A group of Israeli journalists were going to meet the Dutch foreign minister, so they emailed a preview of questions they'd be asking. However, they left the translation down to Babel Fish, causing much hilarity. tags mistranslation israeli journalists dutch foreign minister dutch foreign ministry babel fishBut we've seen Babel Fish's mistranslation before! picked by TheStep 1 year ago |
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5 Cast-Iron Dutch Oven No-Nos! Or you'll turn it into unusable scrap. picked by myrthachang 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
This is an easy way of translating text. You cut and paste, then select the from and to languages, and viola! You have translated text. I have found it quite useful. picked by thephrog 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Details of 2,000 suspects wanted by Dutch Police languished unchecked within the Crown Prosecution Service for a year. Eleven of the people listed have since gone on to commit crimes within Britain, including serious assault. picked by Pocksucket 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Utrecht police say a 21-year-old Dutch man is recovering after a "mooning" that went horribly wrong. It says that at one point the 21-year-old "pushed his behind against the window of a restaurant" that broke and resulted in "deep wounds to his derriere." picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Motorists nostalgic for the time they could sit tight while attendants braved windswept garage forecourts to fill their tanks may yet see those heady days return - compliments of a Dutch robot. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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A man in Holland was able to convince the Dutch Ministry to issue him a new driver's license and national identification dressed like "The Joker", the most famous of Batman's rivals... picked by phil 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Pressure is mounting on Finland's foreign minister to resign after he sent reportedly raunchy text messages to an erotic dancer.I think the pressure was already mounting.. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Brilliant (but obviously insane) Japanese chef created the Water Fryer, which is a fish bowl at the bottom of his deep fryer. Very cool concept! 4 comments edit related share weirdupdated link - now with video picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago |
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch interior minister wants police officials to stop using soft drugs when they are off-duty as it tarnishes the image of the force. picked by bevissimo 10 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
A letter sent to Bush, signed by a formidable group of foreign policy experts outline ideas on making a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine possible. May be far-fetched, but you have to start somewhere. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
I don't know much about this guy or dutch politics but I admire his willingness to speak out! His comments were met with the usual outrage from the Jihadists and beheaders out there. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share politics |
"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works." picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
Dutch researchers are trying to grow pork meat in a laboratory with the goal of feeding millions without the need to raise and slaughter animals. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
You dont need to speak dutch to understand this one! 7 comments edit related share plime.com(Classic Internet: Getting around the "dupe" since 2007) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago |
Japanese researchers have discovered a translation of Beatrix Potter's much-loved children's classic "Peter Rabbit" dating back to 1906, making it the oldest known foreign-language version of the book. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
American scientists who announced one of the most significant fossil finds in the Arctic have set their sights on the North again, in hopes of finding more discoveries that could further bridge the gap between fish and land animal. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A Dutch daredevil is to tackle the world's highest peak wearing just boots, shorts, gloves and a cap. picked by sholom22 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share world |
Dutch television broadcaster BNN provoked an international uproar this week when it announced plans to air a live TV game show pitting rival kidney patients against one another in pursuit of a donor organ. But when the show ran on Friday, it proved to be a hoax. 2 comments edit related share worldUpdate to this picked by Queenofhearts 1 year ago |
Last night, at 22:00 Central European Time, the third daughter of the Dutch Crownprince and his wife Maxima was born. I guess we all get to hang flags outside again today! Yippee!! picked by Ankabout 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |