Translation Help

Amigos
The following was an entry in the Gluedobber website guest book. I was wondering if someone here could translate?

Juan M. Ramirez Vega Thursday, 6/26/03, 6:12 PM

Me parece una pagina estupenda ¡el vuelo circular no ha muerto!,ustedes lo demuestran, animo con este bello trabajo y un saludo muy cordial desde las canarias

thanks in advance

Goes something like this,"Your page looks wonderful to me. CL has not died! You have revived it and given it life with this beautiful work. My most cordial greetings from the Canary Islands."

LAST EDITED ON Jun-26-03 AT 08:58 PM (CDT)
 
The translation above is better than what I had....

John, Jim
Thank you very much.
I envy anyone who can speak more than English.

Now THAT is a post with class! Thanks for sharing.

Hey Catdaddy!
Does sign language count?

>Hey Catdaddy!
>Does sign language count?
>
>Jay

Well of course...except the universal monodigital salute (bird).

Actually, it really does help to know sign customs of other places. For instance...and these might be out of date:

In America we have a standard wave meaning goodbye, come see us again. In some countries almost the same gesture means roughly "Go away, I want nothing to do with you". The come see us again gesture is done with the palm toward you.

In a pub in England, turning a glass upside down used to mean you wanted another round. In Australia, it meant that you could "whup" any man at the bar. Of course, as mentioned, these can now be outdated, or perhaps they were regional. Some folks from those areas could verify whether they are still in effect.

I guess the point is that you need to know the local sign language before using it.

How's that for a semi-serious answer to a non-serious question

George,
An accurate observation, (how'd you hear of that?) turning a glass upside down meant (in Oz) that you would fight anyone in the bar/pub, for no particular reason - it's called a "good blue". Still happens in some remote mining towns, I believe - nothing better to do, I guess. Terminology is regional I suppose; The Aussie term "bastard" can mean the sincerest form of greeting or admiration, reserved for only the closest or most respected of friends, or a term of great insult, dependant on context and inflexion.

Inaccurate communication does have its problems - I got myself into very hot water in a Hamburg nightclub, many years ago, (definately NOT family entertainment, but somewhat educational), thought that I was just being friendly, being a tourist and all, the "lady" concerned had some big friends that seemed only to be happy after I had emptied my wallet of a couple of hundred US$ - a character building experience!
Cheers, Dave

Dave I bet you tipped a few glasses in your day.

Ron,
Maybe, but not looking for a fight! Not so bad at tipping glasses yerself, I seem to remember.........

>Ron,
>Maybe, but not looking for a fight! Not so bad at tipping
>glasses yerself, I seem to remember.........
>
>Cheers, Dave

Hey, Dave...We got pretty lit up in that club in Bakersfield in '79, didn't we? Who was that Pommy that had just got out of Abudabi? Ken Faux was a real cutup, too. Who all else was at the club in Bakersfield? Which of ya was chatting up the cute little blondie local girl? Turned out her father was a local Finn, acting as a translator for the Finnish FF Team? That was a long time ago, in a Galaxie far, far away. Good thing we were single then, huh? Steve

Hiya Steve,
I'm feeling guilty because of my lack of correspondence!. Yep Bakersfield '79 was a hoot, if somewhat fuzzy,(what club?). I think that the pom with the blondie was Steve Marriott, if I remember, subsequently he became enamoured of a lady who ran a mexican restaurant in sacramento, when we were there for the sierra cup, after the w/champs - ahh - memories...

However, I do remember you getting involved in the Sydney social scene after the '83 w/champs. Missing for several days I think, checking out the local museums and other cultural experiences, - Nah my memory isn't that good, couldn't be true.....

BTW, I keep in touch with Ken, might catch up with him this christmas.

>Hey Catdaddy!
>Does sign language count?
>
>Jay

You bet it does!
My father learned to sign when he was a shop foreman and had to communicate with several deaf people. I was always amazed at the speed in which people can talk with their hands.

Talking about speed! You should see when my wife yells at me. Never says a sound but speaks volume! Johnny is always afraid she will catch him since I blame him for everything I buy.
Jay

Since we Italians are noted for waving our hands a lot, that may be one of the reasons I was a Signalman in the Navy. Sure comes in handy when playing poker with your ship mates against Jar Heads.

Ty,
All this time I thought you were Irish like me
regards,
Rick "catdaddy" Blankenship