Re: The problems of translation (the humor-impaired may delete)

Re: The problems of translation (the humor-impaired may delete)

[Wesley Hardaker]

>>>>> On 12 Aug 1997 12:14:18 -0400, Karl Kleinpaste <karl@jprc.com> said:

Karl> He further observes that "device" == "virgin" in Slovene, and when a
Karl> child, he had many difficulties understanding why his computer would
Karl> inform that he had an "invalid virgin" on his hands or, worse, a
Karl> "virgin not ready."

I'm thinking the next version after qgnus should be device gnus, or
"virgin disgust" in Slovene!

-- 
"Ninjas aren't dangerous.  They're more afraid of you than you are of them."

Re: The problems of translation (the humor-impaired may delete)

[Andy Eskilsson]

/ Wesley Hardaker <whardake@sphysdec1.unil.ch> wrote:
| 
| I'm thinking the next version after qgnus should be device gnus, or
| "virgin disgust" in Slovene!

Well this leads only to one thing that can be the 'Device Gnus'
collective item, a virgin ;-P, or does it come bundled with the
software?

	/andy

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