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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:33
This is not really a story but a scene from my unfinished play "Conversations with a Potato Merchant", written in Finnish and translated with Google translate. (Some of the words were left untranslated so I translated them myself.)

DISCUSSIONS WITH POTATO MERCHANT

(Market place. potato dealer's booth. Potato Merchant. Customer.)

CUSTOMER:
Do you sell you turnips?

Dealer:
Excuse me?

A:
Yeah, but that is what I, that you sell you turnips?

Q:
Turnips?

A:
So, turnips.

Q:
No, but when these potatoes.

A:
But potatoes?

Q:
Yes, but potatoes.

(Pause.)

A (semi-muttering to himself):
What a nuisance.

Q:
Oh, what?

A:
Yeah, but what I was when I really came to buy the turnips. But you seem to have, but these fries.

Q:
Yeah, but I have these.

A:
When I bit assumed that when you have potatoes, so probably would turnips too. Sure, I Potatoes, those in that way, but I thought, however, now come to ask if they would be turnips Though some hidden.

Q:
There is no hiding turnips. I have now been sold, but these fries.

A:
So that sometimes it is, however, been?

Q:
It was sometimes, yes, yes, but it has been more of a year away.

A:
Well, I was right then, I am a bit when I remembered that sometimes it would have been.

Q:
Yeah, before I had turnips. I decided then to leave them out completely when they do not have so much in demand.

A:
Oh, yes. Yes, that is a bit surprising.

Q:
Yes, yes, before they went quite a daily basis. Not the same way as potatoes, of course, but went anyway.

A:
So, is it they will never have moved in the same way as potatoes.

Q:
No, no, not yes. Yes, the potato is such that it always goes.

A:
You would think after all that someone would buy turnips too.

Q:
Time a bit now.

A:
Strange feeling.

Q:
Sure, every now and ask them to. But the time for a bit.

A:
Yeah, yeah.

Q:
Me turnips was just my cart and it was usually for the third box.

A:
So yeah.

Q:
When this truck and trailer will take two seats on already almost full, and that is a nice little room left in this round, your customers that you get to move around.

A:
So, after all, it's better.

Q:
Nor care to the car about to drive away from this place.

A:
No, would also be a bit tricky.

Q:
There is however good to keep the sandwiches and a bit to drink, do not need this to go through the day to nothing.

A:
Oh, and why it, the nicer it is to get close to it, then go directly to the goods.

Q:
So, after all, it of course.

(Pause.)

A:
Too bad that they are now found in turnips.

Q:
Look, why not ask from that man if it should be.

A:
Divide the carrot over there as a trader?

Q:
So.

A:
Oh, it has the turnips?

Q:
No. I do not now not sure. At least it has ever had. I do not know whether it anymore. I think that it could be. Sometimes it's been at least.

A:
Well, if I ask so ago.

Q:
Okay.

A:
Yeah, well, then nothing does.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:40
I guess Google translate has much more trouble with Finnish words than Dutch words. 

I bet it would be great in Finnish, knowing your impressive output. This English translation is worthless though. Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:43
It is indeed a masterpiece in Finnish. However, these three lines are much more interesting in English:

1. Me turnips was just my cart and it was usually for the third box.

2. There is however good to keep the sandwiches and a bit to drink, do not need this to go through the day to nothing.

3. Divide the carrot over there as a trader?



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:47
You think so?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 14:57
Yes. Here's the same in Dutch. Since I don't speak Dutch, I translated the untranslated words in [English].

GESPREK MET AARDAPPEL MERCHANT

(Stand [Marketplace]. aardappel dealer. Potato Merchant. Klant.)

KLANT:
Verkoopt u u rapen?

Dealer:
Pardon?

A.
Ja, maar dat is wat ik, dat je verkoopt u rapen?

V.
Rapen?

A.
Dus, rapen.

V.
Nee, maar wanneer deze aardappelen.

A.
Maar aardappelen?

V.
Ja, maar aardappelen.

([Pause].)

Een (semi-zichzelf mompelend):
Wat een overlast.

V.
Oh, wat?

A.
Ja, maar wat ik was toen ik echt kwam tot de rapen kopen. Maar je lijkt te hebben, maar deze frieten.

V.
Ja, maar ik heb [these].

A.
Toen ik beetje [I thought] dat wanneer je aardappelen, dus waarschijnlijk zou [turnips as well]. Tuurlijk, ik Aardappelen, die op die manier, maar ik dacht, nu echter gekomen om te vragen of ze zouden worden rapen Hoewel sommige verborgen.

V.
Er is geen schuilplaats rapen. Ik heb nu zijn verkocht, maar deze frieten.

A.
Dus dat soms is het echter geweest?

V.
Het was soms, ja, ja, maar het is meer van een jaar weg.

A.
Nou, ik had gelijk toen, ben ik een beetje toen herinnerde ik me dat het soms zou zijn geweest.

V.
Ja, voordat ik had rapen. Ik besloot dan om ze te laten volledig uit als ze niet zoveel in vraag.

A.
Oh, ja. Ja, dat is een beetje verrassend.

V.
Ja, ja, voordat ze gingen nogal een dagelijkse basis. Niet op dezelfde manier als aardappelen, natuurlijk, maar ging toch.

A.
Het is dus ze zullen nooit hebben verplaatst op dezelfde manier als aardappelen.

V.
Nee, nee, niet ja. Ja, de aardappel is zodanig dat het altijd gaat.

A.
Je zou denken na al dat iemand zou kopen [turnips as well].

V.
Tijd een beetje nu.

A.
Vreemd gevoel.

V.
Tuurlijk, zo nu en vraag hen om. Maar de tijd voor een beetje.

A.
Ja, ja.

V.
[Me] rapen was gewoon mijn [cart] en het was meestal voor het derde vak.

A.
Dus ja.

V.
Wanneer deze truck en trailer twee zetels in al bijna vol zal nemen, en dat is een mooie kamertje links in deze ronde, uw klanten dat u krijgt om te bewegen.

A.
Dus, na al, het is beter.

V.
Ook zorg aan de auto over om weg te rijden van deze plaats.

A.
Nee, zou ook een beetje lastig.

V.
Er is echter goed om te [sandwiches] te houden en een beetje te drinken, hoeven dit niet te gaan door de dag tot niets.

A.
Oh, en waarom, hoe leuker het is om dicht bij het te krijgen, dan direct naar de goederen.

V.
Dus, na al het natuurlijk.

([Pause].)

A.
Jammer dat ze nu zijn ondergebracht in rapen.

V.
Kijk, [why not ask] uit dat [that man] als het zou moeten zijn.

A.
Verdeel de wortel daar als handelaar?

V.
Zo.

A.
Oh, heeft het de rapen?

V.
Nee, ik niet nu niet zeker. In ieder geval heeft het ooit heeft gehad. Ik weet niet of het meer. Ik denk dat het zou kunnen zijn. Soms is het minstens geweest.

A.
Nou, als ik vragen zo geleden.

V.
Oke.

A.
Ja, nou, dan niets doet.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:00
LOLZ DAT WUZ RLY WIERD LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:23
R U WRYTING TEH STOREY NAU?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:28
I WUZ A FEW MIN AGO BUT NUT NOW K/?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:29
WUT Y NUT?!!?! Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:32
IM EETIN FRENSH CHEEZ NOW K LOL! LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:34
OMG RLY?! Shocked

ANY WEI IM A GONA START EETING POTAITO TSCHIPS SOONN. Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:35
OMG IVE GUT HALF A BAG OF HONEYMUSTARTPOTATOECHIPZ IN My ROPOM WITCH I WILL EET LATER TIS EVENING! Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:35
Make it comics or aye ville eat joo?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:36
COMIKS R PHOR KIDS K?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:36
HOW MANY TIMES DO I NEED TO TELL YOU? I DONT WRITE ANY COMICS ANYMORE! Angry

Just foolish short stories, undaztood?Stern Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:43
Foolish?! I was waiting for a serious story about a fat woman. Unhappy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:45
What about pretty serious with some foolishness in it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:48
That's okay, I guess. As long as it's not too foolish.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 15:50
I would not dare to! Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2010 at 16:08
YO VOMPZ TEH STRY IS GOIN QUITE GOOD NAW LOL!Shocked
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