taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor) (10/23/86)
Adams Douglas posts ValSpeak again, and I think it's time for someone who has really dealt with (and dated!) valley-people (the REAL valley - the San Fernando Valley in CA) to speak up about what an abysmal translator this thing is! I mean, like I'm sooo shure! Let's just look at some of these dumb translations; >" big" printf(" bitchin'est"); Bitchin? Can you say middle seventies? No wayyyy.... >" car " printf(" rod "); Uh ohh...50s! The Big Bopper ... the twist ... and cool rods ... >" dirty" printf(" grodie"); Fer shure! A real valley phrase! Yow! >" gross" printf(" grodie"); Sorry. Valley people would, like, just USE gross. Y'know? > switch(rand() % 6) { > case 0: printf("like, ya know, "); break; > case 1: printf(""); break; > case 2: printf("like wow! "); break; > case 3: printf("ya know, like, "); break; > case 4: printf(""); break; > case 5: printf(""); break; Like can YOU say dumb coding? I'm shure...I mean like why doncha just code it like this, dude; switch (rand() % 6 ) { case 0 : printf("Like, ya know, "); break; case 1 : printf("like wow! "); break; case 2 : printf("ya know, like, "); break; } and skip the gross 'printf("");' lines altogether? Gross me out! >" house" printf(" pad"); Definite 50s. NO-ONE calls their house a pad. It's like passe'...I'm shure! >" leave" printf(" blow"); Surfer. Not a real person at all... >" man " printf(" nerd "); man = nerd? I don't know WHERE this is from! Jeeezzz..... > printf(" if you're a Pisces "); break; Zodiac? Get REAL!! Valley people don't use ZODIAC stuff. It's not cool! > printf(" if the vibes are right "); break; VIBES? Like I'm sooooo shure... >" neat" printf(" keen"); Another 50s ism... >" nice" printf(" class"); huh? Like us guys don't understand this one at all... >" want" printf(" want"); That's too deep for me. What an incredible mapping...software on the MOVE! >"I like" printf("I can dig"); I can DIG? I can walk, but I can DIG? We're talking serious ozone here, mon! >"She " printf("That fox "); "That fox"? I don't think so. That's just a generic teenager phrase, and not at all to do with the Valley! I'm SHURE! > printf(", oh, baby, "); break; "Oh baby"? More cheap drugs... > printf("! Gag me with a pitchfork!"); break; A pitchfork? That's, like, a RURAL thing, dude! No way!! So dja get a clue yet? I gotta cruise and check out the latest fashions, so I'll catcha later! Humourously, -- Dave Taylor ex-near-the-valley-dude-at-large