Stevelegh
667 posts
Jan 10, 2013
8:40 AM
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http://gizoogle.net/
Instantly translates any web page to gangsta.
Here's the MBH forum homepage:
http://gizoogle.net/xfer.php?link=http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/blues_harp_forum.html&sa=U&ei=2PDuUK_ZB6Oc0AWNqoGADQ&ved=0CCMQqwMoADAA&usg=AFQjCNHmB-LNox0gWMRUhKzB0bgV0JyCWQ
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kudzurunner
3784 posts
Jan 10, 2013
9:07 AM
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" Our thugged-out asses come here ta share deetz, conspire wit like-minded others, educate ourselves, cheer each other on, n' maybe help each other deal skillfully wit tha rough chizzlez dat tha blues-focused thuglife can sometimes put our asses through. Vigorous, horny conversation is fine..."
Whew.
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eharp
2046 posts
Jan 10, 2013
9:07 AM
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aint nothin' more gangsta than "cheer each other on"!!!
makes grown men cower in the woodshed!
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Greg Heumann
1940 posts
Jan 10, 2013
10:22 AM
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Hysterical! Here's an excerpt from my home page:
"For mo' than 30 muthafuckin years n' nine mixtapes, Rick Estrin fronted tha jumping, swingin Little Charlie & Da Nightcats. Da crew continues wit Rick up front ta dis dizzle as Rick Estrin n' tha Nightcats yo. Herez what tha fuck Rick says bout his BlowsMeAway mic:
"I've been struttin fo' over 40 muthafuckin years n' I be straight-up selectizzle bout tha mics I use. Da mic Greg done cooked up fo' mah crazy ass is pimped out up in every last muthafuckin way. It has a huge, warm tone. It aint nuthin but light, easy as fuck ta hold n' I straight-up dig tha convenience of Gregz smooth "stealth" volume control design. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch fo' realz. And, if thatz not enough, tha dope, unique look of dis mic is pure, unsurpassed class."
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/Greg
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HawkeyeKane
1378 posts
Jan 10, 2013
10:43 AM
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LOL!!! From my office's home page:
"Welcome ta Credit Union 1
At Credit Union 1, yo dirty ass is gonna find everythang fo' yo' financial future. With yo' membership, yo dirty ass is gonna have access ta pimped out rates, thugged-out service, n' a unique concept up in financial skillz. When it comes ta financial skillz, you have nuff chizzles, n' our crazy-ass asses appreciate you choosin ta do bidnizz at Credit Union 1, muthafucka! If you have any thangs and wanna mo' deetz bout our shizzle n' skillz, please hollar at our asses at 800-***-****."
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Hawkeye Kane
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Stevelegh
668 posts
Jan 10, 2013
4:18 PM
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More! More!
I'd love to put a Gizoogle translation button on my site, but I think I might offend.
Here's an excerpt from my site:
Nuff props fo' visitin RadiatorShowroom.co.uk.
Our thugged-out asses sheezy shizzle from tha top names up in designer radiators wit nuff of these shizzle up in store on display. In addizzle ta tha nuff shizzle available on our joint n' up in our showroom, our crazy-ass asses can source bespoke designs n' colours from our wealth of suppliers, whoz ass is able ta create nuff designs n' stylez offerin heat n' steez ta yo' livin room, hallway, kitchen and bathroom areas.
Please feel free ta drop tha fuck into ta tha showroom. Our thugged-out asses is able ta accommodate outta hours viewings, so please feel free ta hollar at our asses on 08450 580 540 and bust a email rockin tha link below at ta arrange a appointment.
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RyanMortos
1373 posts
Jan 10, 2013
4:20 PM
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This seems like it would be really cool and fun, too bad it doesn't seem to work correctly, lol. Is it supposed to be in production like this? The pagination in the Gizoogle search doesn't seem to work either. Some of the webpages it does try to Gizoogle it tears apart, losing CSS, Javascript, ruins links on the page. When it changes the hostname to Gizoogle it hoses everything on the website, not sure why they chose to do that...
"... Gizoogle swiss-cheesed it during the translation process", you got that part right, lol.
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~Ryan
See My Profile for contact info, etc.
Last Edited by on Jan 10, 2013 4:27 PM
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Rick Davis
1145 posts
Jan 10, 2013
4:42 PM
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Sorry, I think it is offensive and sophomoric. I'm not bothered that you guys think it's funny; to each his own. Just not for me.
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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society
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Stevelegh
669 posts
Jan 11, 2013
3:10 AM
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@Ryan: I think if we knew the truth behind it, it's probably some kind of information harvesting tool. It seems that the 'free' things on the internet are not truly free, you end up giving them valuable market research data and they don't care in the slightest about how well it operates as long as the user gets their jollys and then tells their friends about it, spreading their reach.
@Rick Davies: I was well aware that someone would be offended and I respect what you have to say. Please be assured I posted with the intention of sharing a laugh rather than directing something at people who wouldn't like it, but it's almost impossible to tell who's going to like it and who isn't. I was sent it by a retired American living in Malaysia, and I've since forwarded it to a bluechip copywriter who's worked for companies like Samsung and Tom Tom. She emailed me saying she was crying with laughter, so who's to tell who is going to find what funny? The responses above seem positive and I've helped make a few people laugh. My job is done. Sorry it's been at the expense of offending you.
Regards
Steve
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kudzurunner
3790 posts
Jan 11, 2013
4:16 AM
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@Rick Davis: I don't disagree with you. The moment you step back, you realize that it's no more than a contemporary blackface minstrel routine--alebeit one facilitated by impersonal machine language. But a human being made the decision to code the thing, and I suspect it wasn't Chuck D saying to himself, "Hey, you know what? I want to give folks a chance to burlesque the hip-hop nation."
Humor is a two-edged sword. Eric Lott called his book on blackface LOVE AND THEFT. His point was that white folks back in the antebellum period were admiring the grit and power of black (slave) vernacular even as they were mocking and laughing at it.
Hmmm.
Anyway, that's how blackface worked back in the 1840s and 1850s. I'm just saying.
Last Edited by on Jan 11, 2013 4:18 AM
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Stevelegh
670 posts
Jan 11, 2013
5:58 AM
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Hi Adam,
I don't quite know where the racism thing comes in here. Sure, it's making fun, but there's plenty of that irrespective of culture or race in the UK and there was no intention to serve up any thinly veiled 'blackface' gag at anyone's expense by me.
Black culture is positively embraced across the English speaking world. In parts of the UK, it's so ingrained into youth culture, it's commonplace for white youths to adopt black mannerisms and language to the point that the only distinguishing characteristic is that the person's skin isn't black.
The interesting thing in all this is that I for one didn't see the 'colour' aspect of this at all. If there were a market for a 'trailer trash' version or a 'Valley Girl' version, I'm sure it would be just as amusing, but they seem to have chosen a demographic that will resonate with a wide audience and suit the aims of whatever goal the development of this site is meant to achieve. I'm sorry, I just don't think that aim is to be disparaging to black people in the slightest.
As a postscript, here's a link to the 'about' page which you may find informative. Seems it was created as some kind of Snoop Dogg homage.
http://www.gizoogle.net/more.php
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Rick Davis
1146 posts
Jan 11, 2013
6:24 AM
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Steve, it's cool. I understand the humor, but it is just not for me. Everybody has different humor "triggers," I guess. No problem.
But I do admire the programming it took for the guy to build that web page. He was really into it.
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-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
The Mile High Blues Society
Last Edited by on Jan 11, 2013 6:25 AM
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