What becomes of old 'friends'..

[nomuse]

Amusingly, Google Translate understands this idiom and translates it non-literally into the equivalent English idiom: "the guy really doesn't have all his marbles".

There are so many English idioms with this same basic meaning that I doubt even Google knows them all. Let's see:

EN: "His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top."

DE: "Sein Aufzug nicht gehen den ganzen Weg nach oben."

As I suspected, looks pretty literal to me.

Me and some friends are joking with these literal translations from English to German. When we're having a beer outside we use a mix of English and German (it's called Denglisch - Deutsch und Englisch). So we translate some special phrases into English. For example the German phrase "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof" (in the meaning: I don't understand the subject) to "I only understand railway station". The facial expressions of the people around us: Priceless 

Hehehe.  I know just enough "tourist german" to get a good laugh out of that one.

[gillianren]

IDW aka Romulus claims he was responsible for the badastronomy forum getting shut down and becoming cosmoquest.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2682209/pg28#48775675

So it's his fault!  You know, if I thought anyone actually believed that, I might be able to get up a decent-sized lynch mob.

[frenat]

Of course his story fails when you remember that the badastronomy forum merged with Universe Today to become BAUT THEN later became Cosmoquest.  He forgot the middle step. 

[Echnaton]

He forgot the middle step. 

That really describe his whole online presence. 

[nomuse]

...and I'm banned from there again. Might be an IP sweep, might be IDW cowardly reporting anyone who replied to him to the mods. Just as well. I have better things to do with my time off.

[Luke Pemberton]

...and I'm banned from there again. Might be an IP sweep, might be IDW cowardly reporting anyone who replied to him to the mods. Just as well. I have better things to do with my time off.

How could you possibly be banned? I can't imagine you pulling the wings off a fly, let alone upsetting CTs. 

[frenat]

GLP bans automatically for posting various websites on a secret list that only the mods know.  That is why I don't often post links there as you don't know if the site is on the list until it is too late.
They also do random bans to try to extort money for memberships.

[Luke Pemberton]

GLP bans automatically for posting various websites on a secret list that only the mods know.  That is why I don't often post links there as you don't know if the site is on the list until it is too late.
They also do random bans to try to extort money for memberships.

This is the only forum of which I am a member. I did join BAUT when it was BAUT, but I rarely used it and have since forgotten my username and password. I won't be joining GLP in a hurry. Am I correct that Icke charges to be a member of his forum?

[frenat]

GLP bans automatically for posting various websites on a secret list that only the mods know.  That is why I don't often post links there as you don't know if the site is on the list until it is too late.
They also do random bans to try to extort money for memberships.

This is the only forum of which I am a member. I did join BAUT when it was BAUT, but I rarely used it and have since forgotten my username and password. I won't be joining GLP in a hurry. Am I correct that Icke charges to be a member of his forum?

Ickes's forum is free but the mods can be draconian.  GLP is free to post anonymously or use a free account but paid accounts get more privileges including immunity from bans and the ability to ban individual posters from your own threads.

[Luke Pemberton]

Ickes's forum is free but the mods can be draconian.

What, when you argue that lizard people aren't going to take over the world in 2017???

GLP is free to post anonymously or use a free account but paid accounts get more privileges including immunity from bans and the ability to ban individual posters from your own threads.

I'm happy posting here in that case. I've heard some of the other members here talk about other forums and either that they are lax or draconian. It's nice here.

[frenat]

GLP is very lax and there is very little that you can get banned for.  Posting a website link that nobody knows which ones are bad is a big one.

[AtomicDog]

Amusingly, Google Translate understands this idiom and translates it non-literally into the equivalent English idiom: "the guy really doesn't have all his marbles".

There are so many English idioms with this same basic meaning that I doubt even Google knows them all. Let's see:

EN: "His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top."

DE: "Sein Aufzug nicht gehen den ganzen Weg nach oben."

As I suspected, looks pretty literal to me.

Me and some friends are joking with these literal translations from English to German. When we're having a beer outside we use a mix of English and German (it's called Denglisch - Deutsch und Englisch). So we translate some special phrases into English. For example the German phrase "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof" (in the meaning: I don't understand the subject) to "I only understand railway station". The facial expressions of the people around us: Priceless 

Hehehe.  I know just enough "tourist german" to get a good laugh out of that one.

"My hovercraft is full of eels."

[smartcooky]

Amusingly, Google Translate understands this idiom and translates it non-literally into the equivalent English idiom: "the guy really doesn't have all his marbles".

There are so many English idioms with this same basic meaning that I doubt even Google knows them all. Let's see:

EN: "His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top."

DE: "Sein Aufzug nicht gehen den ganzen Weg nach oben."

As I suspected, looks pretty literal to me.

Me and some friends are joking with these literal translations from English to German. When we're having a beer outside we use a mix of English and German (it's called Denglisch - Deutsch und Englisch). So we translate some special phrases into English. For example the German phrase "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof" (in the meaning: I don't understand the subject) to "I only understand railway station". The facial expressions of the people around us: Priceless 

Hehehe.  I know just enough "tourist german" to get a good laugh out of that one.

"My hovercraft is full of eels."

Drop you panties Sir William, I cannot wait till lunchtime!

[ka9q]

Um, wasn't that Hungarian, not German?

[frenat]

Is IDW drunk?
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2682209/pg31#48796449
(warning: language)
He was gone for a few hours after claiming the UV images from Apollo 16 didn't exist because he never heard of them then comes back with the above linked post.