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English translation: stand on your head


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21:42 Dec 26, 2009
English to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Other
English term or phrase: back on your head
A man dies and goes to hell. Satan tells him that
he'll be shown three rooms, and whichever room
he chooses will be his home for all eternity. In the
first room, thousands of people are screaming in
the agony of endless burningflame. n e man asks
to see the second room. In the second room, thousands
ofpeople are being rent limb from limb by
horrible instruments of tortz~re. 7he man asks to
see the third room. In the third room, thousands
of people are standing around drinking coffee
while raw sewage laps around their knees. "I'll
take this room, "says the man. Whereupon Satan
yells out to the crowd, "Okay, coflee break's over!
Everybody back on your head!"
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English translation:stand on your head
Explanation:
The normal condition in this room of hell is for everyone to stand on their heads in raw sewage.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:06
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13stand on your head
Kim Metzger


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
stand on your head


Explanation:
The normal condition in this room of hell is for everyone to stand on their heads in raw sewage.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephanie Ezrol: I've heard it before, but it made me laugh again. A good joke
6 mins

agree  sibsab
14 mins

agree  Jack Doughty
38 mins

agree  xxxmediamatrix: Ha! - The old jokes are the best, eh?
39 mins

agree  Tony M
2 hrs

agree  Joyce A: Hehe.
5 hrs

agree  Bernhard Sulzer: everybody move/get "back" (= into the previous/standard/normal position), standing on your heads.
7 hrs

agree  airmailrpl: -
10 hrs

agree  · george ·
11 hrs

agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
12 hrs

agree  Jenni Lukac: There is no replacement for this type of humour!
12 hrs

agree  Goldcoaster
13 hrs

agree  fvasconcellos: :)
16 hrs
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