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Malnurtured Snay
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Well, I'm putting on a bug-deflector on the Jeep in a couple of weeks. What I want to do is stencil something humerous in mirror-reverse (you know, like "ambulance") on the deflector. I'm thinking of going with:

Warning: Driver is Insane
Caution: Sentient Jeep
Warning: Baltimorean at Wheel
Caution: Left-Wing Liberal Nut

And so on.

But, here's the catch. I want it translated into another language -- Swedish, German, Klingon ...

And, if anyone else has any good/cool suggestions ...

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Saltah'na
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Caution: Left-Wing Liberal Nut

Just do it in english. That'll generate a few laughs.

I saw a bumper sticker with the warning: "Just let me shop and no one gets hurt"

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an'on
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I like "Caution: Sentient Jeep".
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Shik
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In �slenska (that's Icelandic for the unaware:

"Warning: Driver is Insane"--Vi�v�run: B�lstj�ri er Ge�veikur

"Caution: Sentient Jeep"--Var��: Skyni g�ddur Jeppi

"Warning: Baltimorean at Wheel"--Vi�v�run: Baltimorean � Hj�l

"Caution: Left-Wing Liberal Nut"--Var��: Vinstri-V�ngur Frj�lslyndur Hneta

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PsyLiam
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"And, if anyone else has any good/cool suggestions."

Don't do it.

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Yes, you're despicable, and... and picable... and... and you're definitely, definitely despicable. How a person can get so despicable in one lifetime is beyond me. It isn't as though I haven't met a lot of people. Goodness knows it isn't that. It isn't just that... it isn't... it's... it's despicable.


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The359
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OK, I can understand doing that, but WHY in another language?! It's no funny if no one can understand it

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Malnurtured Snay
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I'm kind of going for that "what the FUCK?!" reaction when they're trying to read it ...

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Lee
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Get someone to translate "My other car is a Porsche" into Swahili.

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PsyLiam
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Or don't do it. Or, if you really want people to think "What the FUCK?", then have "What the FUCK?" written on it.

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Malnurtured Snay
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I LIKE THAT IDEA!

Ok, Folks Who Speak Languages Other Than English:

How do I spell "What the Fuck?" in various languages?

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MC Infinity
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There is no compatible phrase in my language (macedonian), but if you give me a bit more info on what you want I could translate it, as to the previous stuff:
(tell me how to do cyrilic fonts or this won't be accurate)
Vnimanie: Vozacot e lud
Pazi: Svesen Dzip
Vnimanie: Baltimoreanec pozadi volan
Pazi:Levo-Krilen Liberalen Ludak

[ June 29, 2001: Message edited by: MC Infinity ]

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Me- Hi Jen! What's up!
Jen- You again??!?! Listen kid, I'm not interested in you. Stop bothering me, I'm a lot older than you and I have a boyfriend. How did you find my ICQ number anyways?
Me- Oh, so just cuz you're a movie star now, and you're new album made millions, you think you're too good for me?
Jen- Yes!!! Get it thorough your head! I am a person, I am not Jennifer Lopez the hottest woman on earth that everyone wants to sleep with, I'm a person, leave me alone!!!
Me- Fine! Be that way!
Me- Jen.... Where'd you go.... I love you... please come back.... please....


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Fabrux
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Well, I suppose you could just put "Calisse de tabernac!" on there..

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Malnurtured Snay
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?

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MC Infinity
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Shik had the funky fonts, so I bet that cyrilic fonts are also possible, could someone please tell me how to use them online.
I translated all of your requests, but they are not fully accurate because I had to use the english alphabet which is limited in comparison to most other alphabets (or all of them, not sure)

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Me- Hi Jen! What's up!
Jen- You again??!?! Listen kid, I'm not interested in you. Stop bothering me, I'm a lot older than you and I have a boyfriend. How did you find my ICQ number anyways?
Me- Oh, so just cuz you're a movie star now, and you're new album made millions, you think you're too good for me?
Jen- Yes!!! Get it thorough your head! I am a person, I am not Jennifer Lopez the hottest woman on earth that everyone wants to sleep with, I'm a person, leave me alone!!!
Me- Fine! Be that way!
Me- Jen.... Where'd you go.... I love you... please come back.... please....

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TSN
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Even if you typed the Cyrillic letters in, only people who had the right fonts and settings and such would see them. So, it won't really work.

"What the fuck" won't really translate into other languages. English is the only language that uses "fuck" (or its equivalent) so many different ways. In other languages, if you say the word that means "fuck", you're actually talking about fucking.


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