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Bible translated into Idiot... uh, SMS

  • 08-10-2005 4:54pm
    #1
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/text.bible.ap/index.html
    CNN wrote:
    "In da Bginnin God cre8d da heavens & da earth," according to a new version of the Bible translated into the text message language of cell phone users.

    The Bible Society in Australia launched on Thursday its translation of all 31,173 verses of the Bible in the modern, abbreviated language of text messages, or SMS.

    I can see it now... "Ppl of Irlnd, I LUV U!!! LOLKTHNXBYE"


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  • #2
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,019 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Saw that in the Indo yesterday. Was going to start a thread myself.

    Its a cliché by now, but DOWN WITH THIS SORT OF THING! People arent idiots - we can read stuff that features vowels. Or so I hear...


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    it's nothing new. damned if i can be arsed finding it but it was done before. it's not too challenging to parse an on-line bible into txt spk
    http://www.transl8it.com/cgi-win/index.pl


  • #4
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    But why? Is it so you can text your favourite verses to your friends or something?


  • #5
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    It's so religious spammers can get to you without having to knock on your door and piss you off.. *rants silently*


  • #6
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Fishie wrote:
    But why? Is it so you can text your favourite verses to your friends or something?
    Since it seems to be opt-in, its for when you need a bit of hard to understand inspiration, I gather.


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  • #7
    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    I'm glad there are people out there putting their brainpower to work on such crucial issues as this, rather than trivial, unimportant things like cancer, world hunger, etc. :rolleyes:


  • #8
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Sico wrote:
    I'm glad there are people out there putting their brainpower to work on such crucial issues as this, rather than trivial, unimportant things like cancer, world hunger, etc. :rolleyes:
    But they're a manifestation of god's will who are we to disagree and try prevent 'em!?


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