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05 August 2009

Translation party Helps you find a phrase that machine-translates back into itself. An example.

post by: chrismear at: 06:24 | 26 comments

I'm not alone: 2 translations to get back to the beginning.
The monkey poured coffee into my boots: infinite loop.

posted by MonkeyButter 05 August | 06:38

Also, I live in a giant bucket, 2 translations.

posted by MonkeyButter 05 August | 06:40

Cheese is the size of the site

posted by cillit bang 05 August | 07:31

I typed: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

It returned: A single BI, the lazy brown dog, is now a Fox.

posted by marsha56 05 August | 08:23

This is kinda cool. I went with "Tall is not often short" and it took a few loops.

posted by richat 05 August | 08:39

Oooh, this one took longer: Love and hate are not opposites

posted by richat 05 August | 08:40

I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.

turns to

I have a beautiful poem, please refer to the following tree.

posted by grouse 05 August | 10:06

grouse, that's hilarious.

posted by chrismear 05 August | 10:28

My hovercraft is full of eels.

=

All I HOBAKURAFUTOUNAGI are.

posted by deborah 05 August | 10:55

"My spoon is too big," 2 steps.

posted by BoringPostcards 05 August | 11:34

"Everyone needs a hug" --> "YOU MUST HUG EVERYONE"

posted by Rhaomi 05 August | 11:38

And now, angry ticks fire out of my nipples. --> Now, tick the fire of the wrath of my nipples.

posted by Specklet 05 August | 11:42

Guess the original song lyrics! Hahahaha. I think I overdid it.

To kill the baby, I have a reason.
I have my CHIZUBAGA heaven.
Does the lack of fish in a bowl of our souls?
I work in a groove of playing space cowboy.
I am not free to collapse.
I was born to beat all of the legal issues
In the air, my heart, please go to the following location.
I would love to do.
As I lie on my back.
She is a major driver of Australia is in my hands, tears may be tears of gloss.

This is a pretty fascinating failure.

posted by Wolfdog 05 August | 12:01

"Pour the coffee in the toilet" becomes "For more information, put the coffee in the bathroom."

"My kittens chew on my toes" --> "I have pierced the leg of a kitten."

posted by mudpuppie 05 August | 12:14

My poor brother.

posted by box 05 August | 12:36

box, that's so good. SO GOOD.

posted by richat 05 August | 13:02

Godzilla attacks Tokyo! Who's Next?

posted by mdonley 05 August | 13:18

I had to, sorry.

posted by richat 05 August | 13:34

Can you haz cheeseburger?

posted by theicono 05 August | 15:54

In the immortal words of Bob Dylan:

What you may not know what happened to him?

However, it is my age and my young, I

If the winter is in the center of the cloud, near the fence, lift gate, freezing rain

Time of collection, to store the final curse.

Must be criticized by anyone

posted by box 05 August | 16:30

There is no spoon. --> There is a spoon.

Whoa.

posted by deborah 05 August | 16:57

President Bush, the hand is worth three of the birds.

posted by chillmost 05 August | 18:21

This one brought it's own equilibrium:

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me

posted by Dejah 07 August | 22:24

How do I get the time?

posted by box 07 August | 22:57

I kill time in the color of the police.

posted by box 07 August | 23:00

February 2, 1-2 in the first, please go to the right during the day.

posted by box 07 August | 23:02

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