I think that the **time outs** are the bits where the computers
have to put their heads together to decide on the meaning of a
particular word in a particular context, the way they have a chat
on University Challenge when they don't really know the answer.

Cheers
Steve

Markus Becker wrote:
> 
> This is english-german and back. I think this is even better....
> 
> <babelfish>
> **time-out** o.k., have I this real cool shrub with my forest thingy
> form (by the use all
> tree in a workstation). ** time out ** it will take
> YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSs (even emphasize) to
> transfer it in d size of I require (for my desk 1024*768 AA) so if there
> be everyone from
> there ABILITY do it for me it become its large. I have BTW a PII 300mhz
> 64Mb,
> therefore ARE, you it to know transfer a long, that. In the central time
> I do not do a
> 160*120 a AA picture as an example. See binaries.images.
> </babelfish>
> 
> Here, it even _reverses_ the meaning of one sentence:
> "in the meantime I will do a...." becomes
> "in the central time I do not do a...."
> 
> That's heavy stuff, I'll have to dry my pants no. <catching breath>
> 
> Where do all the *timeout**s come from?
> 
> Markus

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