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What's that French Phrase...

Post 1

the autist formerly known as flinch

...that translates as "The more things change the more they stay the same?"


What's that French Phrase...

Post 2

egon

Hmm, according to my translator:

Le plus de choses change le plus ils restent pareil

but that doesn't sound very familiar...


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Post 3

Chronicargonaut

What does Deja Vu EXACTLY mean?


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Post 4

egon

Hmm, I don't trust this translator anymore, it gave me:

"deja seen"


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Post 5

Chronicargonaut

Hmmm... who or what is this 'translator?'


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Post 6

egon

eR, VERY BAD?

Its here: http://www.freetranslation.com/


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Post 7

Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo.

Plus ça change, plus c&#8217;est la même chose

Quick get it before someone mods it smiley - smiley

Liam.


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Post 8

Danny B

How about 'Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose'..? I think that works, and it sounds familiar smiley - erm


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Post 9

Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo.

Ooops, used word to get my ç

It's: "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"

Liam.


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Post 10

Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like


But no one's going to mod it, captain. You really should try to keep up.
smiley - smiley

smiley - shark


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Post 11

Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo.

déjà vu - means 'already seen'. You may have to get the accents round the right way for your translator to work it's magic.

Liam.


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Post 12

Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo.

>But no one's going to mod it, captain. You really should try to keep up.<

Oooh oooh do I sense a paradigm shift in the zeitgeist that is the House Rules?! I've been away/ill/

Liam.


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Post 13

Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F77636?thread=220525 http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F94024?thread=220518 try either of these threads for full details.


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Post 14

Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo.

Tops! smiley - ok
...and your skin specific link changed into Goo.

Come on lucky lottery numbers - it's all supposed to happen in threes smiley - smiley

Liam.


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Post 15

egon

"and your skin specific link changed into Goo."

Yeah, i remember Jim Lynn saying in another thread that they'd tweaked that bcause it was annoying people.


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Post 16

Loup Dargent

mmmmmm... c'est bien... les traductions sont correctes.../that's good... the traductions are correct...smiley - biggrin

loupsmiley - fullmoon


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Post 17

Pink Paisley

"Mon cochon et moi," Rodney "Mon cochon et moi".

PP


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Post 18

Mu Beta

'Coup de gras'

Lawnmower.

B


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Post 19

Loup Dargent

smiley - boinglawnmower?!...smiley - biggrin

loupsmiley - fullmoon


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Post 20

Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.)

Yes, but what does déjà vu actually mean?
smiley - huh
I could have sworn someone already... oh, never mind.


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