Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Translation of the UCLA Post

So obviously my post yesterday was an April Fools joke. If anyone actually went through the trouble to translate the story back into English, it was semi-understandable, so I'll put what I originally typed and translated below. The point of the joke was that French is the official language of the Cameroon and they have a small town near the Atlantic coast named Victoria, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is from the Cameroon. Hope you enjoyed. I noticed this is the first year the Times did anything for April Fools so we'll have to come up with something better next year.
[EDIT: The post before that, about the Honduran soccer team was also an April Fools post. Get it? Victoria? Ha! - Ryan]

International Sports Report: Congratulations from Your Homeland

We, the great citizens of Victoria, Cameroon, would like to congratulate Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Alfred Aboya for leading their college basketball team, the University of California at Los Angeles Bruins to the final four in San Antonio, Texas. Their journey has been long and hard, but they succeeded and now can follow in the footsteps of such legends as Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Cameroon’s own, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje. Mbah a Moute must lead his team to two more victories this weekend to be the champions of the United States. First, they must play against Tigers from Memphis. We were surprised to learn that the former capitol of ancient Egypt had a team. We Africans know the risk that tigers pose, and we are confident that Mbah a Moute will be prepared with a bow and arrow to defeat these beasts and bring the hides back to his homeland for a great feast after they win the tournament.

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Rapport International De Sports : Félicitations de Votre Patrie

Nous, les grands citoyens de Victoria, Cameroun, voudrions féliciter Luc Richard Mbah un Moute et un Alfred Aboya pour mener leur équipe de basket-ball d'université, l'université de la Californie à Los Angeles Bruins aux quatre finals dans San Antonio, le Texas. Leur voyage a été long et dur, mais ils ont réussi et maintenant peuvent suivre dans les marchepieds de telles légendes comme propres de Dikembe Mutombo, de Hakeem Olajuwon, et du Cameroun, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje. Mbah un Moute doit mener son équipe à deux victoires supplémentaires ce week-end à être les champions des Etats-Unis. D'abord, ils doivent jouer contre des tigres de Memphis. Nous étions étonnés d'apprendre que l'ancien capitol de l'Egypte antique a eu une équipe. Nous des Africains savons le risque que les tigres posent, et nous sommes confiants que Mbah un Moute sera préparé avec un arc et la flèche pour défaire ces bêtes et pour apporter se cache de nouveau à sa patrie pour un grand régal et elles gagnent le tournoi.

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