On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, EggyToast wrote:
quoted 11 lines At 08:47 AM 1/23/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> At 08:47 AM 1/23/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >anyway, does anybody know the background info for the explanation of the
> >title 'restproof clockwork'? i know there was a '70s rock band called
> >plaid and they were signed to a label called 'Rustproof Records'. so what
> >the hell? :)
>
> This has to do with a humorous translation of an older manual translated
> from japanese. It referred to a machine (I forget the exact type) that had
> "rustproof clockwork," which was [mis]translated as "rest proof
> clockwork." The boys found it funny and used it for the album name.
oh i see now, funny translations from japanese. they're cool.
i have some translations from japanese to hungarian. i laughed my ass off
when reading. =]
there was a stupid toy imported from japan, the manual had interesting
description like (i try to tell you some details in english, now that's
too bad huh? :)))) ) "who win that sooner" or "you bigger, you point" etc.
killer...
bias.
http://bias.underground.hu xpn-voice-added-contact:/dev/70/312/9708
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