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Lost in Translation

November 16, 2008

With so many different languages and cultures around the world, sometimes things get lost in translation. This was very evident to me the other night while perusing YouTube. There is no end of videos, most of them pretty hilarious, that take full advantage of misunderstandings and mistranslations between languages. Here are a few of my favorite examples:

Dschinghis Khan’s “Moskau!” as “translated” into English by Buffalax. This isn’t really an English translation, but rather what the song sounds like if you assume it’s sung in English, which it isn’t.

The next video never ceases to crack me up.

And once again, Dschinghis Khan with “Samurai”.

Now, here’s a clip from Bulgarian Idol. Apparently, this lady is attempting to sing “Without You” by Mariah Carey. However, she calls it “Ken Lee” and well, her English pronunciation isn’t all that great. LOL.

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Hey world, you stink!

November 15, 2008

A long time ago, I watched the great Mel Brooks movie “The Producers“. I recall my favorite character being Lorenzo St. DuBois as portrayed by the late, great Dick Shawn. I recently ran across a video clip of Lorenzo’s audition for Springtime for Hitler. This scene always makes me laugh. Shawn’s rendition of the song is funny enough, but coupled with his groovy dancing, the hip high boots, and the Campbell’s soup can hanging around his neck, and it’s just over the top. The song starts off lighthearted and lovely, but quickly devolves into a rant against society. I can relate. LOL.

I’m not sure, but I think the chick in the background with the guitar might’ve gone on to become one of the Robert Palmer girls.

And while I’m posting, I think I’ll play blog tag and challenge my friends to post an amusing video clip, some light-hearted musing, or something outrageously funny. :)

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Remotely Control Robots Over the Web

August 10, 2008

BP has created a wonderful little model environment for their surveyorbots to roam around in. And you can control them over the web! The surveyorbot has a webcam, so you can see where your little bot is going. There is a little lag between when you send a command and when the surveyorbot responds, but it’s not too bad with broadband. You can even take snapshots of your little adventure. Here I am face to face with another surveyorbot that wants to ram me!

BP Surveyor

You can also find codes located on billboards throughout the environment that will provide you with 30 seconds of extra time to control the surveyorbots. Try your hand at BP’s Surveyorbots yourself!

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