Devils in the Details- 2/2/12: Broken French Edition

by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 2, 2012 10:34 AM EST in Devils in the Details

Vos liens pour aujour'hui (en francais!) (Also, these links will be in french. Google Translate French, that is. So if the sentences make no sense, blame google translate, not me.)

Edit: Translations in Brackets.

Zach Parise s'attend à ce que les Devils de faire les séries éliminatoires (Zach Parise expects the Devils to the playoffs) [Fire and Ice]

Jacob Josefson est d'avoir un moment difficile de revenir d'une blessure (Jacob Josefson is having a hard time returning from an injury) [NJ.com]

Eric Boulton a reçu une amende pour un slash sur Mike Rupp (Eric Boulton was fined for a slash on Mike Rupp) [NJ.com]

Peter DeBoer va donner comme Martin Brodeur commence que possible (Peter DeBoer will give Martin Brodeur starts as possible) [PHT]

Don Cherry est une feud avec Brian Burke. S'il vous plaît laissez cette fin dans une grange, quelque part (Don Cherry is a feud with Brian Burke. Please let this end in a barn somewhere) [Puck Daddy]

Voulez-vous rire de ce mec triste de l'autre équipe en regardant les célébrer? (Do you want to laugh at this guy sad to the other team looking to celebrate) [that one sad guy]

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annoying

fix it

by Mordregard on Feb 2, 2012 10:40 AM EST reply actions

Zach Parise expects the Devils to the playoffs [Fire and Ice]

Jacob Josefson is having a hard time returning from an injury [NJ.com]

Eric Boulton was fined for a slash on Mike Rupp [NJ.com]

Peter DeBoer will give Martin Brodeur starts as possible [PHT]

Don Cherry is a feud with Brian Burke. Please let this end in a barn somewhere [Puck Daddy]

Do you want to laugh at this guy sad to the other team looking to celebrate? [that one sad guy]

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions

Reminds me of an old game we used to play where a theme is chosen (say, famous quotes) and the sentences are run through babelfish (or a translator of choice) into a random foreign language, then that result is run through another random foreign language, and then that result is translated back into English and posted. Participants have to guess what the original quote was.

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions

Boo to French

English please.

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by Tom Stivali on Feb 2, 2012 10:58 AM EST reply actions

1. The Rules and Guidelines of ILWT clearly state that this is an English only site.

2. This will deter potential readers. It’s annoying, not funny.

by TheTrapezoidConspiracy on Feb 2, 2012 10:59 AM EST reply actions

confused

Um, as much as we love hockey and the devils, most of us don’t speak french

by tess sarracino on Feb 2, 2012 11:30 AM EST reply actions

I am a fan of the Devils not the Habs, Change this to english.

"Its the letter D"

by Rory B. Bellows on Feb 2, 2012 11:30 AM EST reply actions

Buncha xenophobic anglophones too lazy to copy/paste into a translator or just click the links to see where it goes!

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 11:34 AM EST reply actions

I think you and the guy arguing the diacritic (or lack thereof) in Parise’s last name were meant for each other…or maybe you are him…

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions

Not enough block quotes to be me.

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

Touche.

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t speak French, and I was not as violently offended as others on the site, Kevin. I actually liked that you took the time to do this, considering that we are playing the Habs and their coach has vowed to learn French.

It’s fitting, and clever. Also, elesias has translated in his comment, so if it’s really that terrible, please refer to his comment.

by SatanicStickholders on Feb 2, 2012 11:35 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Wasn’t expecting anyone to complain about this. I just put everything in french because the Devils were playing the Habs.

Hell on Ice/In Lou We Trust/Twitter
Everyone has more goals than Scott Gomez

by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 2, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t speak french. But I liked it. Good Job!

by NJDOhio on Feb 2, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions

i thought it was a good gag/ gimmick.

by Alan Wright on Feb 2, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions

I understand french but it sounds broken to me.

by popp on Feb 2, 2012 11:43 AM EST reply actions

Well, it turns out everyone hates French. This comment thread makes me feel like i’m in Elementary school and everyone’s going “Why do we have to learn french”

Hell on Ice/In Lou We Trust/Twitter
Everyone has more goals than Scott Gomez

by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 2, 2012 11:47 AM EST reply actions

Well, I appreciate your humour at least.

I just think that any game against the Habs really ought to reference the greatest web site ever.

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

havetherangersmadeittotheeasternconferencefinalsyet.com?

No, wait you’re talking about the Gomez goal site.

Hell on Ice/In Lou We Trust/Twitter
Everyone has more goals than Scott Gomez

by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 2, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

just checked and saw we are approaching the 1-year anniversary of Gomez’s last goal. How exciting!

by otamamij on Feb 2, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions

Stupid French. What have they ever done for us, anyway? I mean besides the whole financial and military assistance during the Revolutionary War that allowed the Colonies to push back the British and force them to deal with larger problems closer to home that enabled the Founding Fathers to found a new nation based on freedom and acceptance thing?

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I’d say after WW2 we’re all squared up with the french.

"Its the letter D"

by Rory B. Bellows on Feb 2, 2012 12:07 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, they’d have been fine behind the Maginot line if Germany had forgotten about Belgium!

Besides the point, though. It’s not about “being square.” It’s about the unnecessary and, frankly, unexpected vitriol towards something as silly as the daily links being posted in broken French like it’s offensive because, well, it’s not A-mer-kin tawk.

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

Besides, the French aren’t the rear-holes that Americans seem to think that they are. When my wife and I were in Paris back in October, many people spoke English well enough to answer any of our questions, including the hotel manager, who was ridiculously helpful.

And those who didn’t speak English were all patient and friendly enough as we tried to charade our way through a conversation.

But I guess maybe that’s a French thing. It’s apparently a sin to not speak French in Quebec, while it’s ok to not speak it in France.

Go figure.

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions

That’s the funny part: the language is such a source of nationalistic pride to the Quebecois, but not nearly as much so in the nation in which it was born.

by elesias on Feb 2, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions

the language is such a source of nationalistic pride to the Quebecois, but not nearly as much so in the nation in which it was born.

Ever heard of the Academie francaise?

I’m part French; believe me, I hear it all the time from relatives.

by skly27 on Feb 2, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

But this is off topic. Don’t worry John, I’m slapping myself on the wrist as we speak.

by skly27 on Feb 2, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

Not to mention selling us 23% of our entire land area in 1803 for the 2011 value of $219 million dollars (which was $1 million more than the Devils estimated value as of 12/31/2010).

Bunch of jerks.

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

Clearly a Straw Man

Carefully read my comment or those made by others and you’ll see this isn’t some anti-french, xenophobic crusade. It’s simply common sense that on a workday many of your readers are short on time and come here for quick access to Devils links. Have your fun in any language you choose—I could care less. But have the courtesy to include English in the post for readers who are in a hurry. The omission of English from your original post demonstrates a lack of respect for and awareness of other people’s time. And that’s annoying.

by TheTrapezoidConspiracy on Feb 2, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

When I don’t have time to read ILWT at work, I typically just wait until I go home.

Just sayin.

by SatanicStickholders on Feb 2, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

The omission of ~~English~~ understanding from your ~~original~~ own ~~post~~ comment demonstrates a lack of respect for Kevin, John an their co-authors on ILWT And that’s annoying.

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 2, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Indeed. One could always write their own blog where all other languages are banned and all attempts at humor ridiculed.

Something hyper-American maybe…like In God We Trust perhaps?

…In Trust We Lou? Meh. Just a thought.

by SatanicStickholders on Feb 2, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions

People relax, it was just something new and clever. Seriously, how can you be offended by this?

However, the french is very poor. Problem with translators, it does it word by word and not by sentence.

Joshd12
Brock University
BA. Sports Management, 2014
BA. Recreation and Leisure Studies

by joshd12 on Feb 2, 2012 11:52 AM EST reply actions

Wow, what a bunch of angry people…

Un peu de calme s’il vous plaît, les Français ne sont pas tous des cochons de socialistes qui ne se lavent jamais les dents et mangent des cuisses de grenouilles… Merci !

Very sad to read some reactions hhere…

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 2, 2012 12:26 PM EST reply actions

My Francophonic friend: I think people were just frustrated at not seeing the summaries of the articles, and on the internet (especially when anonymous on the internet), people just get all kinds of mean and snippy.

It’s was minimally inconvenient for a short period, but should have nothing to do with the Quebecois or the French people.

C’est la vie.

by Alan Wright on Feb 2, 2012 5:53 PM EST up reply actions

yeah, no worries :)

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 2, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions

In Lou We Trust: SBN Blog of the New Jersey Devils

by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 2, 2012 12:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

I don’t know why some people are as annoyed as they seem, but it is horrible french.

Way too many overreactions for something as harmless as this.

by skly27 on Feb 2, 2012 12:52 PM EST reply actions

And @TheTrapezoidConspiracy, the broken french (the reason for which was explained in the beginning) won’t call off potential readers; the overreactions to something done in a lighthearted mood will.

Sometimes, this board is just way too uptight and humorless for my taste.

by skly27 on Feb 2, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

agreed. It is even funnier to think Zach Parise has a French Canadian heritage.

Joshd12
Brock University
BA. Sports Management, 2014
BA. Recreation and Leisure Studies

by joshd12 on Feb 2, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

I like French dressing on my salad.

Anyway, didn’t anyone go to that one sad guy site? That was actually pretty funny.

by Bobby V on Feb 2, 2012 1:31 PM EST reply actions

:/ Blocked.

Damn the Man!

I’m not going to lie to you. It felt good and I’m going to do whatever is in my power possible to stay there as long as I can. - Petr Sykora on playing on a line with Elias and Parise.

by Murdoc on Feb 2, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions

Wow, I didn’t expect this reaction.

Sure, it was inconvenient, but I saw something I couldn’t read and moved on. Since I cannot access translation applications from this location, I guess I figured if anything earth-shattering was going on, someone would mention it here in english.

I’m not going to lie to you. It felt good and I’m going to do whatever is in my power possible to stay there as long as I can. - Petr Sykora on playing on a line with Elias and Parise.

by Murdoc on Feb 2, 2012 2:02 PM EST reply actions

i sat confused for a minute wondering why the english language no longer made sense to me then read the headline. I think this is awesome to change things up..

by CaramelCoveredXMas on Feb 2, 2012 2:07 PM EST reply actions

Ничего себе Кевина.

Представьте себе возмущение, если вы поставили заголовки на русском языке.

Sir, Our math shows that the bird is equal to or GREATER THEN the word. CHECK IT AGAIN!!!!

by statusquo on Feb 2, 2012 2:23 PM EST reply actions

Ковальчук был бы признателен. Так бы Жарков, если он когда-либо побывал здесь, чтобы посмотреть, сколько мы хотели бы он был призван в армию.

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions

Hey! Go back to Mexico – both of you! Stop taking our jobs and making it more harder to read good.

by SatanicStickholders on Feb 2, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, my keyboardz don’t got dem keyz!

I’m not going to lie to you. It felt good and I’m going to do whatever is in my power possible to stay there as long as I can. - Petr Sykora on playing on a line with Elias and Parise.

by Murdoc on Feb 2, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions

Kovy would love to read the headlines in Cyrillic

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 2, 2012 2:49 PM EST up reply actions

now someone is going to post that picture…

There is nothing quite as satisfying as out running security after you've punched out a Flyers fan!
"I was in the moment, and the moment said smack you." - Bruce Willis

by slackdog_rm on Feb 2, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

....

"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"

by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 2, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

funny pic

I wonder how much those Adidas cost?

by ANDY IN VA on Feb 2, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions

Haha what, Your russian? i sat above you in the tampa supporters section game last year, looked the farthest thing from Russian imaginable.

And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?

by KovyisLove on Feb 2, 2012 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

Depends on if you were looking at me or my half-Korean friend that was at the game with me.

I do have Russian ancestry though, for what it’s worth. Despite that, Cyrillic makes about as much sense to me as does Wingdings.

by Marty 4 Prez on Feb 2, 2012 3:40 PM EST up reply actions

I find it funny that the subject on an email I got from the Devils this morning (gamepreviews) was in French.

Man that’s sooooo annoying.

In Lou We Trust: SBN Blog of the New Jersey Devils

by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 2, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

yum yum!

I like my french fries shaped like hockey sticks!

by ANDY IN VA on Feb 2, 2012 4:19 PM EST reply actions

Bravo.

You annoyed and invigorated the fanbase going into a game hosting the Canadiens.

It was only a tad annoying (though by the time I showed up the translations were there) though it’s easy to click the links and just be done with it. Anyway, the cognates from French-to-English tell you most of what’s going on. Sort of.

But in the end… the result has unified the Devils’ fans against les habitants.

by Alan Wright on Feb 2, 2012 5:45 PM EST reply actions

This was just lol.

I applaud you Kevin. Going out and putting everything in French the morning of a big game with our French speaking opponents. I think it was funny, but I don’t think everybody else shares my view.

by NJGuy on Feb 2, 2012 10:14 PM EST reply actions