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Ever heard of altavista's babelfish translator? Babelfishing is simply translating something from english into another language, then translating it back into english and laughing at the engrish  or nonsensical results. You can get some really funny things out of english sentences when they've been babelfished. The funniest things actually relate to the original phrase in some manner. Especially popular phrases, such as…

"I'm a little tea pot, short and stout."[br]
translates to[br]
"They are a small POTENTIOMETER, short circuits and a beer of malzes of the tea."

Would anybody like to try? I have two links here. One is for the main babelfish site, and the other is one that's sole purpose is for babelfishing. It mass translates it through many different languages.


Altavista's Babelfish Translator
Lost in Translation (Mass Translator)

Original English Text:
Babelfish is corrupt for reasons unknown.

Translated to French:
Babelfish est alt?r? pour des raisons inconnues.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is faded for unknown reasons.

Translated to German:
Babelfish wird aus unbekannten Gr?nden verblassen.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish will fade for unknown reasons.

Translated to Italian:
La volont? di Babelfish si sbiad per i motivi sconosciuti.

Translated back to English:
The will of Babelfish sbiad for the disowned reasons.

Translated to Portuguese:
A vontade do sbiad de Babelfish para as raz?es disowned.

Translated back to English:
The will of sbiad of Babelfish for the ratios disowned.

Translated to Spanish:
La voluntad del sbiad de Babelfish para las relaciones de
transformaci?n disowned.

Translated back to English:
The will of sbiad of Babelfish for the transformation relations
disowned.

Original English Text:
Babelfish is corrupt for reasons unknown.

Translated to Japanese:
Babelfish は未知の理由のために不正である。

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is illegitimate because of the unknown reason.

Translated to Chinese:
Babelfish 是非法由于未知的原因。

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is illegal as a result of the unknown reason.

Translated to French:
Babelfish est ill?gal en raison de la raison inconnue.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is illegal because of the unknown reason.

Translated to German:
Babelfish ist wegen des unbekannten Grundes ung?ltig.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is invalid because of the unknown reason.

Translated to Italian:
Babelfish ? non valido a causa del motivo sconosciuto.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is not valid because of the disowned reason.

Translated to Portuguese:
Babelfish ? inv?lido por causa da raz?o disowned.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is invalid because of the ratio disowned.

Translated to Spanish:
Babelfish es inv?lido debido a la relaci?n de transformaci?n
disowned.

Translated back to English:
Babelfish is invalid due to the transformation relation disowned.

Original English Text:
Do not blame me, I got bored.

Translated to French:
Ne me bl?mez pas, j'a obtenu al?s?.

Translated back to English:
Do not blame me, I obtained reamed.

Translated to German:
Tadeln Sie mich nicht, ich erreichte erweitert.

Translated back to English:
Blames me, I did not achieve you extended.

Translated to Italian:
Lo incolpa di, io non li ha realizzati si ? esteso.

Translated back to English:
The incolpa of, I it does not have realizes them to you has extended.

Translated to Portuguese:
O incolpa de, I que n?o tem realiza que a voc? estenderam.

Translated back to English:
Incolpa of, I that does not have carries through that you they had
extended.

Translated to Spanish:
Incolpa de, I que no tenga le lleva con ?se que hab?an extendido.

Translated back to English:
Incolpa of, I that it does not have takes to him with that they had
extended.

Original English Text:
Do not blame me, I got bored.

Translated to Japanese:
私の、私得た退屈させる責任にしてはいけない。

Translated back to English:
The responsibility which my, me you obtained and make be bored you do
not have to make.

Translated to Chinese:
我, 我您获得和做乏味的责任您不必须做。

Translated back to English:
I, my you obtain and make the tasteless responsibility you not to have
to do.

Translated to French:
I, mon vous vous obtenez et faites ? la responsabilit? insipide de
ne pas devoir faire.

Translated back to English:
I, my you are obtained and made with the insipid responsibility not
have to make.

Translated to German:
Mein I, werden Sie mit der faden Verantwortlichkeit m?ssen nicht
bilden erhalten und gebildet.

Translated back to English:
My I, it with the thread responsibility to have do not form to receive
and formed.

Translated to Italian:
La mia I, con la responsabilit? del filetto di avere non forma per
ricevere e non ha formato.

Translated back to English:
Mine I, with the responsibility of the thread of having not shape in
order to receive and has not formed.

Translated to Portuguese:
Mine I, com a responsabilidade da linha de ter n?o a forma a fim
receber e n?o o deu forma.

Translated back to English:
It mines I, with the responsibility of the string to have it does not
form it the end to receive and it did not give form to it.

Translated to Spanish:
Mina I, con la responsabilidad de la cadena de tenerla no la forma el
extremo para recibir y no le dio la forma.

Translated back to English:
Mine I, with the responsibility of the chain to have does not form it
the end to receive and it did not give the form him.