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Anyone speak Spanish?

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 1:31 pm
by Blondelle
had e-mail yesterday--all in Spanish----went like this---
Noticia importan, novas taticas revolucionarias como prevenir-se
Any one know what this translates to please? Is it political ?Answer it or leave it?
Thank-you,Elle

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 2:39 pm
by Guest
important notice, new revolutionary tatics. how to prevent

political?
are you sure it wasn't one of those enlarge your penis?

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:03 pm
by ROD
Methinks, Blondelle might find that rather difficult, unlesss she's considering having an addadictomy first

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:07 pm
by digger
I received one yesterday said: resize your sausage

translation tool

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:44 pm
by Rob
Hi all,

here's a useful tool for translations:

http://babelfish.altavista.com

:lol: Rob

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:54 pm
by digger
Thanks Rob, you've made my day; a truly useful tool; Ive just tried it out and I can translate entire websites in seconds.

Ellie, Ive just checked out www.iol.pt , as recommended to you last week (laptop query), and it now makes so much more sense using http://babelfish.altavista.com

It's a hap hap happy day . . . .

Translation

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 11:53 pm
by Blondelle
Well --thank-you all for the above --sausages etc--think I could handle those-----actually I was a bit more concerned that "they" ( whoever) were asking me to join a "revolution" and as Im a bit to the left =-they might possibly to much to the right--depending which way you look at it ----
Thanks Rob and Digger for websites --Ill definitely look into those.
So -you think I should leave it well alone?
Boa noite, Ellie

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 12:48 pm
by maddi
I think if you go far enough left you meet those going far enough right !!

Mads

which way

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 3:50 pm
by Ellie
Too true little Sis---as you know only too well--how confused I get with my lefts & rights---you were a bit doubtful about driving with me as I recall. Think maybe its c os I mentioned our small workforce used to pray hard when they saw it was me driving the truck--cant think why--so i gave in and bought a chopper.
Im now going to use the "useful tool"mentioned by Rob I think
htt://babelfish.altavista.com
but will have to go over my Spanish e-mail again first - it has an "english" bit to click on --but when I do --its just a reply e-mail--if I reply --what will I get back--the mind boggles----

No Help

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:02 pm
by Blondelle
The rest of the Spanish e-mail goes like this
"Os movimentos pseudo "pacifistas" ou "anti-globalizacao"da Europa e Estados Unidos o "novo lumpen" , a "flash mob" etc.
I went onto the "babelfish" site --but even that seemed fogged by it !
I managed to translate Europa e Estados Unidos as Europe and United States.
What does it mean by a "flash mob"?
Its a very long one --so I couldnt put it all on.

Message

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 2:42 am
by Bomber
This is easy. You have just been recruited as a Basque Terrorist suicide bomber.

All the best and good luck with your next mission

Lingerie

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 1:04 pm
by Ellie
The only " basque" Im connected to is laying in my lingerie drawer--and its "cream" not red!

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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 1:08 pm
by Ellie
Actually --in all seriousness--it isnt really that sort of message is it?
You have me worried now-- I dont quite understand the "Flash mob" bit ?

yr basque is safe

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 2:58 pm
by Guest
Flash mobbing is the new craze started from Internet happening worldwide.

They had a 'flashmob' outside a Sofa Store in London few weeks ago and have had one in Manchester too. Seemingly people receive emails with instructions to go to a place where the 'leader' will then give out the details of which place is to be flash mobbed - so the Sofa Store manager had happened to shut up early but then was told there were loads of people outside and thinking it was a celebrity opened up and the crowd entered, did what they had to do - usually involves chanting some sentence but not allowed to use the vowels so it all sounds crazy etc. and then they all leave.

Its been picked up by the media now so the Manchester one originally involved a Cinema but the flash mob was rumbled and not allowed in so they went elsewhere?

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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:57 pm
by Ellie
Understand guest--but how did they--the spanish site --get hold of me? Its a very long mail----theonly connection I have there is with wolves ?