Travel Bug Dog Tag Lost in Translation

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Owner:
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Released:
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Origin:
Massachusetts, United States
Recently Spotted:
Unknown Location

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Current Goal

To spice up your TB log by sending it through a language translator.

About This Item

replacement "Lost in Translation" TB

While it may have once been the paragon of creativity and inventiveness, the now-standard "Found it, will move along soon" bug-retrieval log has lost some of its zing through overuse. But what else is there to say, you ask? Just say the same old thing you always say, but first translate it into some other language and then back to English. It will suddenly sound much more interesting. "She did not find her that be soon move" (English to Turkish to English) has an urgent, mysterious quality, leaving us with many unanswered questions, while "That it is found; it moves eventually" (English to Japanese to English) compels us to develop a Zen-like patience regarding our travel bugs, and indeed, life in general.

To translate your log, you could use something like babelfish, or any of the many free translation sites listed at this site and pick any language you like. Or for a more wacky result, send it through a multi-language converter like lost in translation, which will send your text back and forth between English and several other languages, modifying it each step of the way. Pick whichever translation you like the best and use it in your bug-pickup log. Extra points if you can decipher the original text of the log before yours!

Original "Lost in Translation" TB, which went missing in 2009:
original

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Tracking History (4897.8mi) View Map

Dropped Off 4/5/2008 ervind placed it in Surf's Up at Roseway Beach Nova Scotia, Canada - 39.49 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/30/2008 ervind retrieved it from Pont des Black Nova Scotia, Canada   Visit Log

movin on....thanks
Discovered It 2/3/2008 Beaver Pelt discovered it   Visit Log

Had this # for a long time.Just getting around to log it now.Txs
Discovered It 11/17/2007 demojo discovered it   Visit Log

discovered "Lost in Translation" TB @ Pont des Black GCZMN1
Dropped Off 10/27/2007 Shadow Trackers placed it in Pont des Black Nova Scotia, Canada - 28.07 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/21/2007 Shadow Trackers retrieved it from Stone Hedge Nova Scotia, Canada   Visit Log

Original message: Found it on a nice sunny day - will find it a new home very soon.

Italian - Trovato esso un giorno pieno di sole piacevole - lo troverà una nuova sede presto.

Translation back to English: Found it a full pleasant sun day - new center will find one soon.
Dropped Off 10/16/2007 OhioRider placed it in Stone Hedge Nova Scotia, Canada - 91.42 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/13/2007 OhioRider retrieved it from Victoria`s Neck Nova Scotia, Canada   Visit Log

I'm a great lover of languages, so this bug is a lot of fun for me.

Russian: ? - ??????? ???????? ??????, ????? ??????? ??? ?????? - ??????? ??????????? ??? ????. (I am the big fan of languages, thus this mistake - the big entertainment for me.)
Dropped Off 9/26/2007 Carousel_Cacher placed it in Victoria`s Neck Nova Scotia, Canada - 37.54 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/26/2007 Carousel_Cacher retrieved it from Mt. Hanley School Nova Scotia, Canada   Visit Log

Found while out Geocaching with hubby today. Took to move it along.
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