Amusing translation oops...

[dagibbs]

I'm reading through the rules to Cannes - Stars, Scripts, and Screens. There are three types of movies you can make: Sci-Fi movies, Action movies, and Girlie movies. I'm pretty sure they mean something like "chic-flics" not "girlie movies". :) (The German categories are: Science-Fiction-Filme, Action-Filme, and Teenie-Komodien (with an umaut over the 2nd o).)

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girlie movies

[i-and-t.livejournal.com]

that is funny
clearly one of those 'lost in translation' movements. literal translations, they don't always work....
I remember that one of my dance teachers, years ago, had a t-shirt she loved, that was made in Japan. it was back when there was a trend for t-shirts to have random words about a subject to be pasted over the front of the shirt. Hers was about Canada. un/fortunately, hers had the words Spread and Beaver juxtaposed in large font, right in the center of it. it amused me greatly.
i.

Re: girlie movies

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

*snicker* yes.