Re: [CR]Pic of the Day Sunday Comics

Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:36:44 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Pic of the Day Sunday Comics
References: <001401c64ae7$276c0810$4c14fbd1@Newhouse>
In-Reply-To: <001401c64ae7$276c0810$4c14fbd1@Newhouse>

Aldo Ross wrote:
> Pic of the Day Sunday Comics
> 19th March, 2006
>
> "Dydo Fait le Tour de France"
>
> Part 12 - PUNCTURE!
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/album128/Dydo_pt12?full=1
>
> Next time - "THE COWS"
>
> "Fun with Google Language Tools" Yes, I still check all my French
> translations with Google's excellent language tools. They're getting
> better all the time, but the results are still sometimes
> funny/confusing/disturbing. Good example is the translation of panel #2
> of "Puncture" for which the caption "Tout à coup "Pif!" le boyau de la
> roue avant de Dydo crève." translated as...
>
> "Suddenly "Conk!" The bowel of the nose gear wheel Dydo bursts!"
>
> Creates some interesting mental images, no?

Sorry, I have to notice...

Although the front tire bursts, Dydo is shown pumping the rear tire!
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA