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12-26-2012 10:36 PM 		Reply to: Message 4 by nwr
12-26-2012 9:28 PM

Mistranslation?
Reportedly the phrase "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" was translated into Russian and back, with the result being "The vodka is good, but the meat is rotten."
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This is probably not true, but it should be!
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