There is this great site (great if you have time to waste and want a good laugh) where you can type in a bit of text and it will send it through a bunch of different language translators, translating it from English to another language then back to English and then into a different language, then back, and so forth. What comes out is somewhat like what you got playing telephone with your friends in grade school...and often hilarious!
Now what's this got to do with California or Texas, you wonder? Well, I typed in "I was born in California, but live in Texas now"...and this is what I got back:
"It had now been in which he tolerated Californian, but alive in Roofing tiles."
If you wonder how it went from my sentence to that, here is the full progression:
Original English Text:
I was born in California, but live in Texas now.
Translated to French:
J'étais né en Californie, mais habite dans le Texas maintenant.
Translated back to English:
I had been born in California, but lives in Texas now.
Translated to German:
Ich war in Kalifornien geboren gewesen, aber wohne in Texas jetzt.
Translated back to English:
I had been in California born, but live in Texas now.
Translated to Italian:
Ero stato nella California sopportata, ma vivo nel Texas ora.
Translated back to English:
I had been in which put up with California, but alive in Texas now.
Translated to Portuguese:
Eu tinha estado em qual tolerou Califórnia, mas vivo em Texas agora.
Translated back to English:
I had been in which he tolerated California, but alive in Texas now.
Translated to Spanish:
Había estado en cuál él toleró California, pero vivo en Tejas ahora.
Translated back to English:
It had now been in which he tolerated Californian, but alive in Roofing tiles.
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