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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006Stowaway....
Today a 6 month kitten arrived in Holland as a stowaway on a ship coming from Scotland. He was brought to a shelter somewhere and if nobody claims him he may stay in Holland. So if anyone in a port in Scotland is missing a cat/kitten, tell me. I have no idea in which shelter he is, only the region, but if an owner should come forward maybe I can locate him. Nanny Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) >Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) OK. You've got me curious. I don't speak Dutch and haven't a Dutch phrase book handy. I recognize the Tuatha de Dannan as Celtic gods, but can't guess what is being said about them.  SignatureWayne M. >>Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) > > OK. You've got me curious. I don't speak Dutch and haven't a > Dutch phrase book handy. I recognize the Tuatha de Dannan as > Celtic gods, but can't guess what is being said about them. I don't speak Dutch either, but I think it says "Help the Celtic Gods! You only have to click here." I could be completely wrong, this is based on my knowledge of Swedish and German. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > >>Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > You only have to click here." I could be completely wrong, this is based > on my knowledge of Swedish and German. I thought maybe the cat was named Tuatha de Dannan? Since it came from Scotland, maybe someone thought it would be appropriate to name it after Celtic gods... Joyce > > >>Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. > :-) > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce Aye, I was thinking it was a Gaelic reference. Jill Hallo Marina; Ich bin glücklich, jemand zu sehen bekanntzugeben, daß sie eine andere Sprache kennen. Sie verwirrt die normalen Leute und sie benötigen wenig, bis zum Unterhalt sie rüttelnd straight.I wie das Fahren sie kleine Nüsse, übrigens, das mein Name Matthew.I Liebe die Abbildungen der furballs ist, der Bauchschuß auf März 2005 wie eine fettere Version meines Geistes aussieht. Ich hoffe, daß ich an mein deutsches Recht mich erinnere, das er ziemlich eine Weile gewesen ist, seit ich in zum Schreiben verwendete My spirit http://tinypic.com/qs7ho8.jpg >>>Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > only have to click here." I could be completely wrong, this is based on my > knowledge of Swedish and German. > Hallo Marina; > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > My spirit > http://tinypic.com/qs7ho8.jpg ROFL! That is hilarious! Completely un-understandable, but hilarious nevertheless. Kinda reminded me of those Chinese Menu translations that Joyce posted the other day. Did you use some kind of translation software for that, Matthew? SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> Hallo Marina; >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Joyce posted the other day. > Did you use some kind of translation software for that, Matthew? My thought exactly! Straight out of Babelfish. :) SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 no I said it was rusty I looked at this morning and my wife started laughing at me. I started to re read it and realized what I wrote. Smack me in the head I used the translator that someone posted and saw what I wrote , <got a good laugh> but that is what you get from learning the language second hand and from a American school teacher 40 plus years ago I am lucky to see communicate someone that they know another language. It confuses the normal people and it needs few, up to the maintenance it straight.I like a driving it small Nuesse, by the way, which is my name Matthew.I love the illustrations furballs, the belly shot on March 2005 like a fatter version of my spirit looks shaking. I hope that I remind me of my German right, which he used quite one in to the letter I should have read I am happy to see someone post here in another language. It confuses the normal people and they need it sometimes. I love the pictures of the furballs specaily the belly shot on March 2005 it looks like a fatter version of my spirit. I hope my german is right it has been quite while since I used it to write. how did you find that translator? >> Hallo Marina; >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Joyce posted the other day. > Did you use some kind of translation software for that, Matthew? I will admit that I used a one of those hand held electronic dictionaries for some of the phrases. You know the ones that you speak the phrases and it says it for you and prints it on a display. I use it when I go over seas. Time to get a new one that is a little more updated. Either that or time to get those listen and learn German and Dutch with easy tapes Matthew < sitting at his desk face red in embarassment > > I will admit that I used a one of those hand held electronic > dictionaries for some of the phrases. You know the ones that you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Matthew > < sitting at his desk face red in embarassment > Don't be embarressed, Matthew. Languages are hard. I know because I've lived in Thailand for 5 years and haven't really learned much more than the numbers, some bargaining phrases, left, right, straight for taxi directions, foods and a few colours. German may be my first language, but I am definitely much more comfortable using English now. Just last weekend, I went out with my friend and his family that was visiting from Germany. They all said my German is great, but I have a hint of an English accent! OMG, I just about died! I don't want to have an English accent when I speak German! I have some kind of accent when I speak English (nobody thinks it's German though). Canadians think I'm Irish and Aussies constantly think I'm American. I just can't fit in anywhere! ;-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Britta I got something worse than that. You know I live in Florida a way southern state ( hurricane center). I am from the hills of Kentucky originally; a northern state- good old fashion true hillbilly. I don't have either accents unless I am mad than the hillbilly accent comes out and you better run far and fast. Now here is the bad part I have a NEW YORK accent. I have never lived in there only visited got some friend there but a good friend is from Brooklyn and as a joke I used to imitate his accent well dumb me it stuck. Now imagine all the hicks sort of to say down here ( rednecks ) all say hey what part of NY ( which they hate new Yorkers ) you come from. You try explaining that to a redneck worse is when a new Yorker comes up and ask what part am I from. That sucks being here in the south where they still hang you and have shotgun weddings for their kinfolk ( just kidding I think ) That was the first time I had tried to write German in over 20 years. It was a good laugh thou my DW won't let me forget anytime soon. >> I will admit that I used a one of those hand held electronic >> dictionaries for some of the phrases. You know the ones that you [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > think I'm Irish and Aussies constantly think I'm American. I just can't > fit in anywhere! ;-) >> Hallo Marina; >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Joyce posted the other day. > Did you use some kind of translation software for that, Matthew? Well, I did wonder why Matthew was posting to Marina in German, since she is Finnish, but now I am intrigued as to what it says. I shall post it to Nüle for a translation into English and await her reply. I'll let you know - although she's in the middle of moving house so I mightn't get a reply straight away. Tweed >>> Hallo Marina; >>> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Tweed You don't need to let me know, I speak perfectly fine German myself. What he wrote goes something like this: I am happy to see meet give somebody that knows another language. She confuses the normal people and they notice little until for entertainment they shake straight. I like the driving she small nuts, by the way, my name is Matthew. I like the pictures the furrballs is, the stomach shot of March 2005, looks like a fatter version of my soul. I hope that I remember my German rights, that it has been a while since I turned to writing. Now obviously I did a pretty literal translation of what he wrote, without fixing any errors. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>> Hallo Marina; >>>> [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > Now obviously I did a pretty literal translation of what he wrote, without > fixing any errors. Oh, I didn't mean let you know as in "you" I know German is your own first language, I meant "us all" those who don't speak it. N has had a go at it too, but where the English "I" was left in, she's put that back into German "to mimic the effect" This was her literal translation: "I am happy someone to see to let know that they another language know. She puzzles the normal people and they don't need a lot, until they for a living they shakingly geradeaus. Ich as driving it little nuts, by the way, that my name Matthew. Ich love the pictures the Fellbälle is, the abdominal gunshot wound at March 2005 like a fatter version of my mind looks like. I hope that I my German law remember, which he quite has been a while, since I for writing used..." It's great! Thanks, Matthew! Tweed Yeah yeah yeah I said it has been over 20 years since I wrote it. :-) <somebody shoot me> >>>>> Hallo Marina; >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > > Tweed > Yeah yeah yeah I said it has been over 20 years since I wrote it. > :-) <somebody shoot me> If you keep saying that, one day somebody will. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Yeah yeah yeah I said it has been over 20 years since I wrote it. :-) > <somebody shoot me> No, really, I loved it. When I got the translation back I couldn't stop smiling for ages - it brightened my day. I hope you'll do it again ;-) Tweed NOT CHANCE!!!!!! ;-) Once in a lifetime is enough for me. I will leave it to you all to write I will just listen to it and nod like I know what you are talking about :-) I receive reference in to thye go'd olde Americo Emglash you understand it one was from the maintance in outer country before * sorry could not help my self* < giving the look when cats snub their food than turn around and eat it > >> Yeah yeah yeah I said it has been over 20 years since I wrote it. :-) >> <somebody shoot me> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Tweed > NOT CHANCE!!!!!! ;-) > Once in a lifetime is enough for me. I will leave it to you all to write > I will just listen to it and nod like I know what you are talking about > :-) Oh, don't take it like that. I apologise if I made you embarrassed, that wasn't my intention. I thought it was a bit of fun. > I receive reference in to thye go'd olde Americo Emglash you understand it > one was from the maintance in outer country before * sorry could not help > my self* I don't understand what you mean, Matthew. Could you explain? > < giving the look when cats snub their food than turn around and eat it > <grin> I know that look. Tweed >>> Yeah yeah yeah I said it has been over 20 years since I wrote it. :-) >>> <somebody shoot me> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Tweed >> NOT CHANCE!!!!!! ;-) >> Once in a lifetime is enough for me. I will leave it to you all to write >> I will just listen to it and nod like I know what you are talking about >> :-) > Oh, don't take it like that. I apologise if I made you embarrassed, that > wasn't my intention. I thought it was a bit of fun. It was fun I was joking around not embarrassed but not chance of me posting anything like that again till I have the professor my wife look it over < snikker> my wife still snickers at me and says some german phrase at me than looks at me and giggles. . I got her back good today we went to bike week I singed her up for a wet t shirt contest when they called her name If looks could kill she did it but kept her biking top on underneath of course try to turn the hose in my direction >> I receive reference in to thye go'd olde Americo Emglash you understand >> it one was from the maintance in outer country before * sorry could not >> help my self* > > I don't understand what you mean, Matthew. Could you explain? Only if you willing to learn american back woods redneck < he he > but that involves lower your educational lever to about 2nd grade and removing most of your teeth ;-) >> < giving the look when cats snub their food than turn around and eat it > > > <grin> I know that look. I think we all do > Tweed I still can't believe I wrote it that badly >>>> Yeah yeah yeah I said it has been over 20 years since I wrote it. :-) >>>> <somebody shoot me> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>> >>> Tweed > Well, I did wonder why Matthew was posting to Marina in German, since she is > Finnish, And just to confuse the matter a little more, my home language is Swedish (but I do speak fluent Finnish, too). SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! the people of the Goddess Danu or children of the goddess Danu Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) You are only here necessary to click Help Tuatha the Dannan You are only here necessary to click I am a little rusty but I think that is what it says but I think it supposed to say to help the people of Dannan you need only to click here Hello Nanny; Ik ben gelukkig om iemand te zien in een andere taal posten. Het verwart de normale mensen en zij nodig hebben rechtstreeks een weinig het schudden van tot levensonderhoud hen Het verwart de normale mensen en zij nodig hebben weinig die schudt tot levensonderhoud hen rechtstreeks Ik houd van drijf hen kleine noten door de manier mijn Naam is Matthew en dankt u voor het vergen van de tijd om furball te helpen. Ik hoop u kleine een goed huis vindt > Today a 6 month kitten arrived in Holland as a stowaway on a ship coming > from Scotland. He was brought to a shelter somewhere and if nobody claims [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) LOL, Matthew, it certainly got everyone awake :-) For everyone: Tuatha de Danann is the ferret shelter here, and that sentence is normally in html, but not on a newsgroup. If you click on 'hier'' you go to a site and your click has earned a little bit of money for the shelter. So it says indeed Help Tuatha de Danann. You only have to click here. Nanny Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) > Hello Nanny; > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) Sorry nanny about the Dutch It is about as bad as my German joy of American teachings > LOL, Matthew, it certainly got everyone awake :-) For everyone: Tuatha de > Danann is the ferret shelter here, and that sentence is normally in html, [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> >>> Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) But I could understand it :-) Nanny Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) > Sorry nanny about the Dutch It is about as bad as my German joy of > American teachings [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>> >>>> Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) Where about in Scotland are you ? I have been to Inverness Aberdeen Glasgow a place called Castlebay it is in the Outer islands I love the little I call them towns but I forgot the proper word for them. > But I could understand it :-) > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) I'm not in Scotland, but in Holland :-) Nanny Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) > Where about in Scotland are you ? I have been to Inverness Aberdeen > Glasgow a place called Castlebay it is in the Outer islands I love the [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) sorry read the post wrong all I know about Holland is the famous Amsterdam, Rotterdam and a little place on the north coast called Den Helder > I'm not in Scotland, but in Holland :-) > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Help Tuatha de Dannan!!!! Je hoeft alleen maar hier te klikken. :-) > LOL, Matthew, it certainly got everyone awake :-) For everyone: Tuatha de > Danann is the ferret shelter here, and that sentence is normally in html, > but not on a newsgroup. If you click on 'hier'' you go to a site and your > click has earned a little bit of money for the shelter. > So it says indeed Help Tuatha de Danann. You only have to click here. Does this mean that we'll always have ferrets? Pam S. groaning but sending this anyway
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