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hmnwilson · 2009-10-31 04:06:50

Ever heard of Babelfish? It's an online translation program. You type something into the box, select to and from languages, and there it is, your words in another language. Unfortunately, translation programs rarely work perfectly, and this is no exception.

So what are babelfishions? Basically, it's where you translate something into another language, then copy that and translate it back. It's rarely ever the same, and often hilarious.

You don't have to stop at one language, either. You can put it through many different languages, and eventually you'll have something that just makes no sense at all.

Example:
"This will go from English, to Spanish, to French, and back to English."

When you translate that to Spanish, French and back to English:

"This will go d' English, with l' Spaniard, with French and again with l' English."
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Obviously, that one ended up being more nonsensical than anything, but try it out with your own phrases and experiment with languages. Then post the results!
(this is not meant to be racist.)

Last edited by hmnwilson (2009-10-31 04:12:46)

floatingmagictree · 2009-10-31 07:22:24

I am floating magic tree. I float, and do other stuff, like pwn at video games or eat food.

When I translated it to French and back, it made this:
I float l' magic tree. I float, and make l' another substance, like the pwn with the video games or eats food.

BWOG · 2009-10-31 14:42:37

I will translate this from Englsih to Dutch to English to Japanese to English to German to French to English.

Becomes...

"Of l' English of l' Dutch Englsih of japanisch-englischem deutschem-französisch to l' English, I, in which to remain it translates"

I spelled a word wrong in the beginning. Oh well.

jacool · 2009-10-31 15:06:01

I used Google Translate

Original:
Jacob is best, and he is very cool

After copying and translating between 7 different languages:
Jacob better, and he was very steep

TheSaint · 2009-10-31 15:14:51

Hey, its The Saint. Did you know That the Babel Fish was in the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy?

Becomes after going through French, Portugese, French again, German, English, Japanese and then English again:

That holy one. As for them d' The Babelfish of the leader was known; The brassiere brassiere there was a person whom you walk; ; Pull to the galaxy and tear?

One more.

I should be doing my homework right now.

Becomes after English to Spanish to Whatever

I do to make my preparation now.

justtestingstickman · 2009-11-01 12:49:19

I typed in "Hello. I like pie"
I translated: English-dutch-french-greek-french-german-english
I got: "Hello. I keep flat sheet paste pie"
Ok... What if I type in something that actually is complicated...

juststickman · 2009-11-01 12:55:41

Ok this time:
I started with:
Katana098 (AKA justkatana) is awesome and if you fight him he will destroy you. So please give him maplestory mesos, runescape money, tribal wars resources, dragon cave special dragons and love-its or he will crush you.

I went: english-dutch-french-portuguese-french-german-english

And I got:
(Justkatana AKA), c' Katana098 is considerable, and if fight it such way he destroyed and there wants to be mesosmaplestory, funds run escape, the war means, which will crush special kite draakhol from kites and liefde zijn or them.

WTHROFLMAO fail. yikes