January 12, 2005

carnival study group

what follows is one of the most fascinating emails I have ever received. firstly, it's in dutch, which is rather cool. I have lots of dutch heritage, and I'm somewhat proud of it in a not-quite-thoughtful way. I love dutch sweets and tulips and such, but I dont speak the language, nor have I been there yet.

anyway, it came to my wiegers at gmail account, so I assume there's some confusion on the part of the sender. so I ran it through freetranslation.com and got the following interesting, entertaining, and yoda-esque result (names withheld).

whatever this carnival is, it sounds like a good time:

Just an e-mail from the carnival study group. We are come yesterday with each other a temporary program fixed to put.

The proposal is follows as:
8.30 - 9.00 hour
Children come in the own class within and about it becomes a kind of fashion show held each other the clothing to show.

9.00 - 10.30 hour
I---- is in the own class busy with games, puzzles etc only then just even something differently than normal. "The class on stilt" For Instance murderer, normal you are will sit finished and you on the ground, are will sit now that you finished and you on the chair etc. Ideas are collected yet by us.

10.30 - 11.30 hour
We a procession will walk. Over the route etc, we will have it next week.

11.30-12.30 hour
I---- closes the morning self off in the own classes. The onderboouw goes goes 12.00 hour to house and the superstructure to the main building that jointly to have lunch in the hall. Until end is there yet hossen in the hall. We want to use hereby further no other spaces.

Do now that we have single questions at you:
* there extra budget Is for knutselmateriaal? AS is there vague much too little colored paper in the colors yellow, white and red.
* Is there a possibility that we with the superstructure a fries can eat or a roll bent sausage or peas soup? Hears for our feeling awful by carnival.
* Do you REGULATE the drinking and something well for the children of the base in the mornings?
* Do you See to for the lootjes and the drinking and the chips for the superstructure of the noons?
* By the family of S---- becomes there prevent a group of parents with each other sought, that in the harmony with want to play, is there prevent a possibility that they single crates beer get and for the family of S---- a flower as bedankje?

Gladly we hear so fast possible an answer on above questions. You may speak to me also always on school or ring me home. With kind greeting, C----

Posted by bobw at January 12, 2005 03:11 PM
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How funny! Did you respond to the email?

Posted by: jlg at January 12, 2005 03:32 PM

oh yeah I did reply:

Hello,
I think you have sent your message to the wrong address, as I live in the USA (although my ancestors were from Holland). I hope your plans go well...sounds like fun! :-)
Take care.

no respnse yet.

Posted by: bobw at January 12, 2005 03:39 PM

Well, Carnival in the Netherlands and Germany is basically Mardi Gras- all the partying you can do before lent. When I went to high school (in the Netherlands) we got off for Carnival and it was a blast.

Posted by: mrscrumley at January 12, 2005 03:58 PM

It doesn’t take moving to the Netherlands to get off for Mardi Gras. I am originally from New Orleans and we always got the week of Mardi Gras off. I was surprised to find when we move to Chattanooga that we did not get Fat Tuesday off.

Posted by: gid at January 12, 2005 05:01 PM

Everywhere and everyone in Louisiana get off for Mardi Gras. Oh wait! I see gid beat me to it. Where I am a student, we get three days off. Where I'm teaching, we get the whole week off. Both unis also get a week for Easter.

MG is way fun! The best part is King Cake which is piled high in all the stores. I didn't give into Christmas sweets, but King Cake might be too much to resist.

Posted by: Jeannette at January 12, 2005 05:59 PM

'Superstructure of the noons' and 'roll of the bent sausage' are my favorites. I think I would name a drink' Superstructure of the noons'.

Posted by: andyp at January 13, 2005 10:08 AM
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