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[gfish]

I do so love language and history geeks:
The New Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

- mcmlxi: Her se Russisca mann Yuri Gagarin fleag of eorþe ond fleag ymb eorþe, one he wæs se fyrmest mann þe eode in woruldrume.

- mcmlxxx: Her in Washington underrice in Americam se fyrbeorg Mount St.Helens utbærst swiðe mihtige ond fordyde micel wild wudu ond ofsloh .lvii. folca.

- mmv: Ond in New Orleans ceastre Katrina dyde þæt þe menn lange ondræddon ond þurhbærst 17th Street Canal bátwæterweges eastriman neah Pontchartrain-lace ond Industrial Canal bátwæterweges westriman in middan ond macode deop flod in 80% dæle New Orleans ceastre þurh wæter þe fór innan þærþurh of Pontchartrain-lace ond Mississippi-ea, ond hit wearð deopora þurh regen þe Katrina macode farende norð ofer lande.

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[xmurf.livejournal.com]

You just like saying 'þ'.

[memegarden.livejournal.com]

I think they should have translated tide-wave instead of using "tsunami".