language

[low_delta]

Did you know that the Icelandic sentence, "Ái á Á á á í á", means "A farmer named Ái who lives on a farm by the name of Á, owns a female sheep that is in a river"?

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[i.livejournal.com]

with a baa baa here, and a baa baa there...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

There's a Norwegian sentence, "Bar barbarbarbarbar bar bar barbarbarbarbar," which means, "naked barbarian-bar-barbarian [barbarian usually hanging out in bars for barbarians] carried naked barbarian-bar-barbarian."

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

no, i didn't know that.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Really? Hmm. How about that "Sayang, sayang sayang sayang, sayang sayang sayang?" means "Darling, I love you dear, do you love me?" in Malay?

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

hm, are you sure it doesn't mean i'm just saying...?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

:-)

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

That doesn't resemble any sentence I've ever seen, nopers.

"Gimme a minute and I'll put a little cinnamon in it." How does one say that in Icelandic?

I know a lot of words for "snow". Can I win ANYthing on this show? ;)

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Well it is Icelandic, after all. You could try "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." That's in English. It's a bit hard to parse, though. I couldn't do it.

You got me.

Depends on what they are.

[whathisname.livejournal.com]

I thought that was the sound Bjork makes when she's gargling while someone hits her toe with a ball-peen hammer.

[shoo.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[tudgedelta.livejournal.com]

Quite interesting.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

May I ask how...and why...you came by that knowledge?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Certainly.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

LOL
Ok I set myself up for that.

Now answer the question.
:D

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I just did. Wait - what? Boy, the kids these days. You're so imprecise. I see you're wondering something, and while I can't exactly say why, here's the how - or where, really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

:-)

[shoo.livejournal.com]

well, duh...