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9.18.2007
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Somebody sent me this picture of a Japanese sign--it's an odd translation that actually has a philosophical message. So maybe the translator is an aspiring poet :)
LOL! LOL! That is absolutely brilliant! I love it when things get -- not lost -- but a wee bit distorted in translation. It can be very charming and add such wonderful (uninteded) perspective on things :-)
LOL! LOL! That is absolutely brilliant! I love it when things get -- not lost -- but a wee bit distorted in translation. It can be very charming and add such wonderful (uninteded) perspective on things :-)
ReplyDeleteExactly--couldn't have said it better myself :)
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