Vomit at goat-time

[codeman38]

For those who haven't already encountered this elsewhere: this is why you should never use an online translator when posting to technical support mailing lists. A small sampling:

At often, the goat-time install a error is vomit. To how many times like the wind, a pole, and the dragon? Install 2,3 repeat, spank, vomit blows

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Comments

[deckardcanine]

His hovercraft is full of eels.

[hinoai]

That is so sad T-T He must have been pretty desperate!

I almost wish that I could see the original japanese, so that I could translate it for him ^^;; I feel that bad for him!

[codeman38]

Several people replied and asked him to repeat his question in Japanese, but as far as I know, he never responded. Or if he did, he didn't post his response to the listserv.

[ejia_arath03]

At often, the goat-time install a error is vomit

If they're talking about how LJ made New Creepy Frank, and it makes people throw up, then this is a perfect translation.

[codeman38]

Hee!

[pzelda]

This made me LOL so hard. I love this community. ♥

[swestrup]

A friend of mine once asked Google Translate to translate a technical computer science document from Korean to English. The result was completely unintelligible gibberish about riverbanks and mattresses.

[amanda_in_japan]

ROFL!!!

-Amanda

[_candide_]

My friend once in English, Korean to translate technical documents computer science, Google sought a translation. As a result, the river has been interpreted as a mattress completely inexplicable.
From http://translationparty.com/#8002538 ^_^

[swestrup]

That's great! I had to try the standard woodchuck one, and I got:

I have to chuck the wood for you, I hope to be able to use a lot of what you can do for you?