[Mihalic] piano definition

[Andy Newlin - Caliber Creations]

Yes, a "description" is more accurate.  I believe that the person who 
submitted it was using a Tok Pisin-German translator when she was in 
PNG, and this is what she remembered the definition to be.  Just thought 
I'd share b/c I thought it was entertaining as well.

John Lynch wrote:

> This is a European fabrication - along the lines of 'helicopter' being 
> "translated" as 'Mixmaster blong Jisas Krais'. PNGans are far more 
> likely to have seen a helicopter than a Mixmaster. This may have been 
> a DESCRIPTION of what a piano is, but it is hardly a 
> definition/translation.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Newlin - Caliber Creations 
> [mailto:anewlin at calibercreations.com]
> Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 12:53 p.m.
> To: Mihalic List
> Subject: [Mihalic] piano definition
>
> I just received a great definition of "piano" through my tok pisin
> translation site.  Here it is:
>
> "Big pela blak pela bokis, i gat wait pela na blak pela tis, ol taim yu
> paitim em, em i crai aut!"
>
> Wow!   Has anyone heard this before?  I'm curious because my sister
> taught piano for a music class in ENB and never heard this definition.
>
> Andy
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