Beware of the trees

September 16, 2006 by thomas · 2 Comments
Filed under: en, sign 
Arrrrrrrrgh
Arrrrrrrgh
Originally uploaded by cicadas.

I don’t know where this sign is from, but I’m never going to eat an apple there if the trees are likely to hunt me down afterwards like that!

Perhaps it’s not a tree but an ent?

Bjørnebanden er hunde!

September 16, 2006 by thomas · Comment
Filed under: culture, da, featured, media 

Det er lige gået op for mig, at Bjørnebanden på engelsk hedder The Beagle Boys, og at de altså slet ikke er bjørne, men beagler! Jeg undrede mig som barn godt nok også over, hvorfor de dog lignede bjørne så lidt… Hvad tænkte oversætteren dog på?

Ved nærmere eftertanke var det vel også den oversætter, der oversatte McDuck til von And, så hvad kan man forvente? :-(

ქართული ღვინო

September 16, 2006 by thomas · 4 Comments
Filed under: en, fooddrink, ka 

Ever since I studied Georgian in Georgia (1996-97), I’ve been missing the wonderful Georgian wine. It’s ubiquitous in Georgia, and it’s extremely widespread in Russia too, but in western Europe, one hardly ever sees it. There are a few online shops that sell it, such as Fareham Wine Cellar in the UK and Gourmatis in Germany, but it’s hardly a huge selection that is available there, and it is annoying not being able to buy wine locally. I wish I could do something do bring Georgian wines to the shelves of Tesco and Asda!

Oh, in case you’re wondering about the headline: It just says kartuli ğvino “Georgian wine”.