Ostriches all let us rejoice...

[reynardo]

Courtesy of Translation Party, what happens when our National Anthem gets translated into Japanese, then back to English, then back to Japanese... until you reach an equilibrium.

Comments

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

Hah! It can't cope with "All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies" - eventually it gives up with "It is doubtful that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium." =:P

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Trust the rabbits to confuse it :-)

[sly-girl.livejournal.com]

Hehe - I just got "It is doubtful that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium." The last attempt was: Beetle, brewery, is harmful to the flagon PERETTODORAGONBOTO. The last entirely in English was: Beetle, has been brewing in the flagon with the dragon boat real poison pellets.

Any guesses?

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

"The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!"?

[sly-girl.livejournal.com]

Bingo!

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

"Buzzy the nasty squirrel is turning into an obnoxious badger" ended up as "Buzzy is a sick squirrel badger". It works!

Oh wait a minute, wrong species. "Buzzy the nasty squirrel is turning into an obnoxious beaver" became "Buzzy is a list of diseases that are bad beaver".