Mistranslation Afoot.

[situationgirl]

Below are two scraps of paper I found in on the same day, both in French. I'll do my best to translate.

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[anami]

I wish I knew french. Ug, where's Drew when you need him? I'll try emailing but he never replies. Still maybe the appeal to his Francophile self will motivate...

Found stuff is cool.

[situationgirl]

That would be nifty if he replied, wouldn't it? I would love to know what these really say, because I can only extrapolate with the use of a dictionary and my very rusty French!

[anami]

Holy Shit!! Drew responded!! He couldn't access this page though (probably because it is a protected post?) and couldn't see what is to be translated. Want to email him with your images? He's at drewb007@hotmail.com

Now I'm glad this is a protected post :)

[situationgirl]

I sent him the jpegs, and if he replies I'll post the translations here.

How cool and exciting is this? I really do wonder at the world, the technology, and all the wonderful people in it that make this possible.

Drew wrote back...

[situationgirl]

He was so kind as to give me his translations, and I thought I'd share the love:

Anguish is what separates us from the future, that we don't know,
And it manifests itself above all when we live in a supposed negative future
Instead of in the present....

This sounds like a typical French philosophical tidbit..kind of like
"there's no place like home" in America.let's just say the frenchies like to
embrace "cooler" sounding cultural phrasing..

As for the second little tidbit.it's a play on the French saying "il n'y a
pas de quoi"
Which means "don't mention it". This dude just switches it around..to
assumingly, make it a little cooler..

Alas..voila...there you go.of course I remember you..

Let me know if you ever need anything else translated..

Thanks much to Drew!

Re: Drew wrote back...

[empressjolie]

That's so cool. Plus Drew helped translate! Aww. :-)