. I'm not planning on doing anything Subspace-related, though, so those worried about that can stay.

And when translated to Japanese and back...

So quarrel is the best game basis. Edge. As for Mario of quarrel when you do not think that we would like to know that now it can take your permission exactly in the future therefore there is a spoiler of quality of secret, comically it is related fearfully. I am not planned however Subspace by the fact that it does with anything which is related, so those which are worried about that can are restricted.

7)   20 Mar 2008 14:04
wilsonscrazybed
Red Guard
Posts: 871
Joined: 16 Dec 2007

ShadeOfRed:

As for Mario of quarrel

This would have been a great game title!

8)   20 Mar 2008 14:20
The_root_of_all_evil
Gone Gonzo
Posts: 1598
Joined: 13 Feb 2008

We mark not or fail. We continue to the end. We fight in France, we fight on the seas and the oceans, we fight in the increasing confidence and increasing strength in air, defend we our island, whatever the costs can be. We fight on the beaches, we fight from the landing reason, we fight in catch and in the roads, fight we in the hills; we never hand over.

English-German-English.

9)   20 Mar 2008 14:45
Haliwali
Infamous Scribbler
Posts: 510
Joined: 29 Jan 2008

Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.
Wing dream. ' You suppose, the family where place our nation finds desire
You tell me which one is the translation.
Wow, my first Bush joke.

10)   20 Mar 2008 14:50
InProgress
Copy Clerk
Posts: 119
Joined: 15 Feb 2008

From Wikipedia, Jonesy's biography:

Jonesy is an anthropomorphic mole who happens to be Roman's oldest friend, He's an explosive expert and loves nothing more than a good old-fashioned bomb, as he tends to identify with anything that blows up when messed with. Jonesy's a rather irritable moleman and is short of stature and patience. His homeland was destroyed by King Forge, He cares about nothing and nobody except for Roman and Q; as they're all he has in the world. First and foremost he believes the Lionhearts should look out for themselves and make off with the loot, wherever the loot may be.

And the result:

Jonesy are antropomorfe mole which the oldest friend of Roman happens to be, are he an explosive expert and love nothing more than one good old-fashioned bomb, since he tends himself with no matter what identify which succeeds when omhoog made a mess with. More rather irritable moleman van Jonesy and has been tolerated short of figure and. Its birth country was destroyed king forges, passes on he for nothing and nobody except Roman and q; since they all are he has in the world. Especially he believes Lionhearts from for itself would have look at and gone with the booty to prove, the booty can be.

English - Dutch - English

11)   20 Mar 2008 15:00
wilsonscrazybed
Red Guard
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Joined: 16 Dec 2007

with the booty to prove, the booty can be.

That's deep.

12)   21 Mar 2008 00:17
Melty Blood
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wilsonscrazybed:

with the booty to prove, the booty can be.

That's deep.

You sir, win the exotic nation of Europe.

13)   21 Mar 2008 00:22
Melty Blood
Muckraker
Posts: 289
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"Not all who wanders are lost" from english to Japanese and back becomes

"Everything which you wander about and is not is lost" which, from english to chinese to english becomes

"All you stroll and are not lose" english Korean english =

"By you it takes a walk and losing intelligence it is not, all" English russian english=

"From you it assumes jaunt and losing to information not, everything"

14)   26 Mar 2008 15:21
sirvivealot
Anonymous Source
Posts: 3
Joined: 11 Feb 2008

i got a better idea for a game. you take a well known text (a poem for example), run a few translations and then the others try to name the original text.
heres an easy example:

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15)   26 Mar 2008 15:33
projjalc
Anonymous Source
Posts: 2
Joined: 6 Mar 2008

But the game needs that you think and as for me there is no feeling of the thing which is thought!

(English → Japanese → English ... actually, that's worded better than what I started with.)

16)   26 Mar 2008 15:46
knumpify
Copy Clerk
Posts: 121
Joined: 15 Feb 2008

Or is it not, that question. Whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows or weapons to the issue that occupies the sea. The die, to sleep, perhaps to dream

hamlet's second soliloquy, who said shakespeare wasn't useful?

17)   26 Mar 2008 20:49
GenHellspawn
Press Junketeer
Posts: 424
Joined: 1 Jan 2008

United Abominations - Before

Less than five miles from Ground Zero sits an International hotbed, the United "Abominations" as it were. Created to prevent wars and promote peace, it failed to address the most dangerous threats facing the world.

In a mire of hypocrisy, bribes, kickbacks, and corruption, the UN enables terrorism, and ignores sex crimes by its peacekeepers. The UN is where our so-called allies undermine us, and we pay 22% of their tab to host our enemies here at home.

Ambassadors from dirt-poor countries enjoy luxurious, tax-free Manhattan lifestyles, turning children into sex-slaves and enjoy Diplomatic immunity. It's a complete and utter disgrace, a blot on the face of humanity, and they get away with it.

Poverty in their kitchens
Held hostage by oil-for-food
Yet their own plates are full off the fat of their lands
There's no blood on their hands, right Kojo?
They promised to tell the truth
Without leaving a fingerprint, but
They will lose the UN one way or another
The victim, I fear will be us, sisters and brothers

The UN is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Donft tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations

A grave and gathering danger
The decision to attack
Based on secret intelligence it'll take years
I fear to undo the failings in Iraq
You may bury the bodies
But you can't bury the crimes only
Fools stand up and really lay down their arms
No, not me, not when Death lasts forever

The UN is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Donft tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations

"The UN writes resolution after resolution and has become irrelevant through inaction and totalitarian paralysis,"
"Order, Order!!!"
"Ha! There is no such thing as order"
"Larry, it's true, reports confirm today that the United Nations has officially closed its doors forever,"
"Well, I just don't see what all the fuss is, because they don't do anything anyway, do they?"

The UN is right; you can't be any more "un"
Than you are right now, the UN is undone
Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun
The threat is real, the Locust King has come
Donft tell me the truth; I don't like what they've done
Just give me ammo for the United Abominations

NATO invaded Yugoslavia to end ethnic cleansing, there was no UN
The US invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, there was no UN
Saddam Hussein violated 17 UN resolutions; The UN was asked to join the war in Iraq. The US invaded, Ha! there was no UN
Libya bombed a discotheque in Berlin killing Americans, there was no UN
Iran funds any terrorist organization it can, and attacked the US in the seventies, there was no stinking UN
Facing War without end, looking into the future, there was no more UN

United Abominations - After

18)   27 Mar 2008 05:46
Saskwach
Gone Gonzo
Posts: 1273
Joined: 4 Nov 2007

I'd like to see how many different translations were needed to make a well-known piece of writing totally unrecognisable.

19)   27 Mar 2008 08:20
Almightyjoe
BANNED
Posts: 317
Joined: 30 Jan 2008

i have played this game before on other forums, the threshold for complete unreadability on average sat at 10 for one language, 7 for alternating between 2

20)   27 Mar 2008 22:45
GenHellspawn
Press Junketeer
Posts: 424
Joined: 1 Jan 2008

Jonesy is an anthropomorphic mole who happens to be Roman's oldest friend, He's an explosive expert and loves nothing more than a good old-fashioned bomb, as he tends to identify with anything that blows up when messed with. Jonesy's a rather irritable moleman and is short of stature and patience. His homeland was destroyed by King Forge, He cares about nothing and nobody except for Roman and Q; as they're all he has in the world. First and foremost he believes the Lionhearts should look out for themselves and make off with the loot, wherever the loot may be.

And multiple translations later...

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21)   5 Apr 2008 02:15
stompy
Gone Gonzo
Posts: 1493
Joined: 21 Jan 2008

Ach, I've tried to get your results, but unfortunately, both pieces of text I have chosen remain, surprisingly, unchanged, even when changed to Korean.

22)   5 Apr 2008 03:14
PhoxHound
Paperboy
Posts: 17
Joined: 2 Apr 2008

The first paragraph of the Wikipedia article for black holes becomes this:

The black hole anything will pass and event horizon it will fall that it will can escape after and the gravitational field to be like this is endurance of the space where it is powerful. Even the name electromagnetics radiation (for example and the light), the inside will not be visible from with this escape fact and it will make the n. which When above event horizon interaction but in situation, inside the gas the black hole, for example and will be stimulated from the turn star and it will can be detected. The gas drew the bare electric wire elder brother in inside, until the quite high temperature did and ten it emitted vast quantity radiation inside process.

And also, a quick poem. At one point through the multiple translations, I got "Gun hazard responsibility!"

The next half league, the half league and the half league dies everything 600 went in the valley. The group which "the front part and the night open,! "It is dangerous responsibility of the gun! "As for him,: 600 it is written in that valley of the dies you spoke. 2. The group which the front part and the night when "it is open! Dismay'd oh is high "from that place person. ' As for tho him who is someone's which soldier skin solid will be accumulated this blunder'd having known, why it cannot curve Anh in those, whether whether there is he,: Those are made, in the reason where, but it dies, as for respecting that answers and those does not return the skin seriousness,: 600 it is written in that valley of the dies you respect. 3. Right and those of cannon and volley'd and thunder'd of those frontal cannons and cannon of the left side; Under Storm'd investigation, those which you speak in the jaw 600 solid you write the skin, first method inside the mouth of the hell where it dies depending, went with s. 4. Flash'd being proportionate with those, the multi island sea skin reaches because of solid from the place and those everything which is wonder'd which is peace the troop of turn'd and poruchayushch, the air of that Flash'd and possibility of the Sabring gun inside until now with completely,: Batare- in the right ' vvergany4 of thro dyma the line which shuts off you distinguish; From multi island seas and sunder'd Cossack of Shatter'd of movement and Russia Reel'd. Those went this or, rear writing 600. 5. Right and those of the cannon and the left side cannon, after you write, volley'd and thunder'd of those cannons; To end under Storm'd investigation and fall of the hero, is good war after the thing which with those thro dies from the mouth of the hell is done ' and with entire that the jaw with s the skin solid those which leave 600 it is the left which arrives. 6. The scream and as for that that that is the possibility reputation over there? Is wildness in regard to the responsibility which, those that making,! It was that perfection and as for peace the skin of n which pulled interest. Honorable responsibility, those the group which the night opens, give the skin reputation of the thing n which 600 is made nobly

 
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