New Adventures of Queen Victoria by Pab Sungenis for April 25, 2009

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    kankoviak  over 15 years ago

    So Ishmael survives to incorrectly conjugate German!!!

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    ana_demeter  over 15 years ago

    I’d like at least an approximate translation. Perhaps a little caption somewhere for us less-than-cunning linguists?

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    mechteach  over 15 years ago

    It’s from the novel (as kankoviak points out, a little munged): And I alone survived to tell thee.

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    pschearer Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Present tense: ich überlebe. Past tense: ich überlebte.

    For all the mistakes, Pab’s German is surprisingly good, altho the inclusion of the English “thee” is simply strange.

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    Pab Sungenis creator over 15 years ago

    pschearer: I don’t speak a lick of German. As I’ve said, I use Babelfish.

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    steverinoCT  over 15 years ago

    ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!

    Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in daspockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.

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    jondelfin Premium Member over 15 years ago

    erfläven, erzählen, tomato, tomahto, Babelfish calls the whole thing off. Very off. Ich bin konfus.

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    mechteach  over 15 years ago

    Hmm, I thought it said “erklären” but now that I look at it again, it looks more like “erfläven.” Silly teutonic font!

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    Durak Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Herr Doktor Starbuck couldnt have said it better. – DLI German basic course was a long time ago but I think it’s ‘ich habe ubergelebt’ if we’re going for past tense. Ihnen would work for thee but thee is so much cooler.

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