23 votes

Make a statement about yourself, run it through Google translate 1 or more times and translate back into English. Post the final result.

Example:
I enjoy eating a bowl of cereal after everybody goes to sleep.
(English to Albanian. Albanian to Chinese. Chinese to English.)
“After all, I like to eat a bowl of cereal after going to sleep”

(I stole this from /r/threadgames, by the way. Apologies for my lack of creativity.)

29 comments

  1. [2]
    Ecrapsnud
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    I'd love to visit outer space one day. (English to Japanese to Spanish to Hebrew to Czech to Zulu to Scots Gaelic to English.) I want to visit the day for one day.

    I'd love to visit outer space one day.
    (English to Japanese to Spanish to Hebrew to Czech to Zulu to Scots Gaelic to English.)
    I want to visit the day for one day.

    11 votes
    1. thisonemakesyouthink
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      Just one day... one day to visit the day, that's all it takes :'(

      Just one day... one day to visit the day, that's all it takes :'(

      1 vote
  2. [2]
    shukanimator
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    I'm afraid of the dark, but only when I'm in bed or a basement....

    I'm afraid of the dark, but only when I'm in bed or a basement.

    english-->chinese-->spanish-->esperanto-->yoruba-->pashto-->frisian-->filipino-->igbo-->korean-->basque-->portuguese-->icelandic-->english

    I was afraid of the stars, only when I was on my bed or in my mouth.

    11 votes
    1. Ecrapsnud
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      I wonder how and where "a basement" turned into "my mouth."

      I wonder how and where "a basement" turned into "my mouth."

      7 votes
  3. [3]
    yellow
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    English -> Ukrainian -> Kurdish -> Slovak -> German -> English That.. that's kind of the opposite of what I started with.

    I meant the exact opposite of what I said

    English -> Ukrainian -> Kurdish -> Slovak -> German -> English

    I think that's right for me

    That.. that's kind of the opposite of what I started with.

    10 votes
    1. multubunu
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      Shorter and more precise in its error: English -> Romanian -> English

      Shorter and more precise in its error:

      I meant the exact opposite of what I said

      English -> Romanian -> English

      I wanted to say exactly what I said

      4 votes
    2. zoec
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      In a similar vein, English -> Arabic -> Chinese -> Turkish -> Czech -> English Colourless green Google dreams self-referentially.

      In a similar vein,

      "yields false statement about me when preceded by its quotation" yields false statement about me when preceded by its quotation

      English -> Arabic -> Chinese -> Turkish -> Czech -> English

      The phrase "find the bad brain before quoting" is in the wrong brain

      Colourless green Google dreams self-referentially.

      2 votes
  4. [3]
    GoingMerry
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    Mine weren't that fun. I believe in me and I believe in you. (English -> French -> Japanese -> Urdu -> English) I trust myself, I believe in you. I like technology, but I love what technology can...

    Mine weren't that fun.

    I believe in me and I believe in you.
    (English -> French -> Japanese -> Urdu -> English)
    I trust myself, I believe in you.

    I like technology, but I love what technology can do for people.
    (English -> Spanish -> Slovak -> Filipino -> English)
    I like technology, but I love this technology for people.

    5 votes
    1. Ecrapsnud
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      I find if a sentence has really strange/unique syntax, it gets messed up a lot. Every morning I tell myself that even if nobody else does, at least my mom still loves me. (English to Afrikaans to...

      I find if a sentence has really strange/unique syntax, it gets messed up a lot.

      Every morning I tell myself that even if nobody else does, at least my mom still loves me.
      (English to Afrikaans to Haitian Creole to Polish to Hmong to Pashto to Korean to Myanmar to English.)
      Every day, I am a mother even tell yourself that you love him.

      See, now it doesn't even really make sense.

      2 votes
    2. EscReality
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      I kind of like the phrasing of the first statement better after translation. Granted I guess it changes its meaning somewhat.

      I kind of like the phrasing of the first statement better after translation. Granted I guess it changes its meaning somewhat.

      2 votes
  5. patience_limited
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    Well, this is curious (and yes, I have a couple of related language groups in there). Every discipline has its own unique jargon. (English to Khmer to Swahili to Gujurati to Lao to English) All...

    Well, this is curious (and yes, I have a couple of related language groups in there).

    Every discipline has its own unique jargon.

    (English to Khmer to Swahili to Gujurati to Lao to English)

    All scientists have their own language.

    (Back through Persian to Basque to Scots Gaelic to English)

    Scientists have their own language.

    5 votes
  6. [3]
    thisonemakesyouthink
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    English -> Arabic -> Welsh -> Persian -> Hawaiian -> English

    I have crippling depression

    English -> Arabic -> Welsh -> Persian -> Hawaiian -> English

    I have a weight loss

    4 votes
  7. 39hp
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    I like memes English > Chinese (Simplified) > Afrikaans > Uzbek > English I am happy

    I like memes

    English > Chinese (Simplified) > Afrikaans > Uzbek > English

    I am happy

    4 votes
  8. [2]
    biox
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    My go-to bio: Cycled through every language up to Greek: i feel haunted

    My go-to bio:

    horror enthusiast. magic the gatherer. tarantula-man. i hate software you love. ops necromancer.

    Cycled through every language up to Greek:

    They were talking mysterious weapons, because I was afraid this was a numbness. The fool can do it

    i feel haunted

    4 votes
    1. [2]
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      1. biox
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        It really does, I think I'll use it... somehow.

        It really does, I think I'll use it... somehow.

  9. meristele
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    I am a jellical cat with a curious mind. English -> Hawai'ian -> Haitian Creole -> Finnish -> English I am a flower and green to name a few.

    I am a jellical cat with a curious mind.

    English -> Hawai'ian -> Haitian Creole -> Finnish -> English

    I am a flower and green to name a few.

    3 votes
  10. [2]
    EscReality
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    'I love my pizza with lots of olive oil and garlic.' 'I love my pizza with lots of olive oil and grammar.' I am actually surprised at how close it stayed.

    'I love my pizza with lots of olive oil and garlic.'

    english -> hebrew -> russian -> samoan -> afrikaans -> catalan -> english

    'I love my pizza with lots of olive oil and grammar.'

    I am actually surprised at how close it stayed.

    2 votes
    1. thisonemakesyouthink
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      Now I'm just picturing a pizza but all the toppings are Gmod "ERROR" missing texture things for some reason.

      Now I'm just picturing a pizza but all the toppings are Gmod "ERROR" missing texture things for some reason.

      3 votes
  11. Usie
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    "...The effect of which is like having your brains smashed out with a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick." English -> Haitian Creole -> Scottish Gaelic -> Xhosa -> English "...The...

    "...The effect of which is like having your brains smashed out with a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick."

    English -> Haitian Creole -> Scottish Gaelic -> Xhosa -> English

    "...The amount of brain inflammation and the part of the almonds around the golden trout."

    2 votes
  12. [2]
    SHFFLE
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    I'm not even gonna give my original, cuz I almost want people to guess, but I got "I play a super gay game." translating from English -> Arabic -> Japanese -> German -> English. It's not that far...

    I'm not even gonna give my original, cuz I almost want people to guess, but I got "I play a super gay game." translating from English -> Arabic -> Japanese -> German -> English.

    It's not that far off from the original but it's also completely missing part of it. I have played Ladykiller In A Bind, which is pretty gay, so it's not exactly wrong, but...

    1 vote
    1. [2]
      Comment deleted by author
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      1. SHFFLE
        Link Parent
        Pretty close. “I play games and am super gay” - part of my twitter bio (I used to list a bunch of other things, including “get anxious about politics”, but I had to shorten it to fit other links).

        Pretty close. “I play games and am super gay” - part of my twitter bio (I used to list a bunch of other things, including “get anxious about politics”, but I had to shorten it to fit other links).

  13. CrazyOtter
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    I spend too much time in my own head. English -> Bulgarian -> Corsican -> Dutch -> Estonian -> English I promised too much time!

    I spend too much time in my own head.

    English -> Bulgarian -> Corsican -> Dutch -> Estonian -> English

    I promised too much time!

    1 vote
  14. PopeRigby
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    English->French->Afrikaans->Albanian->Finnish->English Well... that was boring.

    I like camping

    English->French->Afrikaans->Albanian->Finnish->English

    I like the camp

    Well... that was boring.

    1 vote
  15. J-Senior
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    Extend your arms, legs and life expectancy. Also, Richard of York made battle in vain. English - Afrikaans - isiXhosa - French - Chinese traditional - Scottish Gaelic - Hawaiian - Yiddish -...

    Extend your arms, legs and life expectancy. Also, Richard of York made battle in vain.

    English - Afrikaans - isiXhosa - French - Chinese traditional - Scottish Gaelic - Hawaiian - Yiddish - English

    Design your hands, feet, and animals. Richard Van York did not find anything.