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Don

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313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Work Of Fiction said:
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
First one with a successful translation into English sets the next one...


Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

271 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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"A Klingon warrior does not partake of your childish games. K'plah!" ?

Duke Thrust

1,680 posts

268 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming

Strangely Brown

15,671 posts

260 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Klingon translator said:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

[MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)

/text.asp, line 8
Do I win?

DrTre

12,957 posts

261 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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"fk me Cthulu Ryleh, have you let rip? Jesus dude, put a cork in your arses, that stinks fella"

HP Lovecraft, "In the House of Cthulu and the Foulest Stench"

Don

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28,378 posts

313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Duke Thrust said:
In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming
Well, Duke, you got the duty.

Give us our next quote.

Duke Thrust

1,680 posts

268 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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"Dimac, the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind"

DrTre

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261 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Duke Thrust said:
"Dimac, the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind"
What's the question?!

Famous Graham

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254 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Duke Thrust said:
"Dimac, the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind"
Except in Penge (nice place, I hear)

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

271 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Duke Thrust said:
"Dimac, the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind"
Robert 'Up town top' Rankin.

Don

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313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Duke Thrust said:
"Dimac, the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind"
OK. So "Dimac" is a fictional martial art and is translated into English from "Dim Mak" as

"Death Touch".

If I'm right I'll do the next quote.

Don

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313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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We could always have a crack at the old chestnut:

Quotation said:
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
whilst we await confirmation...translation into English, please!

Edited by Don on Thursday 3rd September 15:54

pedantlewis

288 posts

226 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Don said:
We could always have a crack at the old chestnut:

Quotation said:
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
whilst we await confirmation...translation into English, please!

Edited by Don on Thursday 3rd September 15:54
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Probably.

Don

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313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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pedantlewis said:
Don said:
We could always have a crack at the old chestnut:

Quotation said:
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
whilst we await confirmation...translation into English, please!

Edited by Don on Thursday 3rd September 15:54
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Probably.
Smack on target. Yes it's the "One Ring" quote. On you go. I'm sure the Duke will chip in if I was wrong as we go along.

pedantlewis

288 posts

226 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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How about this...

Quotation said:
Mia ayende, Aes Sedai! Caballein misain ye! Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye! Mia ayende!

Duke Thrust

1,680 posts

268 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Famous Graham said:
Duke Thrust said:
"Dimac, the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind"
Except in Penge (nice place, I hear)
Spot on smile

Don

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313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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pedantlewis said:
How about this...

Quotation said:
Mia ayende, Aes Sedai! Caballein misain ye! Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye! Mia ayende!
Release me, Aes Sedai! I am a free man, Aes Sedai! I am no Aes Sedai meat! Release me!

Wheel of Time saga. Yes?

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

271 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Ha, this'll fox you.

tome said:
Bonjour, monsieur Poirot.

pedantlewis

288 posts

226 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Don said:
pedantlewis said:
How about this...

Quotation said:
Mia ayende, Aes Sedai! Caballein misain ye! Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye! Mia ayende!
Release me, Aes Sedai! I am a free man, Aes Sedai! I am no Aes Sedai meat! Release me!

Wheel of Time saga. Yes?
Correct! smile

Next...

Don

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313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Quotation said:
Klaatu barada nikto!