Tuesday, August 03, 2004
The English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator
A gem:
The English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator
e.g.
BEFORE:
San Francisco is #30 for Education, with the education level of the adult population being the factor. Interestingly enough, the site says, "Education Attainment was indexed with two [sic] variables. 1) Percentage of adult population with an education level of 8th grade or less 2) Percentage of adult population with a high school diploma or more 3) Percentage of adult population with a bachelor's degree or higher.
AFTER:
SAN FRANCISCO IS #30 FOR EDUCATION WIT DA ADUCATION LAVAL OF TEH ADULT POPULATION BNG DA FAC2R11!!11!1 OMG WTF LOL INTARESTNGLY ENOUGH TEH SIET SAYS ADUCATION ATANEMENT WAS INDEXED WIT TWO [SIC] VARIABLES1!!!111 OMG 1) PERC3NTAEG OF ADULT POPULATION WIT AN EDUCATION LEVAL OF 8TH GRAED OR LES 2) P3RCENTAEG OF ADULT POPULATION WIT A HIGH SKOOL DIPLOMA OR MORA 3) PERCENTAEG OF ADULT POPULATION WIT A BACHELORS D3GRE OR HIGHER
11!1 OMG LOL
The English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator
e.g.
BEFORE:
San Francisco is #30 for Education, with the education level of the adult population being the factor. Interestingly enough, the site says, "Education Attainment was indexed with two [sic] variables. 1) Percentage of adult population with an education level of 8th grade or less 2) Percentage of adult population with a high school diploma or more 3) Percentage of adult population with a bachelor's degree or higher.
AFTER:
SAN FRANCISCO IS #30 FOR EDUCATION WIT DA ADUCATION LAVAL OF TEH ADULT POPULATION BNG DA FAC2R11!!11!1 OMG WTF LOL INTARESTNGLY ENOUGH TEH SIET SAYS ADUCATION ATANEMENT WAS INDEXED WIT TWO [SIC] VARIABLES1!!!111 OMG 1) PERC3NTAEG OF ADULT POPULATION WIT AN EDUCATION LEVAL OF 8TH GRAED OR LES 2) P3RCENTAEG OF ADULT POPULATION WIT A HIGH SKOOL DIPLOMA OR MORA 3) PERCENTAEG OF ADULT POPULATION WIT A BACHELORS D3GRE OR HIGHER
11!1 OMG LOL
: views from the Hill
Bertold Brecht:
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.