Jordan arrests two suspected al-Qaeda members involved in assassination of U.S. diplomat

AFP via Babelfish translation ^ | December 14, 2002

[dighton]

Can't make heads or tails of it. That's French to English, not French to 'merkin.

(Love it. Peau de balle sod-all, damn-all. I'll forgive their omission of ****-all and bugger-all).

[general_re]

It's usually quicker for me to go here than reach for the bookshelf, even if it does translate from French to the Queen's English ;)

[aculeus]

bullet; ~ plastique/traçante plastic/tracer bullet; ~ de fusil = rifle bullet

Not looking anything up (late, tired) but "fusil" is a pistol, not a rifle.

[general_re]

This is the Queen's English - they don't have pistols over there, but they are still vaguely familiar with long guns ;)

[aculeus]

There was an expensive restaurant in Manhattan a few years ago called "Coup de Fusil". It was a jokey name since a "shot in the head" was what you got when you were handed the bill.

[general_re]

Did they have these as centerpieces? ;)

[Lion's Cub]

Mr. Adwan moreover indicated that Zarkaoui had tried "to forward to its two accomplices to Jordan of the rockets to use them in terrorist operations".

I assume "rockets" most likely refers to some form of shoulder-fired missle. I wonder which country they were coming from? There sure are a lot of candidates.

[freepersup]

I don't recognize the guy on the left but I am sure of the guy on the right...Paul Wellstone.

I knew that whole memorial thing was phony, now I know why.