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:
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Retrieve It from a Cache 7/27/2007 Sportsman01 retrieved it from Sailors Delight Nova Scotia, Canada   Visit Log

Original English Log:
I grabbed this bug this evening and will be taking him back to New Brunswick with us.

Translated to Russian:
? ??????? ??? ????????? ???? ????? ? ???? ????????? ??? back to ????? brunswick ? ????.

Translated back to English from the Russian translation:
I gripped this bug this evening and I will assume its back to new brunswick with us.
Dropped Off 7/15/2007 bmn747 placed it in Sailors Delight Nova Scotia, Canada - .5 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/15/2006 bmn747 retrieved it from Ethel and Mr. M. at the Submarine Races Nova Scotia, Canada   Visit Log

I picked this bug up at my 50th cache, and left another bug in it's place. I will try to pass it along somewhere farther away soon.

~ To BABELFISH French ~

J'ai pris ce bogue à ma cinquantième cachette, et gauche un autre bogue dans elle est endroit. J'essayerai de le passer le long quelque part plus loin loin bientôt.

~ Back to BABELFISH English ~

I took this bug with my fiftieth hiding-place, and left another bug in it is place. I will try to pass it further length some share far soon.
Dropped Off 7/14/2006 Rapeller placed it in Ethel and Mr. M. at the Submarine Races Nova Scotia, Canada - 309.84 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/18/2006 Rapeller retrieved it from Royal Road Park New Brunswick, Canada   Visit Log

This is funny how it's turn-out...
English log:
Found it with Shadow Cat. I'll drop it to another cache soon... 😈
Translated to German:
Gefunden ihm mit Schatten-Katze. Ich lasse es zu einem anderen Pufferspeicher bald… fallen 😈
Translated to French:
Trouvé lui avec le chat d'ombre. Je peux être tombé bientôt à une autre mémoire d'amortisseur… 😈
Translated BACK to English:
Found him with the cat of shade. I can have fallen soon to another memory from shock absorber… 😈
Dropped Off 6/16/2006 ACE226 placed it in Royal Road Park New Brunswick, Canada - 29.21 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/15/2006 ACE226 retrieved it from Upper Mills New Brunswick, Canada   Visit Log

English log:
Found your Travel Bug at the Upper Mills cache. I will move this to another location soon.

Translated to German:
Fand Ihre Spielraum-Wanze am oberen Mühlpufferspeicher. Ich verschiebe dieses auf eine andere Position bald.

Translated BACK to English"
Found your Travel nose RK the Upper Mills cache. I wants move this tons of another location soon.
Dropped Off 6/14/2006 fwcole placed it in Upper Mills New Brunswick, Canada - 27.01 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/7/2006 fwcole retrieved it from Nice view in winter New Brunswick, Canada   Visit Log

Got it today from the woodlot.
Dropped Off 5/27/2006 LandRocket placed it in Nice view in winter New Brunswick, Canada - 339.29 miles  Visit Log
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