# debabelize the common expression! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860 "2001-05-19T00:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/21 "2001-05-20T19:32:01Z")
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house . . . You don’t expect me to look up the rest of that, do you?🙂 English-Spanish-English-French-German-English: I am the same important modern model of a general Damn, that one’s too easy ---
**Author:** ![Sparteye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Sparteye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparteye)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/22 "2001-05-20T19:56:09Z")
“I am the very model of a modern major general.” Mine is a combination of two phrases, English - German - English: Insert all your eggs not into a basket or count you your chickens, before they out-breed. ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/23 "2001-05-20T21:59:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > **Each one is stage and all player simple people ones** “All the world’s a stage, and the men and women simply players.” ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/24 "2001-05-21T00:43:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Insert all your eggs not into a basket or count you your chickens, before they out-breed. \*\* Don’t leave all your eggs in one basket or count them before they’re hatched. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/25 "2001-05-21T00:46:52Z")
Oh, and here’s one, it’s English-German-French-English. I have trouble understanding it now, even. _The large one entendement thinks immediately._ ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/26 "2001-05-21T02:03:30Z")
An odd one… (English --\> Italian --\> English) _The small wheel stridula obtains the fat person_ And I like this one (English-\>French-\>German-\>English) _The brown fox fast saute over putrid animal the dog_ Did anybody answer my previous one? or did I miss a reply? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/27 "2001-05-21T04:42:25Z")
Going back to the previous ones: picmr - «We all are long-term died.» Haven’t figured out that one yet. Monstre - «Mainly Inoffensive» “Mostly Harmless” - very appropriate for a babelfish thread. Edwardina - «It delightful thing» Was iampunha wrong with his guess? I don’t know this one either. Speaker for the Dead: Still thinking about youur last one. Monstre: 1. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. 2. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. I’ll propose one: ---
**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/28 "2001-05-21T13:39:32Z")
picmr - «We all are long-term died.» Haven’t figured out that one yet. How about “We’re all dead in the end.”? English - Chinese - English **I must share common custom insignificant material.** ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/29 "2001-05-21T13:56:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rundogrun \* > **I must share common custom insignificant material.** Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2001, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/30 "2001-05-21T14:19:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by picmr \* > \*\*I’ll take Arnold’s turn: **We all are long-term died**. (English-German-French-English) \*\* Is this “In the long term, we are all dead”? Quote from… errr… famous economist… but not famous enough for me to remember his name. Easy one: (English-Portuguese-English) Life? It does not speak to me on the life ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/31 "2001-05-22T04:56:04Z")
\<\\> “Life? Don’t talk to me about life” – Marvin, the Paranoid Android ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/32 "2001-05-22T05:02:59Z")
English-\>Spanish-\>English-\>German-\>French-\>English: **The woman did not have a sexual intercourse with that** ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/33 "2001-05-22T10:11:27Z")
**It delightful thing** actually started life as “You sexy thing,” like the song . . . ? Then I realized that maybe that didn’t fit well under the heading of “common expression” for which I humbly apologize. But I did think it odd how “you” became “it” when translated to German and back. I want to know what **Speaker for the Dead’s** “entendement” one was! ---
**Author:** ![amati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@amati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amati)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/34 "2001-05-22T11:12:54Z")
a great actor in a great role once said, “I feel varmintpoontang and only good the varmintpoontang died varmintpoontang.” (english - german - french - english) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/35 "2001-05-22T15:20:52Z")
This is always my favorite to babelize. The following is English-Korean-English and I have no idea how it came up with this. \*\*When right tu hit the tree tight lightly, the vast quantity tree did right tu the staple tight and it did to sleep as to peel. \*\* Let me try it with the standard Eng-Fr-Ger-Eng, maybe that will help. \*\*How much woods a tool tension adjuster of the American murmeltiers, if an American murmeltier would throw the wood. \*\* Yeah, that’s a little clearer. ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/36 "2001-05-22T17:07:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jack Batty \* > \*\*How much woods a tool tension adjuster of the American murmeltiers, if an American murmeltier would throw the wood. \*\* How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Eng - Spa - Eng - Fr - Ger- Eng **Only the good young people of the stencils** ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/37 "2001-05-22T22:24:06Z")
I’ll tell you in a couple hours, but I’ll let y’all think for a while first :). ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/38 "2001-05-23T03:12:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by amati \* > a great actor in a great role once said, “I feel varmintpoontang and only good the varmintpoontang died varmintpoontang.” (english - german - french - english) I don’t remember the exact phrasing, but… Bill Murray. Caddyshack. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/39 "2001-05-23T17:21:05Z")
Just because A)I feel like it and B) I’ve got the time today … The Straight Dope Message Board Forums page as babelized to Korean and back again … whoopee, ain’t we got fun … **It referred to this message board** For a technical question and the interest regarding the SDMB. This and year sup for a point is place. **The Cecil’s is it criticisms** What you think real something to say. Please, it does not gush to dry. **It criticisms in staff report.** (As the mailbag answer back calls with move) in staff report to criticism above, it contributed to the side of straight deep liquid scientific advisory committee. **General question** Infinite number teeming (and possibility is the Cecil) for it does to spare a question, et ess all? From here arrange it. **One toe companies lon.** - - (WTF?) Company one question of our hour is long and for the direct conversation which operates. It spreads out and must do this and the religion toe lon and (you when it feels) for a observation are place. **Inside my humbleness one opinion.** Is the fact that it holds in your mind what? The enemy sees more and for the exchange which view is frank in space topic. This and for a poll is place. **MPSIMS** - - (My, that translated well) The Mundane must share the dull material. Generality ci it avoids, company one thought, for the }etc{… **BBQ hollow.** - - (That sounds so much nicer) You rose other, when must do, it from here. This for the administrative confronting all dissatisfaction and that outside direct conversation of the SDMB the place c. Stop me before I Babelize again!! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debabelize-the-common-expression/65860/40 "2001-05-23T17:33:39Z")
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