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Re: CHAT: Nov 11th

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 17, 1999, 0:43
Padraic Brown wrote:
> Perhaps one side can never get a proper translation of its declaration > of war into the other three languages, so they collectively say "Well, > blow that for a game of soldiers. Let's all just set a spell with a > quiet brew or three."
LOL. Also, maybe when leaders are talking through translators, the translators are a bit more diplomatic than the leaders. -- "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor