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Title: Lost in translation Post by: sprite75 on October 19, 2009, 11:19:26 AM The Telegraph Herald up in Dubuque, Iowa spotted (http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=260376) an Indian tour company's review (http://www.tourtravelagency.com/others/mississippi-river-more-than-just-a-river.html) of some of the local attractions.
Quote "Boating trips along the Upper river brings you threesome steps fireman to nature and wildlife as precipitous hills stop sexy naif forests and wildlife preserves," according to the review. "Glimpses of diminutive towns and villages are circumpolar on either lateral gift you the see of stepping into added world, ease still adjoining with your cityfied existence." I'm still trying to figure out what a sexy naif forest would be. Any ideas? Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Newt on October 19, 2009, 11:24:00 AM beautiful virgin
Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: 3mnkids on October 19, 2009, 11:45:50 AM Did Sarah Palin write that? :smile:
Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Newt on October 19, 2009, 12:01:11 PM And what is the fireman up to, exactly?
(3mnkids: I don't see any reference to moose: shouldn't there be moose?) Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: 3mnkids on October 19, 2009, 12:25:35 PM And what is the fireman up to, exactly? (3mnkids: I don't see any reference to moose: shouldn't there be moose?) yep, you betcha! She is slipping. :smile: This is my favorite part of the review. Quote If travel finished the museum watch digit pass to the incoming makes you poverty to apprehensiveness and behave for a bit, you crapper do so over a prize of drink at the café. :buggedout:Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: SPazzo on October 19, 2009, 12:52:35 PM Here's a good one:
Quote Of course, do not meet be satisfied with watch past landmarks from your voyage ship. Walk into them and undergo story reaching alive. That is, after you ordered your feet backwards on land. Visit the river University for Women, the prototypal of its category in America. Do not woman the past University of river in Oxford. Doesn’t anulus a bell? Perhaps you undergo it meliorate by its soubriquet – Ole Miss. What does Doesn’t anulus a bell? mean? Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: meQal on October 19, 2009, 02:05:16 PM Engrish, gotta love it. Here is what they said about my home state of Alabama.
Quote Beautiful Alabama Alabama is an awful traveler instruction with so whatever elating places to wager and experience. Muskogean is bag to whatever of the concern collection traveler destinations. Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Raffine on October 19, 2009, 03:33:35 PM Engrish, gotta love it. Here is what they said about my home state of Alabama. Quote Beautiful Alabama Alabama is an awful traveler instruction with so whatever elating places to wager and experience. Muskogean is bag to whatever of the concern collection traveler destinations. I've been meaning to ask you where in Alabama are you from? I was born in Sylacauga (home of the infamous Sylacuaga Meteorite!!) and grew up in Guntersville. Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: meQal on October 19, 2009, 05:16:04 PM I've been meaning to ask you where in Alabama are you from? I was born in Sylacauga (home of the infamous Sylacuaga Meteorite!!) and grew up in Guntersville. I'm in Tuscaloosa, about 10 minutes from the University of Alabama campus, right along one of the main routes to Bryant-Denny Stadium. On game days we either stay at home or wait until after kickoff before trying to make even a short trip then make sure to be home before the game ends.Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Raffine on October 19, 2009, 07:21:45 PM I've been meaning to ask you where in Alabama are you from? I was born in Sylacauga (home of the infamous Sylacuaga Meteorite!!) and grew up in Guntersville. I'm in Tuscaloosa, about 10 minutes from the University of Alabama campus, right along one of the main routes to Bryant-Denny Stadium. On game days we either stay at home or wait until after kickoff before trying to make even a short trip then make sure to be home before the game ends.Cool! My sister went to Alabama during the 80's and I visited many times. Great town. I can certainly empathize with your situation. For years I lived near the stadium in Nashville where the Titans play. You had to plan your escape early on game days or resign yourself to staying in your neighborhood. Of course, this year I imagine traffic for Titans games may not be a problem. :teddyr: Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Jack on October 20, 2009, 07:12:32 AM I live about 200 yards from the Mississippi river, aka the "river River", which they describe:
Quote What meliorate artefact to rediscover the example and story of the dweller heartland than to go on a voyage downbound the river River? Yes, what meliorate artefact indeed. Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: SPazzo on October 21, 2009, 09:27:20 PM They have another really great article called Migrate to Canada (http://www.tourtravelagency.com/canada-travel/migrate-to-canada.html). A quote:
Quote Canada, a envisage land for jillions crossways the world, attracts thousands of grouping to shack forever. Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Raffine on October 21, 2009, 10:10:33 PM Quote Many rides and penalization shows are inactivity to contemplate you in a unequalled behavior at Dolly Parton’s Dollywood. Rock ‘n’ Roll every the artefact to Elvis Presley’s locate titled Graceland. You crapper wager his rattling famous sound Cadillac and his bespoken plane Lisa Marie. TRANSLATION: Visit Beautiful Tennessee and get stared at by Dolly Parton's S&M roller coaster. Then visit Graceland and take a dump in Elvis' noisy car and talking plane on a bet. Title: Re: Lost in translation Post by: Newt on October 22, 2009, 07:40:52 AM They have another really great article called Migrate to Canada ([url]http://www.tourtravelagency.com/canada-travel/migrate-to-canada.html[/url]). A quote: Quote Canada, a envisage land for jillions crossways the world, attracts thousands of grouping to shack forever. Damn. The secret's out. |