Overheard AMIGA!

clownstyle · 04 March 2013, 14:05

So I was just entering the gym the other day and I couldn't help overhearing a conversation at the main desk about boxed consoles. Some guy was running through a giant list and said he had every console ever made.. Boxed....

A pretty large claim!!

Anyway just as I realised what he was talking about he said AMIGA!

I just walked upto the counter and said "I'm glad you said Amiga!" and went on my way.

Wish I had asked if he had a CD32

So, my question is- Has anyone else just stumbled over a conversation and overheard someone mention our beloved machine?

s2325 · 04 March 2013, 14:26

At my work (with kids) some parent said 'Lotus' when he saw Top Gear 2 for MegaDrive/SNES.

Tiago · 04 March 2013, 15:00

Sure, in Portugal "Amiga" is a real word (female friend) so i listen "Amiga" many times. So i need to listen a bit to understand witch "Amiga" are people talking about... almost everytime is about some friend and not the miggy. But i remember one time 2 adults (not kids) being in the train and to chat about Amigas, the good old times. It put a smile on my face.

Mrs Beanbag · 04 March 2013, 15:44

ha, the twitter hashtag #Amiga is a minefield.

Lobotomika · 04 March 2013, 19:45

When I was an undergraduate design student a THOUSAND years ago we had this german web design instructor that used to talk about genlocks and capabilities of amiga occasionally (which was a dead machine even then) but I didn't want to expose my geekiness about the subject back then so I allowed him to feel redundant and old all alone

amiga_Forever · 04 March 2013, 22:54

Must be an international thing (edit

I've never heard anyone here in Australia...

Hewitson · 10 March 2013, 16:20

Sadly it's very rare to encounter someone who knows what an Amiga is in Australia. Everyone knows about the Commodore 64 though.

vitux · 10 March 2013, 19:26

Well, this was not listening, was view.
A young girl with nice tits in line at the supermarket with a shirt that put the classic logo AMIGA-big. That was only two years ago.

tesla · 10 March 2013, 19:36

And she is your girlfriend now?

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitux

Well, this was not listening, was view.
A young girl with nice tits in line at the supermarket with a shirt that put the classic logo AMIGA-big. That was only two years ago.

vitux · 13 March 2013, 13:40

No friend, I have not see this girl more, I was somewhat removed from the queue. He was very young, my attention, is likely to be the shirt of an older sibling or parent.

Bamiga2002 · 13 March 2013, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitux

No friend, I have not see this girl more, I was somewhat removed from the queue. He was very young, my attention, is likely to be the shirt of an older sibling or parent.

Removed? You stared too long pervert!

vitux · 13 March 2013, 14:42

...You know it's the google translator
perverted to say tits?
maybe you are too puritanical

Bamiga2002 · 13 March 2013, 14:52

Ahh I was joking there (or was I?)

. Rest assured google translate isn't always so accurate now is it?

Gordon · 13 March 2013, 15:13

No need to translate tits, just put (.)(.)

jimbob · 13 March 2013, 18:22

I'll try to improve that translation a bit -

"Nah mate, I was in a different queue, besides, I'm old enough to be her father"

The joke is a pun on "removed". ie. slightly old fashioned English usage to say "at some distance removed" or more usual meaning "forcibly removed by someone in authority position" Is it perverted to say tits, of course not, staring at young check out girls, maybe a bit

vitux · 13 March 2013, 20:07

Removed=bad translation
Something away? ok translation?

Resembled something like this, but put AMIGA

in any case, I was committed.

Jimbob, No, I said the shirt was probably his father or older brother because she was too young to know what a AMIGA.
does not mean that had 15 years, probably about 20
Eh, I am not so old, only a few years older than you
I remember that besides the tits shirt, put AMIG, logically, I look. Also, I have eyes and I must look to somewhere.

Gordon, (.) (.)

By the way Gordon, you is who sold me to the controler Alfa Power for A500?

jimbob · 13 March 2013, 20:43

Yep, I guess you have to put your hands somewhere too eh

The translation "somewhat removed" is actually fine, just a slightly unusual way of saying it and, due to the subject matter, invited the joke from Bamiga.

Are "he" and "she" the same word in Spanish? Google is giving you "he" where it should be "she" if you are talking about a female.

vitux · 14 March 2013, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbob

Yep, I guess you have to put your hands somewhere too eh

Ok, what you say.

vitux · 14 March 2013, 18:51

jimbob, Yes, google translated "he" in "she" It is according to you put accent or not Spanish grammar, google is confused or not.
Corrected.
Clearly the British forums are not for me. Maybe I should go.

Gordon · 14 March 2013, 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitux

Removed=bad translation
By the way Gordon, you is who sold me to the controler Alfa Power for A500?

Not me I never owned one.

Dont leave! The more you come here the more your english will get better.

04 March 2013, 14:05	#1
clownstyle Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Age: 41 Posts: 139	Overheard AMIGA! So I was just entering the gym the other day and I couldn't help overhearing a conversation at the main desk about boxed consoles. Some guy was running through a giant list and said he had every console ever made.. Boxed.... A pretty large claim!! Anyway just as I realised what he was talking about he said AMIGA! I just walked upto the counter and said "I'm glad you said Amiga!" and went on my way. Wish I had asked if he had a CD32 So, my question is- Has anyone else just stumbled over a conversation and overheard someone mention our beloved machine?

13 March 2013, 20:07	#16
vitux Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 495	Removed=bad translation Something away? ok translation? Resembled something like this, but put AMIGA in any case, I was committed. Jimbob, No, I said the shirt was probably his father or older brother because she was too young to know what a AMIGA. does not mean that had 15 years, probably about 20 Eh, I am not so old, only a few years older than you I remember that besides the tits shirt, put AMIG, logically, I look. Also, I have eyes and I must look to somewhere. Gordon, (.) (.) By the way Gordon, you is who sold me to the controler Alfa Power for A500? Last edited by vitux; 14 March 2013 at 18:38.

04 March 2013, 14:26	#2
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	At my work (with kids) some parent said 'Lotus' when he saw Top Gear 2 for MegaDrive/SNES.

04 March 2013, 15:00	#3
Tiago Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Estoril/Portugal Age: 47 Posts: 115	Sure, in Portugal "Amiga" is a real word (female friend) so i listen "Amiga" many times. So i need to listen a bit to understand witch "Amiga" are people talking about... almost everytime is about some friend and not the miggy. But i remember one time 2 adults (not kids) being in the train and to chat about Amigas, the good old times. It put a smile on my face.

04 March 2013, 15:44	#4
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	ha, the twitter hashtag #Amiga is a minefield.

04 March 2013, 19:45	#5
Lobotomika Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: in the past and present Posts: 122	When I was an undergraduate design student a THOUSAND years ago we had this german web design instructor that used to talk about genlocks and capabilities of amiga occasionally (which was a dead machine even then) but I didn't want to expose my geekiness about the subject back then so I allowed him to feel redundant and old all alone

04 March 2013, 22:54	#6
amiga_Forever Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: kkhkj Posts: 323	Must be an international thing (edit I've never heard anyone here in Australia...

10 March 2013, 16:20	#7
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,773	Sadly it's very rare to encounter someone who knows what an Amiga is in Australia. Everyone knows about the Commodore 64 though.

10 March 2013, 19:26	#8
vitux Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 495	Well, this was not listening, was view. A young girl with nice tits in line at the supermarket with a shirt that put the classic logo AMIGA-big. That was only two years ago.

13 March 2013, 13:40	#10
vitux Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 495	No friend, I have not see this girl more, I was somewhat removed from the queue. He was very young, my attention, is likely to be the shirt of an older sibling or parent.

13 March 2013, 14:42	#12
vitux Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 495	...You know it's the google translator perverted to say tits? maybe you are too puritanical

13 March 2013, 14:52	#13
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Ahh I was joking there (or was I?) . Rest assured google translate isn't always so accurate now is it?

13 March 2013, 15:13	#14
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	No need to translate tits, just put (.)(.)

13 March 2013, 18:22	#15
jimbob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kilmacolm Age: 46 Posts: 632	I'll try to improve that translation a bit - "Nah mate, I was in a different queue, besides, I'm old enough to be her father" The joke is a pun on "removed". ie. slightly old fashioned English usage to say "at some distance removed" or more usual meaning "forcibly removed by someone in authority position" Is it perverted to say tits, of course not, staring at young check out girls, maybe a bit

13 March 2013, 20:43	#17
jimbob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kilmacolm Age: 46 Posts: 632	Yep, I guess you have to put your hands somewhere too eh The translation "somewhat removed" is actually fine, just a slightly unusual way of saying it and, due to the subject matter, invited the joke from Bamiga. Are "he" and "she" the same word in Spanish? Google is giving you "he" where it should be "she" if you are talking about a female.

14 March 2013, 18:51	#19
vitux Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 495	jimbob, Yes, google translated "he" in "she" It is according to you put accent or not Spanish grammar, google is confused or not. Corrected. Clearly the British forums are not for me. Maybe I should go.

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