PLEASE READ NEW DU RULES - in case of fire in DU Lounge:

[LynneSin]

[Scuba]

1. Got it. Thanks.

[HopeHoops]

2. I didn't get much sleep last night. That actually made sense to me.

And no, I'm not stoned.

[geardaddy]

3. I'm always forgetting my room spoons in the door lock.

[LynneSin]

4. You are not borrowing my room spoon again

I never got the last one back

[geardaddy]

7. That's ok, I made a copy.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

5. You don't want to know what came to mind

when I read room spoon.

[siligut]

6. This is important because of all of the fiery rain we have been having.

Of course it is scared to be of no help, but don't worry it, we can do your part. Everyone has a bad day now and then.

[geardaddy]

8. Sorry I'm late.

I just had to export urgently.

I wouldn't go in there if I were you.

[LynneSin]

10. I hope the fiery rain doesn't get in there

[geardaddy]

15. WTF is this fiery rain stuff?

[siligut]

20. Lightning, most probably.

But getting out of the pool during it is one of the rules for the new pool: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101842058

[geardaddy]

21. Ahh, thanks!

lol

[Denninmi]

9. Well, perhaps you CAN return room again.

Assuming the fiery rain doesn't get you first.

[RiffRandell]

11. Save your life first.

That would be me--George Costanza style!

[Arugula Latte]

12. If you make insist to tatto pack belongings

it is to unfortunate you and perhaps forbid to hinder the pass through of other people.

[HappyMe]

13. I'm not scared of being no help.

I calmly admit, I'm no damn help.

[LynneSin]

14. I'm gonna make sure I don't share my room spoon with you!

[Beer Snob-50]

16. OK, I'LL BITE

what is a room spoon?

[RiffRandell]

17. Just my Imagination.

I'm thinking group orgy, cuddling...just read Keith Richard's autobiography in the past few days---good stuff. Should not be banned from DU3---it's all good.

[Beer Snob-50]

18. JUST STARTED THAT TOME MYSELF...

looking forward to getting into it.

[Duer 157099]

19. "do nottatto"

I think that's a condensed version of "not take time to" but it was too long so they had to delete some of the letters.

And how do they get "lock" correct but key wrong? Maybe it's an electronic card and there's no good translation.

You'd think these days there'd be better translation skills around the world.

[krispos42]

24. I think it's "Telephone" played with Google Translate

English to Spanish to Dutch to Italian to Polish to Norwegian and back to English.


Hmmm... I try it out:




I'll start with this:

[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]Most fires start out small, but after a few minutes they can be out of control. It's important to act fast to sound the alarm and just important to know what to do and to do it fast. This week's Tail Gate Safety Topic deals with what to do in case of a fire.

THINK FAST AND ACT WITH CAUTION: When you first discover a fire determine what to do immediately. If the fire is small and you have the proper fire extinguishers, PUT IT OUT.

SOUND THE ALARM: Do not underestimate any fire. If the fire is too much for you to handle, report it immediately.

WARN THE PEOPLE: Warn all people in the area immediately so they can get to places of safety. This is especially important in the case of fires in buildings.

STAND BY: Stay near, but at a safe distance from the fire. Meet and tell the fire fighters where the fire is. They can waste valuable minutes if they have to find it themselves.


Spanish:
La mayoría de los incendios comienzan de a poco, pero después de unos minutos se puede estar fuera de control. Es importante actuar con rapidez para hacer sonar la alarma y sólo es importante saber qué hacer y hacerlo rápido. Esta semana es la puerta trasera tema de seguridad se ocupa de lo que debe hacer en caso de incendio.

Pensar rápido y actuar con cautela: La primera vez que descubra un incendio determinar qué hacer de inmediato. Si el incendio es pequeño y tiene los extintores de incendios adecuado, apague el cigarrillo.

SONAR LA ALARMA: No subestime el fuego. Si el fuego es demasiado para que usted resuelva, informe inmediatamente.

Advertir a la gente: Advertir a todas las personas en el área de inmediato para que puedan llegar a lugares seguros. Esto es especialmente importante en el caso de incendios en los edificios.

STAND BY: Quédese cerca, pero a una distancia segura del fuego. Conoce y decirle a los bomberos en el incendio. Se puede perder valiosos minutos si tienen que encontrar ellos mismos.


Dutch:
De meeste branden beginnen langzaam, maar na een paar minuten kun je niet onder controle is. Het is belangrijk om snel te handelen om het alarm afgaan en alleen van belang om te weten wat te doen en snel te doen. Deze week is de achterdeur security probleem betreft wat te doen in geval van brand.

Goed denken en te handelen met de nodige voorzichtigheid: De eerste keer dat je een brand ontdekt te bepalen wat ze moeten onmiddellijk te doen. Als de brand is klein en heeft de juiste brandblusser, zet het uit.

De alarmbel: Onderschat niet het vuur. Als het vuur is te veel voor u te behandelen, onmiddellijk.

Waarschuw de mensen: Waarschuw alle mensen in het gebied direct, zodat ze kunnen krijgen voor de veiligheid. Dit is vooral belangrijk in geval van brand in gebouwen.

STAND BY: Blijf in de buurt, maar op een veilige afstand van het vuur. Kennen en vertel de brandweerlieden in het vuur. U kunt verliezen kostbare minuten als ze om zichzelf te vinden.



Italian:
La maggior parte degli incendi iniziare lentamente, ma dopo pochi minuti non si può controllare. E 'importante agire in fretta per un allarme e solo importante sapere cosa fare e veloce da fare. Questa settimana il tema della sicurezza backdoor preoccupazioni che cosa fare in caso di incendio.

Pensare velocemente e agire con cautela: la prima volta si scopre un incendio determinare che cosa fare subito. Se l'incendio è piccolo e ha il proprio fuoco estintore, spegnerlo.

L'allarme: non sottovalutare il fuoco. Se il fuoco è troppo per voi per gestire immediatamente.

Avvertire la popolazione: Avvisa tutti i popoli della zona immediatamente, in modo che possano mettersi in salvo. Questo è particolarmente importante in caso di incendio negli edifici.

STAND BY: Rimani vicino, ma a distanza di sicurezza dal fuoco. Conoscere e raccontare i vigili del fuoco nel fuoco. Si può perdere minuti preziosi quando si trovano.


Polish:
Większość pożarów zacząć powoli, ale po kilku minutach nie można kontrolować. To ważne, by działać szybko do alarmu i tylko ważne, aby wiedzieć co robić i szybkie do zrobienia. W tym tygodniu temat bezpieczeństwa dotyczy backdoor, co robić w przypadku pożaru.

Pomyśl szybko i działać ostrożnie: po raz pierwszy zauważenia pożaru ustalić, co teraz zrobić. Jeżeli pożar jest mały i ma swój własny gaśnicy, aby go wyłączyć.

Ostrzeżenie: nie lekceważ ognia. Jeżeli ogień jest dla ciebie zbyt uruchomić natychmiast.

Ostrzec ludzi: Ostrzeżenie wszystkich ludzi w obszarze bezpośrednio, tak aby mogli się uratować. Jest to szczególnie ważne w przypadku pożaru w budynkach.

STAND BY: Trzymaj się blisko, ale w bezpiecznej odległości od ognia. Znajomość i mówi strażaków w pożarze. Możesz stracić cenne minuty, gdy jesteś.

Norwegian:
De fleste branner begynner sakte, men etter noen minutter kan du ikke kontrollere. Det er viktig å handle raskt til en alarm og bare viktig å vite hva de skal gjøre og rask å gjøre. Denne uken bekymring for sikkerheten bakdør, hva du skal gjøre i tilfelle brann.

Tenk raskt og handle forsiktig for første gang du oppdager en brann bestemme hva jeg skal gjøre nå. Hvis brannen er liten og har sitt eget brannslukningsapparat for å slå den av.

Advarsel: Ikke undervurder brannen. Dersom brannen er for mye for deg å kjøre umiddelbart.

Advare folk: Advarsel til alle folk i området umiddelbart, slik at de kan bli frelst. Dette er spesielt viktig i tilfelle av brann i bygninger.

STAND BY: Hold deg i nærheten, men på trygg avstand fra brannen. Kunnskap og sier brannmenn i ilden. Du kan miste dyrebare minutter når du er.


And back to English:
Most fires start slowly, but after a few minutes you can not control. It is important to act quickly to an alarm and only important to know what to do and quick to do. This week, concerns about security backdoor, what to do in case of fire.

Think quickly and act cautiously for the first time you discover a fire determine what to do now. If the fire is small and has its own fire extinguisher to turn it off.

Warning: Do not underestimate the fire. If the fire is too much for you to run immediately.

Warn people: Warning to all people in the area immediately, so that they can be saved. This is especially important in case of fire in buildings.

STAND BY: Stay close, but at a safe distance from the fire. Knowledge and says firefighters in the fire. You can lose precious minutes when you are.




Hmph. Not as bad I thought.

[LynneSin]

33. I like when fires bring their own fire extinguishers to the fire

[HeiressofBickworth]

22. Quite a few years ago

a person I knew offered me a short-term job of doing English-to-English translation. The material had been translated from Japanese traditional children's stories. The original translation into English was nearly as bad as this sign. After I cleaned it up and gave it back, I also had to tell the person that in American culture, children's stories containing the amount of violence in those stories would never sell and probably couldn't even get published.

[Art_from_Ark]

25. Traditional Japanese children's stories don't have so much violence

Certainly not the really classic ones like Momo Taro, Tsuru no Ongaeshi, and Urashima Taro. On the other hand, Grimm's Fairy Tales are loaded with violence.

[HeiressofBickworth]

28. Never did know the Japanese names for the stories...

and I agree, Grimm's is also loaded, but the stories I worked on were even more so. It's been about 25 years ago but I remember something about a sword cutting off someone's (head? arm? leg?) don't remember the specifics any more. And there was more. I was mother to a teenager at the time and I recall that it made me uncomfortable to think that even younger children would be the target market.

When my kid was much younger, I read Grimm's to her, but they had been softened up quite a bit for publications for children. Disney made quite a career of softening stories for children.

I had offered to re-work the stories to make them more palatable but the person said that it was more important to keep them in their original format. I never did know what was done with them after that.

[Art_from_Ark]

29. If you ever find out the names of those stories, please let me know

I would certainly be interested in reading the Japanese originals.

I had a couple volumes of "otogi banashi" (Japanese folk tales for children) at one time, and I can't remember any of the stories being very violent.

[pacalo]

23. This is priceless!

[progressoid]

26. uhhhh...

[Lasher]

27. Do Not Tatto Doritos

Export urgently and kick people in the nuts.

[Art_from_Ark]

30. Adding to the wackiness of that Doritos bag

It still has its "Family Mart" price tag!

[Lasher]

31. Yeah, I didn't notice that.

I wonder if there's Family Marts in Japan, maybe at a military PX?

[Art_from_Ark]

32. Family Mart is the name of a convenience store chain in Japan

There's one just down the road from me

[haele]

34. I thought it was "Stop, Drop, and...

Rick-Roll!"

(dang, can't access YouTube here...)

Haele