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Sorry. Did not intend to make that look as personal as it did. When I die I hope someone will erect a structure, that says stole cars on nights out while never paying the congestion charge for them, and drove at over 80mph on the A11, having shot out all the speed cameras with my air rifle.
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Originally posted by wendigo100While visiting France recently, I stumbled across a big statue of a soldier with this inscribed on it. Anyone know what it means?
"Tombeau du fromage-manger singes inconnu de reddition"
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...which translates as;
"The tomb for the unknown monkey who eats cheese and surrenders."
Nice... *nods*
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Originally posted by wendigo100While visiting France recently, I stumbled across a big statue of a soldier with this inscribed on it. Anyone know what it means?
"Tombeau du fromage-manger singes inconnu de reddition"
Should be:
"Le tombeau pour le singe inconnu qui mange cheese et surenders."
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And paralink (which is usually better by far than Babelfish) gives the even worse:
Tomb of the cheese - to eat monkeys the unknown of capitulation
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'The tomb of the unknown cheese-eating surrender monkey'.
According to Babelfish.
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French question
While visiting France recently, I stumbled across a big statue of a soldier with this inscribed on it. Anyone know what it means?
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