Can you translate German?

Dualnames · Fri 08/06/2007 21:31:20

der mineralbusiness entwickelt sich schnell!
sehen sie es am donnerstag 7. juni!

entreprise: harri expl inc
letzt. schlu?k: 0.45
5-t.ag prog.: 1.80

k,?rzel: e f d
w-k,n : a 0 h 0 5 q

verlieren sie keine moglichkeit
kau-fen vor es sehr spat wird

300-400 Interessen in folgenden 5t
fugen sie efd in ihre liste am
donnerstag 7. juni!

Stunde, da meine Augen einen Heiligen sahen. Aber sie antwortete ihm nicht.

Wenn er warten kann, wenn er fasten kann. Aber du kannst die Sterne nicht pfl.
Er war der kleinste von allen. Ich werde dir ein Geheimnis schenken.
Warum deine schXnen Kleider dir so lXstig sind. Aber sei nicht zu bescheiden

dasjoe · Fri 08/06/2007 21:32:19

penny stock-spam.

Radiant · Sat 09/06/2007 00:36:07

Babbelfisch fur dem Gewinn!

Spoiler

Babelfish for the win!

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LGM · Sat 09/06/2007 01:07:05

Yep, nothing special.. Just ads.

Baron · Sat 09/06/2007 01:49:36

I took German in high school! Let's see.....

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The mineral business entwicks itself quickly.
Look (you) at it on the 7th of June.

Stock listings?

Don't lose any moglichkeit.
Sell will it very late.

More numbers and dates.

The hour, there my Augen saw a Heiligen. But she didn't answer him.

When he can wait, when he can fasten. But you can not plf the stars.
He was the smallest of all. I will send to him a Geheimnis.
Why are your schXnen dresses so lXstig? But not too modest....

It seems like one of those Viagra e-mails that takes a snippet of real text so that it can attempt to fool your spam filter. I had a free read of most of a Harry Potter chapter once by reading this sort of spam from the same company on subsequent days.... Then I discovered AGS and subsequently had better things to do with my life.

deadsuperhero · Sat 09/06/2007 02:38:13

BaRoN, good Lord, mate.
How could you miss Augen? That's German for eyes!

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The mineral business deploys itself quickly.
Look at it on the 7th of June.

Stock listings?

Don't lose any chance.
Sell will it very late.

More numbers and dates.

I happened to see a saint there, but you didn't answer him.

If he can wait, when he can fasten. But you can not plf the stars.
He was the smallest of all. I will give a secret to him.
Why are your lovely dresses so funny? But not too modest....

Translated a little bit more.

EagerMind · Sat 09/06/2007 05:20:49

I find it kind of amazing that my rusty German that I haven't touched since college appears to be about equal to the level of Babelfish.

One additional improvement:

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The mineral business deploys itself quickly.
Look at it on the 7th of June.

Stock listings?

Don't lose any chance.
Buy before it's too late.

More numbers and dates.

I happened to see a saint there, but you didn't answer him.

If he can wait, when he can fasten. But you can not plf the stars.
He was the smallest of all. I will give a secret to him.
Why are your lovely dresses so funny? But not too modest....

Ahhh, spam poetry. By any other language, is still as ... gibberishy ... or something.

cobra79 · Sat 09/06/2007 06:23:30

Okay just to make it clear this German is wrong grammatically and looks in itself like some Internet translation of an english ad.

Improved German without the Umlauts and the funny beta sign:
das Mineralgeschaeft boomt! (hehe you have to know where to use germish to make it sound cool.)
Sehen Sie selbst am Donnerstag, den 7. Juni!

Aktiengesellschaft: harri expl inc
letzter schlusskurs: 0.45 (dollar I guess)
5-Tagesrognose: 1.80

kuerzel: e f d
w-kn : a 0 h 0 5 q

Lassen Sie sich diese Moeglichkeit nicht entgehen!
Kaufen Sie bevor es zu spaet ist.

300-400 Interessenten in den naechsten 5 Tagen.
Fuegen Sie efd in Ihre Liste ein!
Donnerstag 7. Juni!

Stunde, da meine Augen einen Heiligen sahen. Aber sie antwortete ihm nicht.

Wenn er warten kann, wenn er fasten kann. Aber du kannst die Sterne nicht pfluecken (?)
Er war der Kleinste von allen. Ich werde dir ein Geheimnis schenken.
Warum deine schoenen Kleider dir so lustig sind. Aber sei nicht zu bescheiden.

My English take of the original German (I tried to include the errors):
The mineral business develops rapidly.
See it on Thursday the 7th June.

enterprise: harri expl inc
l. closing pri?e: 0.45
5-d.ay prognosis.: 1.80

identification code: e f d

Do not lose an opportunity. Buy in front it is to late. (or Buy before it turns evening.)
300-400 interests in next 5d. Insert efd in your list on Thursday 7th June.

The next is correct and probably some kind of poem.

Hour that my eyes saw a saint. But she did not answer him. But you can not plug the stars. He was the smallest of them all.If he can wait, if he can fast. I will give you a secret. Why your lovely dresses are so funny to you. But do not be too modest.

Edit:forgot something

Akatosh · Sat 09/06/2007 08:17:18

Yep, I got a similar e-mail, too. It seems like they want you to buy stocks of the company "harri expl inc" or something like that because they're inclined to make much money soon.

Ahem.

dasjoe · Sat 09/06/2007 11:29:04

you know, all this could have been said in three words.
hey wait, i guess i did!

Babar · Sat 09/06/2007 11:41:29

I liked BaRoN's version the best. Sweet poetry!
I mean, look:

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The hour, there my Augen saw a Heiligen. But she didn't answer him.

When he can wait, when he can fasten. But you can not plf the stars.

Dualnames · Sat 09/06/2007 22:01:14

So it's a bullshit letter. Good. Well lock this thread up.