19 April 2012

Lost in translation


Muslims in Germany try to promote their religion by handing out Korans in a campaign named "Read!"

Unfortunately for those whose first language is English, the German word for "read" is "lies" (pronounced "leese").

Via Reddit.

9 comments:

  1. AbbieApril 19, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    No, it says "the Bart, the".

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    1. MinnesotastanApril 19, 2012 at 10:39 AM

      ???

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    2. MinnesotastanApril 19, 2012 at 12:13 PM

      Ah. I've never seen a Simpsons show. I'm probably the only person in the U.S. with that deficiency.

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    3. John BaberApril 20, 2012 at 9:55 AM

      Watch Seasons 2-7 now.

      "You can't spell Obsequious without I.O.U."

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    4. MinnesotastanApril 20, 2012 at 11:09 AM

      "You can't spell Obsequious without I.O.U."

      I'm not trying to be a troll, but I don't see what that has to do with anything ???

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    5. DubyaDApril 20, 2012 at 9:39 PM

      Can you troll your own blog? Is that possible??

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  2. PeterApril 19, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    I'm pretty sure the first language of most people in Germany is not English.

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  3. Richard "RichiH" HartmannApril 19, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    The full translation is:

    READ!
    IN THE NAME OF YOUR LORD,
    WHO CREATED YOU

    ORDER FOR FREE AT:
    WWW.HAUSDESQURANS.DE
    (House of Quran, an alternate spelling of Koran)

    There's controversy around this as the people who are doing it are subscribing to the Salafist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi) interpretation of Islam. All recent cases of Islamic extremism around Germany had key players who were Salafists. Still, what they are doing is legal in and as of itself and it will hopefully not lead to hate, but to better understanding on all sides.

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  4. AhabApril 22, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    :: snickers ::

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