Clerk (turning to Other Clerk): Remind me again: why am I doing this job?
Other Clerk: Because you hate translating.
Clerk: Oh, yeah. Right. (Picks up a broom and starts sweeping behind the counter. Soon, he begins whistling cheerfully)
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Welcome to Buddy's Online Dictionary Store!
Buddy set up this store with his prize money and the astonishingly large amount he got from flogging the Kidman Belt on E-Bay to some nutter who's written a book on Eco-Translation.
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Thank you for visiting Buddy's Online Dictionary Store. We've got millions of dictionaries at low, low prices. All you need to do is register here.
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We've got all the dictionaries you could ever want. In every language combination, every subject area. We've got an Afrikaans-Kazakh dictionary on artificial insemination for trout farmers. We have a couple of English-to-Lao glossaries on bookstore startups in developing economies. We even have a decent German-English accounting dictionary!
Just answer this simple question: Are you a translator (Yes/No)?
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You answered Yes, you piece of shit. We don't want your type around here. We *hate* translators. Scum of the earth.
"You can't be a very good translator if you need a dictionary"
- (c) Stupid Investor Relations Bastard at major German corporate, late 1990s -
Now FOAD*
(* see glossary of common acronyms of abuse)
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