Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cyb-eng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher From: topher@cyb-eng.UUCP (Topher Eliot) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Translation anecdote Message-ID: <404@cyb-eng.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Jun-84 21:11:19 EDT Article-I.D.: cyb-eng.404 Posted: Thu Jun 7 21:11:19 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 00:39:57 EDT Organization: Cyb Systems, Austin, Texas Lines: 10 My girlfriend speaks German. She went to see a German-language movie which had English subtitles. In the movie, one of the characters prepared an elaborate fish dinner, and as he was serving this fish, passed out one scale to each of his guests, saying (in German) 'Scales are good luck'. The subtitle came out 'Dandruff is good luck'. Cheers, Topher Eliot Cyb Systems, Austin, TX {seismo, allegra, ihnp4}!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topher