So, one of my coworkers and I periodically attempt to converse in Spanish, via IM. I found this particular exchange rather amusing, when piped through babelfish.

It started off with me asking for coffee, she said that she only drinks on the weekends because it makes her stomach ache, I said something random and deliberately nonsensical, then she said I should laugh like a clown or something.

At least, that’s what we thought we were saying.

[ 15:59 ] Me: There is but cafe in pot-o?
[ 15:59 ] Her: not.
[ 16:00 ] Her: does not take cafe
[ 16:00 ] Me: No? Never but?
[ 16:00 ] Her: rarely
[ 16:01 ] Her: accustom in the week ends
[ 16:01 ] Me: ah, if. Memory I say myself.
[ 16:01 ] Her: cafe hurts estomago to me
[ 16:01 ] Her: accustom
[ 16:01 ] Her: but of never
[ 16:02 ] Me: to disappear red of blue like trousers fried
[ 16:02 ] Me: truth!
[ 16:02 ] Me: ja ja ja ja ja
[ 16:02 ] Her: lol
[ 16:02 ] Her: ja ja ja aloud
[ 16:03 ] Her:
[ 16:03 ] Me: JA JA JA JA JA
[ 16:03 ] Her: :) )
[ 16:03 ] Me: like that?
[ 16:03 ] Her: if
[ 16:03 ] Me: k
[ 16:03 ] Her: like a clown
[ 16:03 ] Me: that signfica “clown”?
[ 16:03 ] Her: he does not have to say ‘ JA JA JÁ but I prefer
[ 16:03 ] Her: :)
[ 16:03 ] Me: like pajaro?
[ 16:04 ] Her: clown
[ 16:04 ] Me: papaya?
[ 16:04 ] Her: :o )
[ 16:04 ] Her: (clown)
[ 16:04 ] Her: ah
[ 16:04 ] Her: clown
[ 16:04 ] Me: Ah, I include/understand
[ 16:04 ] Me: with red nose and long shoes
[ 16:05 ] Her: if if
[ 16:05 ] Me: and who kills to you quando this dormiendo
[ 16:06 ] Me: like chupacabra!

What we originaly said:
[15:59] Me: Hay mas cafe en el pot-o?
[15:59] Her: no se.
[15:59] Her: no toma el cafe
[16:00] Me: No? Nunca mas?
[16:00] Her: raramente
[16:01] Her: aveces en las fines de semana
[16:01] Me: ah, si. Recuerdo me digo.
[16:01] Her: me duele el estomago el cafe
[16:01] Her: aveces
[16:01] Her: mas de nunca
[16:02] Me: desaparecer la roja de azul como pantalones fritos
[16:02] Me: verdad!
[16:02] Me: ja ja ja ja ja
[16:02] Her: lol
[16:02] Her: ja ja ja en voz alta
[16:03] Her: ?
[16:03] Me: JA JA JA JA JA
[16:03] Her: :) )
[16:03] Me: como eso?
[16:03] Her: si
[16:03] Me: k
[16:03] Her: como un payaso
[16:03] Me: que signfica “payaso”?
[16:03] Her: no tiene que decir ‘JA JA JA’ pero yo lo prefiero
[16:03] Her: :)
[16:03] Me: como un pajaro?
[16:04] Her: payaso
[16:04] Me: papaya?
[16:04] Her: :o )
[16:04] Her: (clown)
[16:04] Her: ah
[16:04] Her: clown
[16:04] Me: Ah, comprendo
[16:04] Me: con nariz rojo y zapatos largos
[16:05] Her: si si
[16:05] Me: y quien te mate quando esta dormiendo
[16:06] Me: como la chupacabra!

FIN