The Polish are safe at last

[minibyte@sh.itjust.works]

And — while it's been said that Polish journalists exaggerated on this part — it was widely reported that Seymour also mistranslated the innocuous statement that Carter was happy to be in Poland to the much less innocent claim that he was "happy to grasp at Poland's private parts."

[tacosanonymous@lemm.ee]

I feel like what he said was fine. What the interpreter said was fucked up.

But "I came to grope and I ain’t leaving" is pretty on brand for several of our presidents in the last 30 years.

[masquenox@lemmy.world]

But “I came to grope and I ain’t leaving”

Pretty much US foreign policy, if you ask me.

[shard@lemmy.world]

I'd be concerned if it was something bill clinton said.

[cruxifux@feddit.nl]

Which of course means “I’m a doughnut”

[cruxifux@feddit.nl]

So was the translator polish or American? Because either he was an American that was bad at polish or a polish guy who was a huge troll.

[greenknight23@lemmy.world]

[someguy3@lemmy.world]

Not the worst invasion they've seen.

[nl4real@lemmy.world]

He's here to fuck and he's not leaving.

I absolutely love OOP's summary. One of the best posts in internet history.

[ozymandias1688@feddit.org]

I am always baffled that people still believe that myth.

[aeronmelon@lemmy.world]

“…Omnibüs!” techno music

[spicedealer@lemmy.world]

Seymour, who reportedly had a daily rate of $150 for his translation services, lasted less than a day on the job before he was replaced.

$150 in 1977 is roughly $800 today. I don't think he charged enough for such an epic troll.

[hupf@feddit.org]

Clearly, they're Pfannkuchen

[dungrad@feddit.org]

That's a myth. It roughly translates into: "I want to fuck and I'm not leaving."

[ozymandias1688@feddit.org]

That's a first rate ragebait for germans

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

Wait, several? The most I can think of is 2 (because Bush, as terrible as he was, doesn't seem like the kind of guy to have this flaw).

[cruxifux@feddit.nl]

I just heard Eddie izzards bit on it and I love it

[kusimulkku@lemm.ee]

And considering this was 1977, it might've been a welcome change from Moscow's loving embrace

[kusimulkku@lemm.ee]

I'd be intrigued

[felixcress@lemmy.world]

But they are usually less open about it.