‘It’s all Greek to me” Sunday

Aug 9th, 2009

by Dan.

Here’s how it works. I’ve taken a short film synopsis from imdb.com and fed it into Bable Fish, an online translating service. I then translated the synopsis from English into Greek, and then from Greek back into English. The resulting gobbledygook is posted below. Your task is to try and identify what movie the passage refers to.

A very easy one this week, but to be fair I couldn’t really have chosen anything else

A new tomboy, [character], finds her sentiment for better friend, [character], runs deep from precisely friendship when this takes date with more very popular girl school. Unfortunately, girl the old friends, that is from the rich department of city, is incompetent to abandon her, and it programs it returns in [character].

The winner of last times contest was Dwayne. Dwayne is another person who’s website is more like a ghost ship than a blog. no doubt he’s been too busy watching Are You Being served and thinking about Mrs Slocombe’s pussy. The dirty, dirty boy.

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20 Comments on “‘It’s all Greek to me” Sunday”

#1 dadwhowrites
on Aug 9th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

I have no clue whatsoever. It sounds like something that supermum wouldn’t let me watch.
dadwhowrites´s last blog ..Chickenpox

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 7:17 am
@dadwhowrites, a recent tweet you made indicated to me you might not know this

#2 Kerry
on Aug 9th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

Some how I know what it is which is kind of wonderful but I feel like I’m not allowed to play being married to Mr HUGHES and might get accused of insider trading

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 7:18 am
@Kerry, Smartarse.

#3 Catherine
on Aug 9th, 2009 at 11:10 pm

I know! I know! “Pretty in Pink”

I hope they show the back catalogue of Mr Hughes on telly soon ;D

eeeeeeee
Catherine´s last blog ..Weeds

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 7:18 am
@Catherine, No, it’s not I’m afraid. But you are rather close.

#4 notSupermum
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 8:10 am

Oh, is it the Breakfast Club? Is it, is it?
notSupermum´s last blog ..Is Cardiff in Wales?

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 8:26 am
@notSupermum, no, but again on the right lines.

#5 dadwhowrites
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 8:46 am

Oh! I see! It’s something by John Hughes. OK, I give up. Though the original version of Pretty In Pink was great before the Psychedelic Furs recut it for the soundtrack of some film or other.
dadwhowrites´s last blog ..Chickenpox

#6 Catherine
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:16 am

Choooo. I don’t know then. Did you know Cameron’s house from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was on sale recently? 2 millions dollars or something that that. Ferrari not included.
Catherine´s last blog ..Weeds

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
@Catherine, to be fair though, it was a very nice house.

#7 Oli
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:41 am

Clueless?

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
@Oli, you certainly are

Oli Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
@Dan, You are funny Dan.

In the head.

#8 Laura Driver
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am

It’s some kind of wonderful … Which I already knew before I read Mrs H’s comment … honest! I used to have a thing for Eric Stolz
Laura Driver´s last blog ..You get what you pay for …

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
@Laura Driver, yes! Blimey, I’m surprised that took so long.

#9 Jeff
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

This is easy. All you have to do it retranslate it back to Greek, then Chinese and finally back to English again. It spit out the answer right away. The movie you’re referring to is Dirty Harry.

What do I win again?
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Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
@Jeff, you win my contempt Jeff. My seething bitter contempt.

#10 Ed (zoesdad)
on Aug 10th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Tank Girl.

What did I win?
Ed (zoesdad)´s last blog ..A Superhero Backpack By Any Other Name

Dan Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
@Ed (zoesdad), a big steaming pile of nothing Ed. Use it wisely.

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