I got this spam message in my inbox - i usually just automatically delete them but I started reading this one and noticed the sort of 'Engrish' it used! Translated from what language i have no idea - but based on other similar spam e-mails, a European country.
Read:
quote:Person you know is getting finer because of this product
This victuals cardinal of the global's most broadly fixed treat depression drugs; it has been inflicted for more than 40 million humans global. somebody you know is obtaining much better because of it. Take more
Is anyone here obtaining much better? Are any of you among the 40 million humans inflicted!?! Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Who says it's translated from anything?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
It's translated from Australlian.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I'm certainly getting finer, and I'm defintely obtaining much better. So the product works! Whatever it is.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Cardinal of the global's most broadly fixed treat depression drugs, obviously. B)
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: It's translated from Australlian.
That's twice now Jason - it's spelt "Australian".
Me thinks you have spent too much time with Tarellians/Terellian/Terallians. Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Obviously, he was talking about Australlia, the former colony of Brittain.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Yes I was referring to then former colony- I just did not think spelling would be an issue with a culture that uses words like "crikey". Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
well that's a culture of one. I don't think i've ever heard ANYONE use the word 'crikey' in every day speech. I mean no one speaks like Steve Irwin!
Struth!
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Jason: You weren't exactly paying attention, were you?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Huh? to what?
Do I need to now?
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: Huh? to what?
Do I need to now?
*cough*Brittain/Brattain*cough*
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I sees it. I go sleeepy now.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Do I need to now?"
I don't know what you need to now, but I do know now what you need to know. B)
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"*cough*Brittain/Brattain*cough*"
What? Ugh. Does everything have to be explained in excruciating detail around here?
He spelled "Australia" with a doubled 'L'. I then sardonically suggested that the resulting 'Australlia" must have been a colony of "Brittain". This is because Australia was once a colony of Britain, and some people here have been known to repeatedly misspell it "Brittain", which is similar to "Australlia" in that it has an unnecessarily doubled consonant.
I need to stop even trying...
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Yes. Yes you do.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN:
"*cough*Brittain/Brattain*cough*"
What? Ugh. Does everything have to be explained in excruciating detail around here?
Well in this case yes, cause I rarely see (or so FAR have rarely seen) people spell Britain, Brittain. I thought it was just another Trek-joke. I should have known better coming from you, Tim.
Posted by The Captain from M.I.K.E. (Member # 709) on :
I've never trusted Austeralllians...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by AndrewR:
quote:Originally posted by TSN:
"*cough*Brittain/Brattain*cough*"
What? Ugh. Does everything have to be explained in excruciating detail around here?
Well in this case yes, cause I rarely see (or so FAR have rarely seen) people spell Britain, Brittain. I thought it was just another Trek-joke. I should have known better coming from you, Tim.
I almost made a "USS Brattain joke about it but I found myself asleep at my keyboard after working a 15 hour shift so.....
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Don't you hate when you fall asleep at the keyboard - and you wake up and don't know how long you've been sitting there.
One night I spent all night - pretty much - asleep in the computer chair.
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