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(Message started by: EZ_Lonny on Aug 20^th, 2004, 9:06am)

Title: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeaking)
Post by EZ_Lonny on Aug 20^th, 2004, 9:06am

This riddle cannot be translated correctly into any other language, but in dutch its a very lame "what happened".

Er ligt een man dood in de Sahara.

Wat klopt er niet?

Roughly translated:
There's a man lying dead in the Sahara.
What's incorrect?

Title: Re: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeak
Post by Cathos on Aug 20^th, 2004, 9:44pm

I don't suppose there's a trail of clothes, is there?

Title: Re: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeak
Post by EZ_Lonny on Aug 23^rd, 2004, 8:41am

His clothing doesn't have anything to do with it.

As I said: It's actually a dutch riddle. Translating it into English cannot be done, with the same sentiment as the dutch lines.
Hint:[hide] find a dictionary dutch - english (or your own speaking language)
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Title: Re: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeak
Post by Grimbal on Aug 23^rd, 2004, 10:25am

the heart?

I don't speak dutch, but English and German, and everybody knows dutch is just a mixture of these two. ;D

Anyway, to a German ear, "Wat klopt niet" could mean "what does not fit" or "what does not beat". For a dead person, it is logical to think the heart does not beat.

Title: Re: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeak
Post by EZ_Lonny on Aug 24^th, 2004, 6:21am

You're right Grimbal,

Dutch and German are much alike. Though I can understand German a bit, it's hard for me to speak the language.
As German finds the dutch language difficult to speak, too.

Title: Re: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeak
Post by evergreena3 on Aug 24^th, 2004, 12:48pm

I'll guess the obvious ones:

1) He was travelling in a balloon with others. The load was too heavy. He jumped out to lighten the load.

2) He was parachuting (over the desert?) and his chute did not open. Boom!

3) He was parachuting and his chute DID open. He was too stupid to know not to jump out of an airplane 100 miles from the closest oasis or village. He died a stupid death.

Title: Re: Riddle in dutch words (hard for non-dutchspeak
Post by iwanttoberight on Sep 7^th, 2004, 11:17pm

Assuming it can't be translated because one of the words has a hidden meaning, I'll say he can't be lying (telling lies) if he's dead.