SNAP!

[insaneneko]

A co-worker introduced me to the glory that is the Volkwagon "Un-pimp se Auto" commercials featuring Peter Stormare:

Vee Dub 1
Vee Dub 2
Vee Dub 3

OMGWTF is all I can say. They must be seen to be believed.

Any French-speakers...

Does 「ジュ　プランドレ　ロウ　エ　ラ　ビエール」(Romanization of Japanese-ized French: "Ju purandore rou e ra bieeru") mean 「水とビールが欲しいのだが」(English translation: "I/We want water and beer")?

And does「セ　シュール。マルシャンタージュ、シルヴプレ」(Romanization: Se shuuru. Marushantaaju, shiruvupure") mean「それは高い。少しまけてくれないか」 (English translation: "That's expensive. Can't you lower [the price] a little?")?

Are they even remotely correct grammatically? Do they make any sense? Just curious.

Also, I just realized that "must" is an anagram of "smut." ^^;

Comments

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Well... I may be French-speaking but I have no idea what the questions are ^_^

and who the heck was that guy in the clips? Weird ads, that's for sure...

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

It was French! See petronia's comment. XD

The guy is supposedly an actor who's been in various movies playing various European dudes (usually a bad guy).

[petronia.livejournal.com]

1) "Je prendrai l'eau et la bière" -> I'll take the water and the beer.

2) "C'est cher. Marchantage, s'il vous plait." -> This is expensive, bargaining please.

...You wouldn't actually say the latter, of course, but it's grammatically correct as far as it goes. XD

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So it wasn't totally mangled like they usually do to English. ^^

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Except that one needed Japanese to get the sentence. ^__^ (I thought English katakana were B-A-D...).

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

I think the Japanese are good at butchering every language. :P

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Actually... "MarchanDage", not "Marchantage"...

And I guess you needed to understand Japanese to be able to decipher that "French" there :P

And btw, you're right. That latter sentence is grammatically correct but makes absolutely no sense. Who would "request" bargaining? You bargain or not but sure as heck don't announce it beforehand...