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Translating cussing

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Universal translators, babel fish, translator microbes or whatever you want to call them - are problematic at best. Setting aside issues such as inter-species vocabulary inconsistencies, translating brand new languages and lip syncing (which we've covered in earlier Sev Trek cartoons), one question that remains unanswered is why when an alien cusses, it translates the rest of their sentence but leaves the swear words in alien language. The winning punchline was submitted by Chip. There were 23 finalist punchlines chosen for this cartoon. You can read the transcript of IRC Judging Session #473 where we decided the winning punchline. This cartoon was archived on 2006-05-25.

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Well, Earth obscenities are REALLY gross!
Rating: 3.40 | No of Ratings: 5 | Submitted Fri 19 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Same reason the cartoonist deletes lewd/crude punchlines.
Rating: 3.33 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Thu 18 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
How the swamp should I know?
Rating: 3.33 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Thu 18 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
"May you have a day filled with lollipops and rainbows" just doesn't have the same connotations in English.
Rating: 3.33 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Thu 18 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
What are you talking about, I understood every frelling dren thing he said.
Rating: 3.33 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Thu 18 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Bleeps the frell outta me!
Rating: 3.33 | No of Ratings: 6 | Submitted Thu 18 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
You have to pay extra for adult content.
Rating: 3.25 | No of Ratings: 4 | Submitted Tue 23 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
Garbage in....Garbage out
Rating: 3.20 | No of Ratings: 5 | Submitted Fri 19 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
If you can find the English equivelant, please speak up.
Rating: 3.20 | No of Ratings: 5 | Submitted Fri 19 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
The interstellar conference on language standardized obscenities across all species in the known universe. Earth failed to attend.
Rating: 3.20 | No of Ratings: 5 | Submitted Fri 19 May 12:00 AM | Rate: Rate This Punchline: Retch Rate This Punchline: Frown Rate This Punchline: Neutral Rate This Punchline: Smile Rate This Punchline: Laugh
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