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Message no. 1
From: "Mark L. Neidengard" <mneideng@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Thor (fwd)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 15:08:07 -0800
According to Avenger:
>gogatsu mirai iku toishi-ni anaka.]<<<<<

Hmmm....is this original with you, or from another source? Before hazarding
my own translation of what this is supposed to mean, I'd like to know what you
intended it to mean. =)
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/!\/!ark /!\!eidengard, CS Major, VLSI. http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mneideng
"Fairy of sleep, controller of illusions" Operator/Jack-of-all-Trades, CACR
"Control the person for my own purpose." "Don't mess with the Dark
Elves!"
-Pirotess, _Record_of_Lodoss_War_ Shadowrunner and Anime Addict
Message no. 2
From: Avenger <Avenger@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Thor (fwd)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 23:25:25 +0000
In article <199612072308.PAA25162@*******.ugcs.caltech.edu>, "Mark L.
Neidengard" <mneideng@****.CALTECH.EDU> writes
>According to Avenger:
>>gogatsu mirai iku toishi-ni anaka.]<<<<<
>
>Hmmm....is this original with you, or from another source? Before hazarding
>my own translation of what this is supposed to mean, I'd like to know what you
>intended it to mean. =)


From what I'm told it is supposed to mean:

"May fortune go with you."

Though I can't guarantee the authenticity. :)


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A dark shadow in a dark world |___/
Message no. 3
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Thor (fwd)
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 02:23:51 +0000
|
|According to Avenger:
|>gogatsu mirai iku toishi-ni anaka.]<<<<<

PLEASE!
No more Japanese....

please?
>>> wimper <<<
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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| |
|Andrew Halliwell | "ARSE! GERLS!! DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!!!" |
|Principal subjects in:- | "THAT WOULD BE AN ECUMENICAL MATTER!...FECK!!!! |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | - Father Jack in "Father Ted"
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ |
|X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! >*SULK*<|
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Message no. 4
From: "Mark L. Neidengard" <mneideng@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Thor (fwd)
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 10:21:32 -0800
According to Spike:
>PLEASE!
>No more Japanese....
>
>please?

Well, if we could be guaranteed no Spanish, or French, or...

To be sure, if Shadowland actually existed, there would likely be a whole
slew of stuff in other languages being inserted to express personal color; it
doesn't seem too unrealistic to me to have it here.

I do think that entire messages that would be in other languages should be
"translated" back into English by the poster if they're supposed to be
publically readable, and I am prepared to translate any non-English I post
upon request (either here or through private email =)
--
/!\/!ark /!\!eidengard, CS Major, VLSI. http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mneideng
"Fairy of sleep, controller of illusions" Operator/Jack-of-all-Trades, CACR
"Control the person for my own purpose." "Don't mess with the Dark
Elves!"
-Pirotess, _Record_of_Lodoss_War_ Shadowrunner and Anime Addict
Message no. 5
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Thor (fwd)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 18:02:02 +0000
|
|According to Spike:
|>PLEASE!
|>No more Japanese....
|>
|>please?
|
|Well, if we could be guaranteed no Spanish, or French, or...
|
|To be sure, if Shadowland actually existed, there would likely be a whole
|slew of stuff in other languages being inserted to express personal color; it
|doesn't seem too unrealistic to me to have it here.

I said that because I took a course in beginners Japanese last year....

I got 17% in the exam, I was that bad at it....

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______________________________________________________________________________
|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| |
|Andrew Halliwell | "ARSE! GERLS!! DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!!!" |
|Principal subjects in:- | "THAT WOULD BE AN ECUMENICAL MATTER!...FECK!!!! |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | - Father Jack in "Father Ted"
|
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ 5++ |
|X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! >*SULK*<|
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Message no. 6
From: Avenger <Avenger@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Thor (fwd)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 19:18:52 +0000
In article <199612081821.KAA25302@*****.ugcs.caltech.edu>, "Mark L.
Neidengard" <mneideng@****.CALTECH.EDU> writes
>According to Spike:
>>PLEASE!
>>No more Japanese....
>>
>>please?
>
>Well, if we could be guaranteed no Spanish, or French, or...
>
>To be sure, if Shadowland actually existed, there would likely be a whole
>slew of stuff in other languages being inserted to express personal color; it
>doesn't seem too unrealistic to me to have it here.

I have to agree with you here, if a character is French, German,
Japanese, or Martian, it is likely that on occassion, that character is
going to resort to their native language. Of course the fun starts when
someone uses a Native American, I've never yet managed to find a decent
translator for the various Indian tongues :)

>I do think that entire messages that would be in other languages should be
>"translated" back into English by the poster if they're supposed to be
>publically readable, and I am prepared to translate any non-English I post
>upon request (either here or through private email =)

Agreed. If a person is going to use a foreign language to add some
colour to the character, or for graphic content, then it seems only fair
that a translation should be offered, upon request.


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| | _` | __| | / _ \ \ \ / _ \ __ \ _` | _ \ __|
| | ( | | < ___ \ \ \ / __/ | | ( | __/ |
____/ \__,_|_| _|\_\ _/ _\ \_/ \___|_| _|\__, |\___|_|
A dark shadow in a dark world |___/

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