Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 "happy solstice" is not technically hemisphere-specific but has the disadvantage of causing people to think you are some kind of neo-pagan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: Kelandon "Happy This Particular Moment in Time!" ...v'higiyanu lazman sameach ha'zeh —Alorael, who leaves translation as a test of Google and Wikipedia skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I cannot find any decent translation from Breton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt JadeWolf Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Sure that's Breton? Looks and sounds suspiciously like something Jewish to me, though is apparently not Hebrew. EDIT: Seems it has something to do with Hanukkah, being a near quote of the Shehecheyanu, which is a prayer which can be associated to Hanukkah. Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha'olam, she'hecheyanu v'kiymanu v'higiyanu lazman ha-zeh. Praised are You, Sovereign of the Universe, for granting us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this day. That doesn't help me though. Does it have anything to do with singer LaZman HaZeh? Being unwilling to spend more than 5 minutes on this problem with breakfast (yes, I KNOW it's 17.45 and I just got up) waiting, if anyone finds the above info useful, use it for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 *facepalm* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt JadeWolf Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 xD Be lenient on me, I only just woke up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Google translator said: unable to translate Breton. So I'm pretty sure it's the Breton language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: Goldenking Merry Christmas everyone! Hopefully it'll be so perfect that no other Christmas, or indeed twenty-fifth of any month, shall be able to compare. For all those were born today, even if you don't observe Christmas, may your day be especially merry. Oddly enough, even though we observe Christmas, all our 'festive gifts' were opened on the fifth (pakjesavond / sinterklaasavond). The only presents opened on Christmas were for the person celebrating her birthday yesterday. Of course, at her age she was more interested in the wrapping paper than the gifts, but whatever. I think it's a good idea. Even before we had extended family members born the week of Christmas, we kept 'festive gift-giving' and Christmas on separate days. Religious concerns aside, Christmas Day is busy enough without gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Got to the last hurdle, at least. —Alorael, who will try again. The Shehecheyanu is not a Hanukkah prayer, although it is recited for Hanukkah. It's a general prayer of thankfulness. It's related to Kel's quote. There is one additional word in there. That word means happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Did I at least get the language right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody wz. As Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Um, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 What language is it then? Google Translate maintains that it is Breton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 *facepalm* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt JadeWolf Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I don't think Jewish prayers are in Breton, myself. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Well a transliteration of Hebrew might stump the translator. After all the variant spellings of the phonetic parts is hard on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: Master1 What language is it then? Google Translate maintains that it is Breton. why exactly do you think everyone was talking about translating Jewish prayers from Hebrew do you see anything else in this thread that might reasonably be a Jewish prayer written in Hebrew would it not therefore be a reasonable conclusion that Google Translate has misidentified the language and that your text is part of a Jewish prayer written in Hebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Bah, I refuse to admit that google translate is wrong. That aside, don't make me feel stupid. I can do that well enough by my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: Iffy I'm not Christian (far from it), but I still celebrate Christmas...odd... It's more of a cultural holiday than a religious holiday now, so unless you are attending church Christmas pageants or something, it makes perfect sense. Also, xkcd is severely overrated. Dikiyoba no longer reads it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Swimmin' Salmon Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Also, xkcd is severely overrated. Dikiyoba no longer reads it. Leaves more time for E6, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba Also, xkcd is severely overrated. Dikiyoba no longer reads it. this is a good thing to read for people who do not really like xkcd or possibly for those who do but who also like making fun of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Heh, I'm not sure if I like that site more of less than xkcd itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan inni Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 wow, all fun i had during reading xkcd has died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I like xkcd, I accept that having its virtues praised to absurd degrees may make it overrated without making it not excellent in its own right, and I can still enjoy xkcd sucks</url> on occasion. —Alorael, who will warn you that the link leads to some profanity and potential nudity. Like xkcd, actually. Often because it contains xkcd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I cannot possibly fathom the degree of self-loathing required to make a website devoted to trolling a webcomic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan inni Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Ephesos I cannot possibly fathom the degree of self-loathing required to make a website devoted to trolling a webcomic. why not, at least its not stupid drivel, one time i was one a website and the front page was filled with Quote: W00t first page i think xkcd is funny but people can complain if they don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 It was really funny when I first learned of it, rather belatedly, and went through the archive of tons of old ones. Now it's not nearly as good. I can't tell, though, whether this is really a downward trend, or just the fact that when I first read it I was remembering the few best out of several years' production. Whichever, I'm thinking of stopping following it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 The secret of xkcd sucks is that it is actually about appreciation for xkcd. —Alorael, who does not, in fact, enjoy the site as much as he enjoys xkcd. He enjoys it enough to read it sporadically, though. As webcomics and similar things go, that's not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody The Stew Boy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Happy holidays. (yes I'm a bit late, sue me) Edit: I looked at my profile just out of interest, and clicked 'Show User's Posts'. It seems only four have survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt JadeWolf Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 That's what you get for abstinence, mate. What's up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: The Stew Boy It seems only four have survived. We've had to purge several of the forums several times, to appease the dark gods of UBB. Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Originally Posted By: The Stew Boy Happy holidays. (yes I'm a bit late, sue me) Good to see you again, Stew Boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Well, Christmas is over. And with it, the foul Christmas music that pollutes the atmosphere is gone, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Swimmin' Salmon Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Not true. I was on hold today with Chase and they had the foul stuff. Maybe it's where it hibernates during the off-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 All I can say is that if I never hear "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" for the rest of my life, it will be centuries too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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