Insight through translation.
1. Chose a question
2. Chose at least two languages
3. Enter the question in an online translating tool
4. Switch between chosen languages.
5. Continue until a definition has converged to a single translation or pattern
A website I came across (http://translationparty.com/) actually does this process for you with English+Japanese, though you can certainly do it by hand (additional enlightenment points!). It becomes a trippy session of the Socratic method.
Trails:
* What is chaos?
* What are you confused? <final>
This points out that questions like "what is chaos?" indicates confusion on the behalf of the asker.
Here's another...
* Is there a God?
* What Is God? (What are you actually asking here?)
* What is God like? (You sure he's worth knowing about?)
* Or you like God? (Do you even like that Bastard? Brush up on the history of his "Chosen People" and ask again later...)
Feel free to employ Midrash. The index of each answer is important to interpreting its meaning.
Quote from: phi on January 06, 2010, 04:49:43 PM
* Or you like God?
Note that at times the answers can be unclear. For example, here "or" may actually mean "are." The answer to that question would certainly be "maybe." :|
input: "How weird is reality?"
output: "What a strange feeling, this is true?"
TranslationParty is still online? Niiiiiiiiiiice.
QuoteFeel free to employ Midrash. The index of each answer is important to interpreting its meaning.
:lulz:
Translation Party is interesting:
What should I eat for dinner?
I have what to eat for dinner?
Do you have to eat my dinner?
Are you my dinner?
Do you have my dinner?
I wish I had known about this before.
:lulz:
Original: Is it foolish to seek enlightenment?
Turned into: How stupid are you calling for this enlightenment?
Ended up as: What is your education?
What will I find at the end of a rainbow?
I find the end of the rainbow is what to do?
I am, what I do find the end of the rainbow?
I, I will find something at the end of the rainbow?
*I'll find you something at the end of the rainbow?
*I will find something at the end of the rainbow?
These two phrases alternate back and forth, ending in "It is doubtful that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium."
What do you get when you gobble down sweets, eating as much as an elephant eats?
Get something sweet to eat what you eat an elephant can eat as much as possible?
If you, or eat something sweet to eat an elephant can eat as much as possible?
If you, or something to eat something sweet to eat an elephant can eat as much as possible?
If you want to, something to eat sweets or something, you can eat as much as possible to eat an elephant?
If it is, if you want something to eat sweets or something is eating the elephant can eat as much as possible?
In this case, if you want something to eat sweets or something that you can eat as much as possible to eat an elephant?
In this example, you want something to eat an elephant can eat as much as you can eat sweets and something you do?
In this example, as much as you, you want something to eat that elephant can eat and what you eat candy?
In this example, and as much as possible, you want something to eat you eat you can eat candy and elephant?
Final: In this example, as long as possible, you want something to eat meals and snacks can you eat an elephant?
what the fuck is wrong with this piece of shit
This work is bad and sex is something to snuff
Sex is something to smell bad and this work
Smell of sex is a bad thing in this work
This work is bad smell of sex
Hey, this is fun!
Show me the mind of God.
Maps show that God is in my mind.
Map shows that God is on my mind.
I will see the map located in the heart of God.
I will be a map to your location in the heart of God.
I will map to your location in the heart of God.
:crankey: :hi5: :thumb:
A man is born, suffers a while, then dies.
Man was born to suffer for hours after death.
We are born to suffer after the death of the man-hours.
(The sentence will never reach equilibrium.)
At one point I tried "What is success?" on Translation Party and the page crashed....
I want to have a fun night tonight
Want to have a good night tonight
I spend a good night tonight
I have a good night, spend the night
I spend a good night to spend the night
Damn thats some Zen wisdom there
The robots have developed weapons-grade nonsense. Clearly part of their inevitable takeover.
I want to stop being in love
Stop being in love with me
I was in love with a stop
I was down love
I love the system
:lulz: :?
Oh fuck. Can I use that for a sig?
Quote from: The Right Reverend Nigel on January 08, 2010, 05:50:16 AM
I want to stop being in love
Stop being in love with me
I was in love with a stop
I was down love
I love the system
:lulz: :?
I think you just won Translation Party
Quote from: rygD on January 09, 2010, 12:36:39 AM
Quote from: The Right Reverend Nigel on January 08, 2010, 05:50:16 AM
I want to stop being in love
Stop being in love with me
I was in love with a stop
I was down love
I love the system
:lulz: :?
I think you just won Translation Party
:thanks: + :horrormirth:
When will the messiah return?
When will you return the Messiah?
When are you going to return the Messiah?
:lulz:
Women should be obscene and not heard. - Groucho Marx
You must have never heard women and pornography.
I have heard your women and child pornography.
:?
Quote from: Burns on January 09, 2010, 05:52:20 AM
When will the messiah return?
When will you return the Messiah?
When are you going to return the Messiah?
:lulz:
WHY THE HELL DID YOU KIDNAP PAYNE????
Quote from: The Right Reverend Nigel on January 09, 2010, 06:55:38 AM
Quote from: Burns on January 09, 2010, 05:52:20 AM
When will the messiah return?
When will you return the Messiah?
When are you going to return the Messiah?
:lulz:
WHY THE HELL DID YOU KIDNAP PAYNE????
Hey wasn't me...it was a shorter girl and she ran off with Payne carrying a bloody skillet.
Quote from: Burns on January 09, 2010, 06:24:36 AM
Women should be obscene and not heard. - Groucho Marx
You must have never heard women and pornography.
I have heard your women and child pornography.
:?
I always knew there was something I hated about that man. Thank you, Burns, for figuring out what he was really into.
wat
Black sheep are still sheep.
Sheep black sheep yet.
Quote from: Burns on January 09, 2010, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: Felix on January 09, 2010, 06:56:05 PM
wat
i dunno...i fucking LOVE groucho
Me too, he's everything about being a hilarious asshole that I aspire to be.
Quote from: Felix on January 09, 2010, 09:46:36 PM
Quote from: Burns on January 09, 2010, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: Felix on January 09, 2010, 06:56:05 PM
wat
i dunno...i fucking LOVE groucho
Me too, he's everything about being a hilarious asshole that I aspire to be.
Oh totally...in fact i just did a casual impression of him only two days ago.
Experimenting with Lady Gaga lyrics
"You taste just like glitter mixed with rock and roll" ends up as "Like the taste of the role Gurittarokkumikkusu"
"I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me" ends up as "Before me, a large fan-kyu, the ruling and opposition parties, including the following:".
"Russian roullette is not the same without a gun" turns into "Russia, without a gun is not the same roulette".
:?
Quote from: Cain on January 10, 2010, 12:01:29 AM
"Russian roullette is not the same without a gun" turns into "Russia, without a gun is not the same roulette".
Without the firearms, they're not the kind of crazy we've grown to know and love!
When will I reach enlightenment?
What I reach enlightenment?
How do I reach the enlightenment
I do not reach enlightenment
:x
I think someone just deleted a post about the Russians... And perhaps were erased from history :argh!:
Why the ten-percent across-the-board budget cut?
Why do 10 percent budget cut on the board?
10 Why do you reduce the percentage of the budget committee?
Why are you 10, you reduce the percentage of the Budget Committee? [possibly my favorite, bolding mine]
Why is the R-10, which reduces the percentage of the budget committee?
The reason is, R - 10, the proportion of the budget committee or a decrease?
The reason is, R - 10, Budget Committee, or the percentage of decrease?