Things that trouble me in the night

[gridlore]

If you are watching The Simpsons, and hit the SAP button to hear it in Spanish, does Bumblebee Man start speaking English?

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[rosefox]

Nyet.

[isomeme.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of one of my favorite literary exchanges:

Excited French Joyce fan, circa 1925: "Finnegans Wake has been translated into French!"

Second Joyce fan: "From what?"

[femakita.livejournal.com]

Ay, caramba!

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

Okay, fine. I don't need to sleep tonight.... ;-)

On a related note and FWIW, I recall reading that, when I Love Lucy was being dubbed into Japanese, someone asked Desi Arnez how the dubbers handled his "lousy English." His response was that they "hired an actor who spoke lousy Japanese."

I can say with some authority ...

[charlottesmtms.livejournal.com]

... nada. he would still speak Spanish. There is one episode, way back when, where they shown him backstage, taking tea, and speaking English with a British accent.

My job here is done ...

*bolt*