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AllisonK (X)
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Jan 11, 2008

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJsPEgXhC0
 
JPW (X)
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WICKED!! Jan 11, 2008

That was well good! And some pretty fine acting too...

And here are some of the pitfalls of interpreting....I think this has received a fair bit of airplay already, but for those who haven't seen it here is the link:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv4ay2PE5mg
 
AllisonK (X)
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Katherine Tate Jan 11, 2008

yeah, that's a classic but always fun to watch again and again!
Cheers!
 
Lori Cirefice
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Hilarious! Jan 11, 2008

Allison Klein wrote:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJsPEgXhC0


LOL! Colleagues are wondering why I am laughing at my screen ...
 
Courtney Sliwinski
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Machine Translations Jan 11, 2008

Excellent! I got a good laugh out of it!
 
Lynda Tharratt
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that was brilliantly done! Jan 11, 2008

which admirable kind of clarifying on my day
(Translation: what a wonderful way to brighten up my day)
Source: Babelfish EN>SP>FR>GE>EN
 


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