Presume the quotation which is translated imperfectly!

[Pak-Man]

Or, "Guess the poorly translated quote!"

Here's how it works. Take a famous quotation or the lyrics to a well-known song, translate it to Japanese via Babelfish ( http://world.altavista.com/tr ), and then copy that and translate back into English. Post your result. The next person identifies the quote, and throws in their own mistranslation, and so on and so on. :^)

I'll start us off easy:

"Are small to Mary there was a lamb, a small lamb and a small lamb. The lamb which is small to Mary, was white as a wool snow it was."

[Tripe]

Mary had a little lamb

"Leaf everything is brown, the sky is gray. I went for walking the day of summer"

[erika_lk]

  California Dreaming!  Wasn't it 'a winter's day', though?

"As for the penny which is rescued it is the penny which is obtained"

[Junkyard]

A penny saved is a penny earned. Old Ben.

Sorry saying is not for being love.

[hare.29]

Love is never having to say you're sorry.

You know that you think that the baby we want me,!

[Junkyard]

You know you want me, baby!

God is not well living.

[Raven]

California Dreaming!  Wasn't it 'a winter's day', though?

"As for the penny which is rescued it is the penny which is obtained"

I got this going through German-

A penny, which is stored, is an acquired penny

[Raven]

You know you want me, baby!

God is not well living.

God is Dead

If you deceive me once dishonor on me, deceive me twice... they cannot keep again deceived.

[Junkyard]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. (I translated it through George Bush Jr., too.)

Is you have fortune, you think? Yes? The punk does have?

[RobtheBarbarian]

Do you feel lucky, punk? Well do ya?

You having thought swim safe just now.

[Raven]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

I did the George W. Bush version

Fool me once shame on me, Fool me twice... you can't get fooled again.

[Junkyard]

I noticed that in the reread, but it's still translated, just through idiot.

[Tripe]

no no this is the W remix in all its glory:

"Fool me onece shame on... shame one you? ... ... A fool can't get fooled again!"

[Raven]

You having thought swim safe just now.

Just when you thought it was safe to go swimming. (is this close?)

Some films have to come it

[RobtheBarbarian]

It's Jaw's tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", but you got the idea.