The Millennium dome will be disassembled and shipped to a farm in Malta.
Overstaap bij brug
Fall off the bridge.
D'er ingen så lang han ei må tøya seg, og ingen så låg han ei må bøya seg.
In comes the new single from Toyah and out goes the Boyzone single.
Baszom a sza'd sze'le't, Sanyika'm!
Baszom a sza'd sze'le't, Sanyika'm!
The videofilm showed that her bosom resembled that of a sad skeleton.
Warum liess ich das band auch hängen so lang?
Girl bands like 'Spice' don't hang around for long.
Nie Sagen nie wieder
They're neither saggy nor too wide.
Bend boge brest.
I'm sorry, but I can't translate this on a site that children may see.
Mi dispiaci, non lo so!
Mi dispiaci, non lo so!
The stuff I phone through is truly awful.
A piacere mano destro
The sleight of the hand deceives the eye.
Dinsdag kartonnendozen dag is.
The dog's dinner that comes in twelve boxes is 'it'.
Kommentiertes Vorlesungsverzeichnis
This DVD has a commentary track.
Pupukahi i holomua.
Dog memorials: holograms a speciality!
Ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut.
Give women the vote - god help you!
Voor me het is de echte dinge
As far as I can see, this is a real Australian wild dog.
Dinna fash yersel
Salted fish for dinner.
Fihi-ma-fihi
My turntable is malfunctioning
Da's kloten van de bok
Da's kloten van de bok
Dad has spilt cream on the book
Wasser dragen naar de zee
You wanna drag down the promenade?
Su detrás, aunque grande, es exquisito.
Your detritus is not only large, but exquisite.
Er verdrinken meer mensen in een glas dan in zee.
I bet I can drink you under the table!
mijn bromfiets is in het kanaal
My bromine-impregnated insoles are advertised on the Shopping Channel.
Scrivo sol per sfogar l'interna doglia
Write only using sugar on the doggynet
Ma ei räägi palju eesti keelt
Mother's scruffy friend is a kilt-wearing Jew.
Schon scharret mein rösslein mit lustigem fuss.
This cherry goes red at the first sign of fuss.
Quando finisce la partita, i pedoni, le torri, i cavalli, i vescovi, i due re e le due regine tutti vanno nello stesso scatolo.
Who invited these two queens to a party thrown for the Cavalry, bullfighters and fashion designers?
zet uw kaas bovenop de bank
Was that your car that's driven up the bank?
Mi si e' rizzato il cazzo
Mi si e' rizzato il cazzo
I see you've made a risotto out of the cat! (Line from a 1960s American domestic sitcom.)
Certum est, quia impossibile.
Certum est, quia impossibile.
Certified impossible.
quod erat faciendum
You're being facetious.
Crea fama y acuéstate a dormir.
Become famous by sleeping in your extensive grounds.
Ars longa sed vita brevis.
A bigger bottom leads to a shorter life.
Confutatis maledictis,
Flammis acribus addictis:
Voca me cum benedictis.
Oro supplex et acclinis,
Cor contritum quasi cinis:
Gere curam mei finis.
This poem was found written in the margins of a copy of the Carmina Burana, itself a somewhat rude and earthy work, and is an explicit description of a gay SM scene. I shall tastefully but sketch the content: Let the sinner be seized and punished with burning flames; let him call out for my blessed [ahem]. With a supple, wide open mouth and a contrite heart he behaves as a dog; in the end he will thank me on his knees.
I'll link to the next quote rather than writing it here. The quote.
Re-arrange these matchsticks into a well-known sonnet.
Vergin tutto amor, sospiri di foco
I love all virgins, and aspire to f*** them.
Tamu ya mua kifundo
Tame yer monkey, it's fun.
[from a well known hymn (from memory)]
Panis angelicus
Fit panis ominum
Dat panis caelicus
Figuris terminum
[from a well known hymn (from memory)]
Panis angelicus
Fit panis ominum
Dat panis caelicus
Figuris terminum
My angel cake mix
All fits into one cakepan
That pan is calico
And maintains its shape until the end.
All fits into one cakepan
That pan is calico
And maintains its shape until the end.
Keng-ça fou mah-jong, ca fou, puis cong-prong pas a ca o ra toujours l'air Chinoa
Mr King beats his mah-jong, but he would not beat his con-prong for all the air in China.
Were diu werlt alle min
von deme mere unze an den Rin
des wolt ih mih darben,
daz diu chunegin von Engellant
lege an minen armen.
Bonus points awarded for translation in limerick form. [Raak] Carmina Burana is a rich source. I'm surprised no-one's used it before...
While I'm trying to figure that one out, may I offer: Pro Caelio Italian fan of diminutive Australian singer Aristophanes Something a boy really doesn't want his mum to catch him doing. Pizzicato Your dinner's in the dog. Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité?
A werewolf is found in all men.
But those in the sea or the den:
Their wolves are much darker,
While that man Ronnie Barker (literally "that comedian from England")
Has wolves move his arms and legs, then.
Nie to piekne, co piekne, ale co sie komu podoba.
Now for a picnic; with our picnic we shall drink so much ale that we lapse into a coma.
Sunt enim ista maledicta pervolgata in omnis quorum in adulescentia forma et species fuit liberalis
[Blue Bananas] This isn't a move, btw. I just wanted to apologise for apparently ignoring you back there, but I started working on the answer for Kim's post before you posted yours, so I didn't see it.
Good diction is not a requirement among male liberals.
Olé!
Simulposted: I had "The sound "Ni!" is an evil found throughout the vulgar classes whenever a quorum of adolescents is formed; the whole species flees from it."
Olé!: Beer!
Dào kê dào, fei cháng dào.
[Raak] What a fantastic one! I'll tell my Latin tutor that!
[Darren] Don't worry; I noticed when I posted. I was trying to fit Demi Moore into my limerick translation but gave up.
Here's a few up for translation: Acanthopanax senticosus, Aesculus hippocastanum, Agathosma crenultata, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Harpogophytum procumbens, Polygonum multiflorum, Rhamnus purshiani cortex, Silybum marianum, Stellaria media, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Vitex agnus-castus, Withania somniferum, Yucca schidigera, Zingiber officinale and then there's Santalum album (Christmas music compilation)
[BB] OK - why don't you propose one of them, and we'll have a go?
Errr ok, Harpogophytum procumbens
[Raak's one first:] Somebody saw somebody, fetching somebody.
[Blue Bananas' one:] The silent Marx brother has turned himself into a plant and draped himself all over the place.
[Blue Bananas' one:] The silent Marx brother has turned himself into a plant and draped himself all over the place.
Taking another from BB's list, Rhamnus purshiani cortex
Goat's head is a persian delicacy.
Eleutherococcus senticosus anyone?
The elusive 'sleeping beauty'.
Tre monete in una fontana.
Thirty coins, one currency. (Official motto of the European Monetary Union.)
Non serviam
Yam's off.
Tiramisù
If you make me cry, I'll take you to court.
de minimis non curat lex.
It's so small the vicar can't read it.
Nu este bine sã fie omul singur.
Now is the bin-end of our Omani sangria.
Non placet
Where's the soap?
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
All hail Governor Schwarzenegger (God help us!)
On puc trobar un altre bar que estigue bé?
On puc trobar un altre bar que estigue bé?
One ice-hockey player has been sent to the sin-bin.
La plume de ma tante est dans le sac de cacahouete
The tainted flowers are in the compost bag (lit: cack-sack).
Zusammen kämpfen!
Susan is gay!
trinosophia
This is the third time I've had to tell you to stop doing that, Sophia.
Neede was ooit een belangrijk kruispunt van spoorlijnen.
Neddy was out and bought Lilo & Stitch
kiram tu coseh nanat
kiram tu coseh nanat
Scram, you dozy ninny!
Wer rastet der rostet
Who burnt the roast?
Brennstoff-Stickstoff-Verbindungen
Teflon
Doodlesacpfeiffermachergesellenherbergenvater
Yes.
Omul prost crede tot.
A mother never believes her own child.
om tat sat
The Buddhist sat on the mat
Tuuli tuli tulliin
Finnish form of "La-la la-la la-la", sung when the singer has forgotten the words.
Non anglii, sed angeli
Not only, but also.
Maafkan saya kerana datang lambat.
Mother can say anything which lambasts Anna's dating.
...and
Tumuhutuhud makaysed a tachi.
Tumuhutuhud makaysed a tachi.
Attach the outboard motor.
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Resolve pi to 10,000 places.
meer haast minder snelheid
I've got the complete set of Minder on video.
Mie langu jicho
My language irritates.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
The post office uses DC3s as their work horse.
¡Encima de su, compañero!
Smile at the customers, salaryman!
Schlesischer Mohnkuchen mit dicken Butterstreuseln nach original schlesischen Familienrezept
That film director man cooks Spotted Dick with butter for his family's unique reception.
Zweckmäßige Handlung, Orientation, Richtung
Deliver message by hand, face the right direction and use flowery language.
Tawelwch! Llyfrgell yw hwn, 'dach i'n gwbod.
Infidel! Bow down before us, the Klingon army!
En caso de ser victima o testigo de un delito en el Metro de Londres, llame a la British Transport Police.
En caso de ser victima o testigo de un delito en el Metro de Londres, llame a la British Transport Police.
If the trains break down, alternative transport by llama will be arranged by the British Transport Police.
Enchiridion indulgentiarum
And Celine Dion likes being pampered with smells.
Haws twyllo maban na gwrachan.
Prostitutes around here may not be women.
de mieren onder de vloer hebben partijen
The meerkats over there with the voles are having a great party.
Klettern Sie jedes Gebirgssegel jedes Meer
The Jedi Gerbils Collective have just joined the party and are trying to convert the meerkats to Jedi-ism.
Si fallatis officium, quaestor infitias eat se quicquam scire de factis vestris
If you are attending the sexual needs of anyone important, ask how long it will take, if anyone knows where he is and whether it will ruin your clothes.
ningit, Quinte, suntne tua ilia - sine tunica talari - glaciata?
Time warning: Competitors in this free-for-all MUST make their entries within a reasonable time. ZK came very close to having a substitute made ... please, all, take care with your timing - it is important to all parties (e.g. 7:30 for 8:00 means that I turn up at 9:00 so that I can watch everyone else make fools of themselves.)
ningit, Quinte, suntne tua ilia - sine tunica talari - glaciata?
Huh? What did I do?
Nuffin, apart from a 25 minute gap between answer/post; Anyhoo, never take anything here as personal, I simply have to prove that my existence is real and necessary. OK, where's the next party?
So, putting entries back where they belong:
ningit, Quinte, suntne tua ilia - sine tunica talari - glaciata?
Dammit, where's Quentin? He was with us a moment ago... Oh hell, we didn't leave him on the iceberg, did we?
Wenn ich lächele, habe ich eine Öffnung voll der Zähne; wenn ich die Stirn runzele, bin ich nicht hier gleichmäßig.
When I cry, I have offal full of zithering. When my stern rumbles, I don't do any glassmaking here.
Pisteuomen eis hena Theon Patera pantokratora, panton oraton te kai aoraton poiten.
Pisteuomen eis hena kyrion Iesoun Christon, ton huion tou theou, gennezenta ek tou patros monogene, toutestin ek tes ousias tou patros, theon ek theou alethinou, gennethena, ou poiethenta, homoousion toi patgri de ou ta panta egeneto, ta te en toi ouranoi kai ta epi tes ton de hemas tous anthropous kai da ten hemeteran sotererian katelthonta kai sarkothenta kai enanthropesanta, pathonta, kai anasanta tei tritei hemera, kai anelthonta eis tous othranous, kai erchomenon krinai zontas kai nekrous.
Kai eis Hagion Pneuma.
Pisteuomen eis hena Theon Patera pantokratora, panton oraton te kai aoraton poiten.
Pisteuomen eis hena kyrion Iesoun Christon, ton huion tou theou, gennezenta ek tou patros monogene, toutestin ek tes ousias tou patros, theon ek theou alethinou, gennethena, ou poiethenta, homoousion toi patgri de ou ta panta egeneto, ta te en toi ouranoi kai ta epi tes ton de hemas tous anthropous kai da ten hemeteran sotererian katelthonta kai sarkothenta kai enanthropesanta, pathonta, kai anasanta tei tritei hemera, kai anelthonta eis tous othranous, kai erchomenon krinai zontas kai nekrous.
Kai eis Hagion Pneuma.
The piston is in father's underwear drawer, the underwear is being aired outside. The piston is in Kylie's bosomy chest, a ton for him, a ton for you, knees up for your father's one-legged jeans, tested on the ooze of your father, you and you with the thin ale, old jeans, or poem-ends, your manly fluids [the remainder of the text describes acts of such depravity as to endanger the reader's virtue were they to be translated].
ipso facto
NHS waiting list for Hip Replacements
Het spijt me, ik spreek geen Engels
I hate spit, me, and that bloke off Vets in Practice said it was icky too.
longum iter atque molestum eos adhuc manebat.
longum iter atque molestum eos adhuc manebat.
It's a long time at the mausoleum for anyone to smack a lion on the head. (I don't know, these Romans are crazy)
Meenya yest tree syestree ee sobarka. Ya nye paneemaiyoo p'angleeski
Meenya yest tree syestree ee sobarka. Ya nye paneemaiyoo p'angleeski
*overcoming temptation to translate literally* My wooden sisters are mean bitches. It's true! They spread mayonnaise on my skis and broke them.
Dio mio! E gia mezzogiorno! Dobbiamo sbrigarci!
Holy crap! The pirates threw Dobby off our balcony!
Darling, the ant got loose in the inkwell again and this time he's having an epileptic fit.
mortam sic quisquam exhorruit
mortam sic quisquam exhorruit
If you tell the truth, you are dead!
Je jamais, ne fais jamais cela.
Pyjamas! Nice pyjamas for sale!
Veuillez appeler le directeur, il y a une grenouille dans ma toilette.
Please call Mr Arkwright, Granville's been sick in my toilet.
iudicio? quid enim saluis infamia nummis?
Eustace? Is your family so large that it costs a pound just to say hello?
Il bugiardo vuola buona memoria.
His budgerigar stole a skeleton of mine from the Mines of Moria!
scriptus et in tergo necdum finitus Orestes?
scriptus et in tergo necdum finitus Orestes?
This script is a like a terd down the neck, find the writers and arrest them!
Indem er seinen Mantel anzog und seinen Hut aufsetze, lief er aus dem Zimmer. Das Baden ist hier verboten
Indem er seinen Mantel anzog und seinen Hut aufsetze, lief er aus dem Zimmer. Das Baden ist hier verboten
Sign the insurance form on the mantle; it insures your hut. Leaf through it and then boil it. Ignore the bad use of verbs.
Gott sei dank
Gott sei dank
God, I'm drunk!
Du! Deinen Kartoffelsalat ist sehr gemütlich!
Oi, you! I'm going to cart you off as a salad if your mutt does that again!
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
Ents do not breed beyond necessity.
Gutta cavat lapidem.
My guts are carving a hole in my lap
Uppror med hjälp av gerillaförband är den verkliga krigföringsmetoden
Uppror med hjälp av gerillaförband är den verkliga krigföringsmetoden
Doctors are in uproar over help given to a band of guerilla fighters at the vertical Toden Arakawa Line tram service in Tokyo.
Det lyt ein gong fyrst vera.
Vera turn the light on first.
nix gigt's, fisch gibt's!
nix gigt's, fisch gibt's!
We are the knights who say Ni! We give you a herring with which to cut down the mightiest tree in this forest!
securus licet Aenean Rutulumque ferocem committas, nulli gravis est percussus Achilles aut multum quaesitus Hylas urnamque secutus
securus licet Aenean Rutulumque ferocem committas, nulli gravis est percussus Achilles aut multum quaesitus Hylas urnamque secutus
Sexy licences are available from the Ferocious Reticulan Anal committee, but these don't cover beating out people's brains or multiple quantum urn sucking.
Caro dio, sesso me del high. Vorrei credere nella vostra nota. Addestrilo prego calorosamente. Dio, uno da potere me da venire!
My dear, I want to join the mile high club. It will up my street cred and yours. You'll burn off calories! Dear, please, come with me a moment!!!! (said in increasingly desperate voice to an air steward before the passenger was arrested. In her defence, she said she meant she could eat a mile high club biscuit as she was hungry)
Varmista mukava matka: aja autosi junaan. Varaa paikkasi ajoissa
Varmista mukava matka: aja autosi junaan. Varaa paikkasi ajoissa
'Tis a misty, moisty morning: I must take the car to June, where I shall park joyfully.
nemo me impune lacessit
(Marlon) Him, my little Nemo, has left!
rubet auditor cui frigida mens est criminibus tacita sudant praecordia culpa
rubet auditor cui frigida mens est criminibus tacita sudant praecordia culpa
Worldcom auditors are cold men with criminal tendancies who will deny anything is their fault.
valse hoop nooit open deuren
It's not Hoop Night, so open the door!
O bob trwm, trymaf henaint.
Oi, Bob, it's your turn -- I moved to Hainault.
Quid pro quo
Tit for tat
ketam menyuruh anaknya berjalan betul
Budge, Alan, fetch your anorak, get many euros and bet them all.
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem
Pies, pies, pies, for Christ's sake. We've pecked at them since Monday. Let's finish off those kebabs.
Vedi Napoli e poi mori.
Get a nap and have more poi.
Wie der Acker, so die Ruben,wie der Vater, so die Buben.
Wie der Acker, so die Ruben,wie der Vater, so die Buben.
What do Acker Bilk, Ruby Wax and an old fart have in common?
Pana la sfarsitul acestui an ne propunem sa cream si o retea de corespondenti
Pana la sfarsitul acestui an ne propunem sa cream si o retea de corespondenti
Pan those farcical ancestors for failing to use proper salad cream to seal their correspondence.
Una furtiva lagrima
secret legroom
os mundi donare flammas et sulfurum minarit - cave quattor equites ultimae exstinctionis!
os mundi donare flammas et sulfurum minarit - cave quattor equites ultimae exstinctionis!
Our mouth gives forth flames and sulphurous minerals - in the cave where share dealers find their ultimate extinction! (From a description of the circles of Hell.)
Liberté, eqalité, fraternité!
Free kick - equaliser - oh brother! (From the commentary on the '98 World Cup)
Oops, my move.
När kunderna som drabbats protesterat har de mötts av hot om indrivning och stämningar
När kunderna som drabbats protesterat har de mötts av hot om indrivning och stämningar
Don't condemn some lifeless bats - a rat is picketing John Motson, now a hot Buddhist who refuses to drive Scottish cars that stutter. (A letter written to Ally McCoist by a Ukranian fan with a particularly bad dictionary)
dura lex sed lex
dura lex sed lex
Durex - made from legs.
Oppmøtet var også lavere enn regjeringen hadde håpet
Oppmøtet var også lavere enn regjeringen hadde håpet
This motet shows you how to wash your pet's hat in the rain.
ante bellum
I implore you O sister of my proud father to please call them soonest
Danka zrob-co, bo cie zdupcza
Danka zrob-co, bo cie zdupcza
Thankyou to Robbie and gang - when the crowds say Bo! Selecta
Ne pas mélanger piles neuves et usagées
Ne pas mélanger piles neuves et usagées
Please don't use melon scrapings on your piles
Muihin konsertteihin myydään lippuja kunkin tilaisuuden järjestäjän valitsemassa lippu
Muihin konsertteihin myydään lippuja kunkin tilaisuuden järjestäjän valitsemassa lippu
My concert teeth have slipped down the back of the sofa.
By way of the merest hint of a suggestion that a certain stage may have been reached:
Croissant à la Matin-Tonne
Hmm, that looks familiar... French, is it? Let's see, morning... ton... croissant? Something about breakfast?
I'm stumped.
A worry, my fine friend - I wonder whether they are toasted or roasted? Nevertheless, it's the weight that bothers me! Then again, it could be something to with Easter?
I too shall retire.
Mornington Crescent
I say, Mornington Crescent!
*shouts, screams, generally goes wild for Megaphone*
Hearing good things about you. Although after reading this web sight I realize you are totally off the wall!!! Uncle Bill said it's not inherited, but I'm not sure about that!. Hope all is well with you, and enjoy your Christmas season.
I WANT MALE SEX TOYS FRE WITHOUT CASH
SEX TOY
Any chance the game may start up again ? Quite intriguing indices to the streams of certain consciousnesses. And whence Angus Prune these days ? Have missed him since the dear ISIRTA days.
Yeah, this was a good game. Might be worth beginning a new incarnation of it.
ff
ff: musical sign meaning to whistle the marked passage.
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