Re: Sad translation
From: | Fabian <rhialto@...> |
Date: | Monday, July 19, 1999, 19:26 |
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> Peter: The government is really bad; all the ministers are wicked.
All
> the roads in the town are full, the buses are dirty and my car is
> broken. My house out of the town is small and wet, and the furniture
in
> it is old and ugly. I don't like my job in this nasty place, the
> computers are old and slow, and I just sit there and am unhappy.
> Everything is really expensive and the stupid salespeople in their
dirty
> shops don't help me. It rains a lot here and my leg hurts, and the
> doctors are useless. The ground in the rain is wet, and animals eat
my
> plants. Nobody loves me.
> Paul: Dammit, you're such a bore.
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>
> Any offers (in any language)?
I was going to, but then took a closer look. Demuans don't even have
cars (heck, most dont have carts), let alone computers. And salespeople?
There are people who sell things, but these are teh selfsame people who
make the things. Most Demuans would ask 'sell what?'
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Fabian
Rule One: Question the unquestionable,
ask the unaskable, eff the ineffable,
think the unthinkable, and screw the inscrutable.