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 Journalists ask Dutch Foreign Ministry about mother's sleeping arrangments
Journalists ask Dutch Foreign Ministry about mother's sleeping arrangments
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.

But we've seen Babel Fish's mistranslation before! picked by TheStep 1 year ago
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 Rust-coated Dutch Oven? This is what you did wrong
Rust-coated Dutch Oven? This is what you did wrong
5 Cast-Iron Dutch Oven No-Nos! Or you'll turn it into unusable scrap. picked by myrthachang 2 years ago
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 Babel Fish
Babel Fish
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
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 Data Discs From Dutch Police Ignored For A Year
Data Discs From Dutch Police Ignored For A Year
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
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 Dutch man injures posterior in mooning accident
Dutch man injures posterior in mooning accident
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
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 Dutch invent robot to fill your tank
Dutch invent robot to fill your tank
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
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 Dutch Man Gets National ID Using His "Joker" Face
Dutch Man Gets National ID Using His "Joker" Face
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
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 Steamy Messages to Exotic Dancer Rocks Finland's Foreign Minister
Steamy Messages to Exotic Dancer Rocks Finland's Foreign Minister
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
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 Zanzibar fishermen land ancient fish
Zanzibar fishermen land ancient fish
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
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 Goldfish Lives in a Working Deep Fryer!
Goldfish Lives in a Working Deep Fryer!
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!
updated link - now with video picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago
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 Official says no drugs for off-duty police
Official says no drugs for off-duty police
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
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 Israeli Palestinian Peace Possible?
Israeli Palestinian Peace Possible?
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
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 Dutch Pol: "If the Prophet Mohammad were alive today, I'd chase him out of the country"
Dutch Pol: "If the Prophet Mohammad were alive today, I'd chase him out of the country"
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
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 Impossibly Cool Fish Tank
Impossibly Cool Fish Tank
"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
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 Dutch try to grow pork in laboratory
Dutch try to grow pork in laboratory
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
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 Banned From TV! - Funny Dutch Commercial (careful@work)
Banned From TV! - Funny Dutch Commercial (careful@work) [video]
You dont need to speak dutch to understand this one!

(Classic Internet: Getting around the "dupe" since 2007) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago
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 Japan uncovers oldest translation of 'Peta Rabbit'
Japan uncovers oldest translation of 'Peta Rabbit'
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
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 Discoverers of Nunavut fish fossil hope to net more
Discoverers of Nunavut fish fossil hope to net more
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
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 Dutch "Iceman" to climb Everest in shorts
Dutch "Iceman" to climb Everest in shorts
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
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 Dutch Kidney-Donor Reality Show is a Hoax
Dutch Kidney-Donor Reality Show is a Hoax
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.

Update to this picked by Queenofhearts 1 year ago
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 New Heir to the Dutch Throne
New Heir to the Dutch Throne
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
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