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02-23-2007, 09:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In desert part of Oregon, Central
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Curiosity killed the cat
As the saying goes 'curiosity killed the cat', mine just so happens to be killing me.
How many of you readers can see anything BUT boxes or question marks in my signature?
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02-23-2007, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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o.0 I don't see any boxes or question marks...
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02-23-2007, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In desert part of Oregon, Central
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You can see the Japanese characters????
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02-23-2007, 10:03 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Yes, everyone. 
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02-23-2007, 10:12 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In desert part of Oregon, Central
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Sweet!!! You happen to be one of the very few I have talked to that can see them.
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02-23-2007, 10:38 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA. USA
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I can see them too.
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02-23-2007, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Massachusetts
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I can see them.
Anyone that's been to a japanese website [and thus, has downloaded the kanji] can see it.
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02-23-2007, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: the eternal suburbs
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I can see them, and have been breaking my brain trying to translate (alas, my kanji-reading skill has not reached the echelon I so desire). Parts of it look so painfully familiar...
::pondering::
Where is your sig from?
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02-23-2007, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In desert part of Oregon, Central
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My sig happens to be a poem I wrote. It is located somewhere on this forum. So to save you the trouble, I will translate it for you (I happen to be literate in Japanese).
In Mystery I lay
Shrouded in mystery I stay
Perceived by thoughts not long forgotten
My world I wish was pure grey
For simplicity sake
Come to me, do not leave
For fear grows on me everyday
Fear of those who may forget me
As I pass from this world to another
As my death has come to pass
I shall remain watching over you
I watch you weeping in the moon lit grass
And curse myself for leaving you
Please do not weep
I whisper into the wind
Into the darkness do not seep
For I may lose you
By the way, this isn't related to this thread, can anyone get "Through the looking glass" by Stone Sour out of my head?
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02-23-2007, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oslo, Norway
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I can see them. I'm using Linux, though, so these things often are preinstalled on my system.
I've got a song for you (it's bound to drive the Stone Sour one out of your head): Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head". Don't blame me for going insane... 
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However long I stay I will always love you
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02-23-2007, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: the eternal suburbs
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Thanks, Shyantra, that's even better!
(I do literal translations--I suck at translating something that sounds flowery in one language to making it sound flowery in English as well).
So you DID post this elsewhere in the forums... that explains why I felt like I had read it elsewhere! I really like this. A lot.
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According to an article in USA Today, children from single parent homes have much better verbal skills than children from two parent homes. However, children from two parent homes are far superior at bitterly sarcastic repertoire.
I'd love to see crowds of kids running away from a greased naked guy with Jesus hair.--c130
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02-23-2007, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In desert part of Oregon, Central
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No problem. Thank you for taking time to post something, all of you. I am glad that you like it.
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02-23-2007, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Earth...
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Yeah, I can see your sig properly.
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02-23-2007, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Originally Posted by Shyantra
My sig happens to be a poem I wrote. It is located somewhere on this forum. So to save you the trouble, I will translate it for you (I happen to be literate in Japanese).
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You should be careful about lying in public spaces. There might be someone around who is in a position to check your claims.
Drake
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02-23-2007, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In a black hole with a black moon
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I Can't See Anything!!! Just A Bunch Of Boxes!! Eerrr I Am Going To Eat Prye!!!!
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02-23-2007, 06:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Originally Posted by Vyvian Blackthorne
I Can't See Anything!!! Just A Bunch Of Boxes!! Eerrr I Am Going To Eat Prye!!!!
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Neither can I, but as Maggot mentioned, you need to have the Japanese characters installed on your computer. If you go to a chinese website, it will prompt you to download the ASCII characters that you need (to view)... same as with a japanese website. :}
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02-24-2007, 03:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I can see them.
How long have you been studying Japanese?
I'm impressed at your effort.
Translation of poetry is pretty difficult.
If you like Japanese poetry I recommend one called "Ame ni mo makezu" by Miyazawa Kenji.
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02-24-2007, 04:37 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Amidst a shallow grave
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Yeah, I cannot see the japanese characters, but I love the poem.
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02-24-2007, 04:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Originally Posted by 655322
I can see them.
How long have you been studying Japanese?
I'm impressed at your effort.
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However much effort may have been put into the poem, there was no effort put into translation. It is an obvious machine translation. I can even tell you which engine was used, and in what fashion.
Maybe getting called on the bluff was what she meant by "killed the cat?"
Drake
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02-24-2007, 05:39 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by Drake Dun
However much effort may have been put into the poem, there was no effort put into translation. It is an obvious machine translation. I can even tell you which engine was used, and in what fashion.
Maybe getting called on the bluff was what she meant by "killed the cat?"
Drake
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パソコンを使ったかも知れないな。確かに彼女の作文は文法的に変だったし適切な語句も使っていないんだけど 、ただ彼女の努力を褒めてあげたい。
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02-24-2007, 06:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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いい人だね。俺ったら遠慮せずに「うそつけ」って言ってやる。
逆にお前は完璧な日本語で書いているね。日本人じゃない？
Drake
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02-24-2007, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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お前こそ、日本語上手じゃん。俺は日本人じゃねーよ：）
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02-24-2007, 07:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Norway
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?????????????????????????????? indeed...
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02-28-2007, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In desert part of Oregon, Central
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Originally Posted by Drake Dun
You should be careful about lying in public spaces. There might be someone around who is in a position to check your claims.
Drake
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I wasn't lying. And to prove it I will find the link. Here: https://www.gothic.net/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=3
I don't care if you check my ligitimaties (sp) because I know that what I say in this respect is true. I would never plagiarize knowingly. That is not the character I am.
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02-28-2007, 09:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Originally Posted by 655322
I can see them.
How long have you been studying Japanese?
I'm impressed at your effort.
Translation of poetry is pretty difficult.
If you like Japanese poetry I recommend one called "Ame ni mo makezu" by Miyazawa Kenji.
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I have been teaching myself Japanese for the past 5 years.
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Originally Posted by 655322
パソコンを使ったかも知れないな。確かに彼女の作文は文法的に変だったし適切な語句も使ってい ないんだけど 、ただ彼女の努力を褒めてあげたい。
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ありがとう 655322。 しかし私は訳者をように使用しなかった Drake 従って意味する。 私はこの言語更に自分自身をこのように訂正するために、言語の原住民を私の教授更に持っていたことを自分自 身を教え。私にその国に原産であるあり、それを流暢に話すために日本とここにアメリカの友人が 。
真剣にしかし。 ずっと私はあっていない。 私は日本語をあるために1つ以上の記述の日本に知り。 私は、それであるあなたの判断あっていることを考えれば。 私は私知っている経験からのそれをこれについてのあなたの意見を変えることができない。
So I bid you all good day.
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