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FanDeAliFee 11-16-2010 11:33 AM

Why English is a dirty language!
 
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franglais

Perhaps the oldest example of Frenglish in English literature is found in Henry V by William Shakespeare. A French princess is trying to learn English, but unfortunately, "foot" as pronounced by her maid sounds too much like foutre (vulgar French, "semen" or "to have sexual intercourse" when used as a verb) and "gown" like con (French "cunt", also used to mean "idiot"). She decides English is too obscene a language.

user472884 11-16-2010 01:31 PM

I also like the nuances between Spanish and French...

So a Frenchman is practicing his Spanish skills with a Spaniard and says "Me gusta comer les gateaus"

wasabi622 11-16-2010 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FanDeAliFee (Post 187910)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franglais

Perhaps the oldest example of Frenglish in English literature is found in Henry V by William Shakespeare. A French princess is trying to learn English, but unfortunately, "foot" as pronounced by her maid sounds too much like foutre (vulgar French, "semen" or "to have sexual intercourse" when used as a verb) and "gown" like con (French "cunt", also used to mean "idiot"). She decides English is too obscene a language.

It could just be the other way around. :p

AlizéeInspired 11-16-2010 06:54 PM

Hahaha! This kind of reminds me of buffalax-ing. Lol. It is basically the art of taking a non-english music video and giving it subtitles for what it sounds like in English. Here's a link that that tells a little about it with a few videos as well.

Here is a decent buffalaxed version of Alizée's J'en ai marre. It's the only one that is done of her that I know of. Most I've seen are of Indian music videos. Very funny stuff LOL. Check out the buffalax channel on YouTube :D

user472884 11-16-2010 07:29 PM

You're just jealous your calculator ain't got no bow

Srd93 11-17-2010 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AlizéeInspired (Post 187956)
Hahaha! This kind of reminds me of buffalax-ing. Lol. It is basically the art of taking a non-english music video and giving it subtitles for what it sounds like in English. Here's a link that that tells a little about it with a few videos as well.

Here is a decent buffalaxed version of Alizée's J'en ai marre. It's the only one that is done of her that I know of. Most I've seen are of Indian music videos. Very funny stuff LOL. Check out the buffalax channel on YouTube :D

Ahahaha oh wow, I was laughing non-stop the entire video because it's so true!

I've never even heard of buffalax'ing before now... Thank you for opening my eyes to a new form of entertainment. :D

AlizéeInspired 11-17-2010 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Srd93 (Post 188095)
Ahahaha oh wow, I was laughing non-stop the entire video because it's so true!

I've never even heard of buffalax'ing before now... Thank you for opening my eyes to a new form of entertainment. :D

Not a problem, bro :D. I only found buffalax-ing a week or so ago. Stumbled upon the J'en ai marre one, then watched some others. Gave me quite a good laugh. I'm so glad I found it! Funny stuff :D LOL

FanDeAliFee 11-17-2010 05:48 AM

The art of What's Up, Tiger Lily?
 
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Originally Posted by AlizéeInspired (Post 187956)
Hahaha! This kind of reminds me of buffalax-ing. Lol. It is basically the art of taking a non-english music video and giving it subtitles for what it sounds like in English.

A distinct but related form of language-translation-inspired reworking was pioneered (or at least popularized) in 1966 by Woody Allen's first film, What's Up, Tiger Lily?. Allen slices up several low-budget Japanese "James Bond film" knock-offs, adds a few scenes, and then dubs the final cut with English to create a comedy.

You can also play a party game based on something even harder. You turn the sound off some film or television program and then try to extemporaneously supply amusing dialog. Naturally, the people doing this have to be pretty smart and creative!

P.S. If I invited a herd of buffaloes to a party at my house, I'd be damned sure NONE of them had swallowed any Buffalax(tm) in advance! Don't believe the nonsense of how "gentle" it works!

Mi-coton mi-laine 11-17-2010 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AlizéeInspired (Post 187956)

Here is a decent buffalaxed version of Alizée's J'en ai marre. It's the only one that is done of her that I know of. Most I've seen are of Indian music videos. Very funny stuff LOL. Check out the buffalax channel on YouTube :D

Thanks for sharing! ;) All the parts about a moose! :D Johnny, Madonna have a mom! :D Mom, I'm an asshole! :D Palace of goose and icky blood! :D
What a bad loose/literal translation based on what you think it sounds like in English if you don't understand French on purpose as a joke, it's so funny!:D

Iwillmeether 12-29-2010 10:18 AM

Or an english song, with the words you think they're saying:
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