A new place to relax and be served coffee by your hostess, Aenigma

 This is a very nice alternative to the Naughty Step!  A capuccino, no sugar please (and possibly a chocolative digestive if you have one?)

 It also stops us spoiling threads dimi?

Good morning Zulfu - can I tempt you to an espresso, latte, capuccino?

Or maybe just a nice cosy chat with Auntie Aenigma

I don´t fancy all these starbucks-novelties. Plain coffee will do, milk, no sugar, shaken, not stirred.

 Ouh you are soooooooooo 007

Good Morning Everyone.  Today´s translators, for your pleasure, are Lady In Red and Zulfu.  If you require a translation please take a number and one will be with you shortly

In the meantime, my assistant Trudy, will be circulating with drinks, snacks and sympathy.

ok, i´ll take a number...

Good morning everyone. Just having a chat to my friend in Oz - will be back later xx

A cappuccino with sugar please. And I´d like to have some ´speculaas´ with it, since it is almost Sinterklaas (named after Turkish Nicolas of Myra - Demre nowadays, who lived in the 4th century).

 This is all working out splendidly

Unfortunately both translators seem to have disappeared

Ummmmm Trudy will do a dance to keep you entertained

(when she finishes eating that ENORMOUS biscuit...)

 Well don´t hold your breath...I´m still waiting for my chocolate digestive!   - Justine´s translation looks a bit ´dodgy´ to me - I don´t want to get it wrong - oh Faruk´s here - he´ll do it

 Uhuh!!  No, you only were allowed to be hostess again if you perform these dances yourself. (Haven´t you again not read Forum Rules? Nr. 397214!!)

 Jealous? It´s so delicious!

 There was an amendment to 397214?

Offffffffff ok ok

 I think male visitors of the lounge want to see more.... come on, show your legs.....

 Offfffffff this is hard work - biscuits, dances ...

ok... well... what else have you got here?

 You want to get seasonal fruit without working for it?

Not sure about todays programme but yesterday there was also a singing chimp and some illusion acts, all by AE The Magnificent. Visitors loved it, so stay, you never know if it´s going to be repeated....

I am a bit hot now ... bring on the dancing giraffes...

well i was hoping for another reading.... what do you see in my future?... care to take a look at my coffe cup ?

 Hmmmmmmm ok let me concentrate.  

The two coffee grounds on the side mean that you may feel sick today if you eat too many sweets, especially peppermint creams.  There is also a strange shape in the middle which implies that you should definitely NOT go to a circus today as elephants will trample you.  In the long term, I see a bright future but always beware of unreliable underwear.

I hope that helps

it is helpful... i see i won´t be getting sick anytime today... i won´t be trampled with elephants (there´s no elephants here in philippines... hihi) and definitely taking note of the underwear.... i´m never gonna wear panties 2 times larger than my size.... again....hehehehe

 Well I am glad I could be of some help - I am just sorry I can´t do your translation for you

nobody seems to be translating.... i feel like i´m the only one getting into the program.... sooooooooooo not fair...  huhuhu

 Dont worry...your request is important to us.. you are now number 62 in the queue.....please hold...

oh, i got my translation... a bit confusing though... hehehe... well... i hope everybody joins the program though...

Fact of life Number 29390239.  People who say they will "love you until the end of their life" never do

well.... not necessarily... that can be arranged.... hihihihi.... i will make my dudu love me until the end of HIS LIFE.... ahahaha...

 Ouh you are evil!!!

what are you talking about? (sinister laugh... )

Bedy in Bed I am not sure I like our Translation Lounge messages appearing on the right of the screen in summary

Sort it out please sweetie!

(You can do ANYTHING now - you are admin )

Ahhh welcome dear Sonunda to the Translation Lounge

 I knew it!  Nice quiet, friendly thread and just 4 pages in the complaining starts

I think it´s better if the messages appear where everyone can see then they know exactly where to wait.  Maybe we can organise a float so you can buy more coffee AND CHOCOLATE DIGESTIVES.  I will see if we can syphon off some of the Christmas Party money but don´t get too excited because the rest of them aren´t as generous as me

Thank you canim. Better late than never. What did I miss?

 Wowwww! You are the BEST LIR

 Thank you - so please send a couple of large packets of chocolate digestives to:

lady in red

apartment next to orchard

dusty sokak round the corner from new hamam

somewhere south of Istanbul

Turkey Türkiye The country next to Iran

I am waiting desperately.  I REALLY miss choccie digestives

 Hehehehehe

I would willingly send them but I think they would arrive as crumbs

It is ZulfuLivaneli´s turn to entertain us

I´m very bored this afternoon - not feeling that great and can´t be bothered going out.  My husband (gentleman in red) has gone out to a bar to watch his team (Red Devils of course!).  I wondered if you´d all fancy coming round to my lounge for a change? 

 Yippie!!!!!!

 Me too   It is so dark and cloudy today that it is almost dark and I am off sick from work so can´t go out in case it "looks bad" if colleagues see me

I would love to come to your lounge - will bring Digestives (dark choc or milk?)

(I love the "Gentleman In Red" title )

 Do you have pepernoten? If not, I won´t come.

Milk please    Dutch biscuits are just wierd - and why do you name them after pieces of medical equipment????

 Huh? Medical?

 Haha!  Why do we do that???  It´s like you turn into naughty schoolgirls - what´s wrong with ´I´m not well enough to come to work (and if I did you´d all be complaining if you caught my illness off me) but I do feel in need of a bit of fresh air´!!

 Specula - its a long-handled thing with a mirror on the end used for looking into ´awkward places´! 

 Yes I know   And it is not as if I am skiving, I have been in hospital!!!!  I would just feel too guilty for some reason.

The same thing happens when I walk through "Nothing to Declare" at the airport.  I start looking very shifty, even though I genuinely have nothing to declare

Geçmiþ olsun!

Places everybody!!!!  We have a translation request!

If you´re bored there´s bowls on the telly!

Somebody kill me

I feel a bit shy to give my usual hostess message to punters when their messages are sad

Ah so that´s where you were!  And I thought you´d gone somewhere for a secret triste with theh!! 

Geçmiþ olsun from me too

 Not on mýne there isn´t!

 Ermmmm thank you ... I dont know what it means though

 Post it in the translation forum

 Aha, we call them ´speculum´ here but the next time the doctor uses it on me I´ll remember the biscuit....

You´re lucky then.

OMG look at the time?   We have been here hours, and its nearly time for my medication and electroconvulsive therapy session!!!

 You´ve done marvellously today - congratulations    But I think you may need to go away and relax for a bit to get yourself ready for the evening crowd.  I also think that maybe you could offer wine in the lounge after 6 pm (UK time of course ) What do you think?

 Hmmm maybe you are right.  I don´t know if I can be here at 6pm though so my able assistant Trudy will have to take over my duties then

 Assistant? Supervisor you mean!!

The translation forum is self-service only until 6pm.

The Translation Lounge re-opens at 6pm and is now licensed

You´re all late!!! I´m already half way through my first glass of wine  

 O-oh. And Aenigma is still in her one-month trial period (said Admin LIR...)  

Yes...but she did let me know she´d be late and I thought you were going to stand in for her till she got here!

 She does that everytime! I told her so often that I won´t stand in!!!

So no coffee then?

No coffee - we´re having wine tonight, or at least I am!!! Hic

Okay-twist my arm!

The Translation Lounge is now licensed after 6.00 p.m. (UK time)   I´m sure your gracious hostess Aenigma (currently on one month´s trial) will be with you shortly!! 

And chocolate too - will pass them round

aw I think I might just make up a translation request so I can hang out here

OMG I am so sorry to be late....   Where is Trudy, she was supposed to open up for me

Does everyone have a drink?

Large Efes for me please - did you know it´s cheaper in Weatherspoons than it is in Turkey?? How mad is that???

I was just about to call you!!   -  Trudy was late too and left early to go to bed - still not well.  Joyce managed to make herself at home with a glass (bottle?) of wine but I have no idea how many others turned away disappointed!

I am so sorry - please help yourself

Just watching IAC. Glad we´re not having cockroach cocktails!!!

 What´s IAC? 

I´m a Celebrity Get me out of here!! On in the UK - they send celebrities into the jungle in Oz for 3 weeks

 OUh I am just watching it too

It´s nice to know that they have the same insecurities as we have - God they can bicker can´t they?? Oooh Esther has just been booted out - quite liked her.

Hi everyone - just thought I´d pop in for a swift one. Watching IAC too - glad Ester has gone she was getting on my nerves a bit

 Hello Ahmak - red or white?

(But why is David still in there? )

red please - can´t work out why David didn´t go on the first day. He´s awful.

I agree - he´s a really nasty piece of work - and so selfish. It´s all me me me - did anyone notice it was his birthday yesterday!!!!!!

Really!!!! He kept that quiet - ha ha ha

 Sorry it is rather a large glass

The problem with that program is that you can´t vote off people you don´t like, so some "nice" onces end up going first!  Anyway cheers!

 And so vain!!!!! He was not even that great in the 80s

Thanx - will sleep well tonight zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Dollar - what a waste of space they were  

I´m off to bed soon - catch you all tomorrow  

Hehehe I was not going to admit remembering them... but yeah  

 Iyi geceler Joyce

Me too - see you soon

 I may as well close the bar now then

Goodnight Ahmak

Good night

I see you´re closed so with my admin powers I sneaked in to leave a nice cup of Espresso for AEnigma when she comes again in the morning. Clooney comes with for tonight since Vineyards kindly reminded us of the afterplay, Aenigma can keep us updated if its foreplay thats overrated or afterplay thats neglected. See it as a thank you for such a wonderful idea I´d like to see him back before midnight though.

What does a girl have to do to get a drink round her?

 you need to sleep with george...... I know it´s a hardship!!

 Thank god it is, it makes us girls´ work a lot easier

 heh heh  

Dear Lounge Lizards,

I don´t want to be pushy, but if you do have a little free time, I was in earnest in requesting translation help for my post, I Want to Kiss You All Over. It would be an enormous amount of work for one person, but any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance. 

 Right back at ya darlin´

My prefered choice . Clooney is petty low on my list................

 I´ve had a look at it, but I´m afraid my Turkish is not good enough. But now that Im waiting for my nailpolish to harden before I can go to sleep, I´ll have another look. In the meantime you can take from the self-service AE has put out earlier today

 oh now I wouldn´t kick him out!!

 Hey Hey Hey!  Rude mods are invading our Lounge

Dear Kim Bey,

Firstly, welcome to the translation forum.  Unfortunately, most of our translators are off duty now.  Please take a number and I will do my best to make sure your request is fulfilled in the morning.

Failing that, you could send a nice PM to thehandsom - he may be feeling in generous mood

Hostess, could you make this a non-smoking lounge after midnight? It´s hard enough as it is and the word ´lounge´ just smells like cigarettes and alcohol.

I made this thread ´sticky´. It´s a nice idea, just to lounge and also for members to have a drink whilst they ask for their translation that has been waiting for quite a while.

 Sticky could be rather appropriate if things get out of hand and a few drinks get spilt............. who is going to do the cleaning?

Whilst I am here, can I have an expresso please? 

By the way it is non-smoking

Good morning Libralady - sorry your coffee was late

Was a bit late this morning - George is insatiable ....

 Perfect!  Just how I like it, like my men...................................... strong and dark  

 Me too and rich ...and fresh! 

 shame on you duduettes!

I could not agree more..

+99999 9999 9999 999

Thehandsom and Femmeous!

The Translation Lounge is for fun and relaxation only.

NO arguments!

 at least someone whom i can count on! this morning.

 no one is arguing

someone kick that LIR, i sent her pm, but shes just looking at a main page

 Good Morning Femmeous and welcome to the Translation Lounge.  If you require a translation, please take a number and a translator will be with you shortly

Do you have any further requirements?  Tea, Coffee, advice from Auntie Aenigma?

 yes, twinings seasonal, milk and one sugar. thanks canim

 Its on it´s way  

Same problems as me with TC today?

Aenigma you are going to have to open up the Lounge a bit this morning.  I´m directing disgruntled members who can´t get into the other forums there to relax and wait for America to wake up. 

Femme - I answered your pm - you are very impatient!

But actually, arguing is absolutely necessary here femme..

Look at this..one goes..´ohhhhh luis Figo´..the other goes..´ahhhh dark and strong..I am melting here´..

What is this eh?

And they call it ´ fun and relaxation´

Well that was Mods who broke into the lounge last night and spoiled it

And please don´t argue in the lounge

 Open it up?  I put the open sign out!

Do you mean allow disgruntled and moany members?

 yeah eay, totally agree with you it makes my blood melt. i cant stand it

admins should lock it now.

where is the morale police?

FOR TODAY ONLY!

The lounge is open to all distressed, tired and hysterical members who are unable to cope with the fact that TC has been vandalised during the night.

Soup, hot tea and councillors are available at your request.  Please come in and make yourself warm by the fire that thehandsom has kindly lit.  Femme is serving her flat breads in the corner

Yes - temporarily allow any member who is hanging around waiting - even if they don´t need a translation.  Just for today though - if they decide they like it they will have to start asking for translations or they can´t go back

 you seemed to be sooooo ignorant thanks for answering.

let us wait for "good morning bed amerika" its just unbelieveable that those bed lazy amerikans are still in bed

 phewwwwwwwww as long as she doesnt serve her flat brea__s... we all are ok (I guess)

 Yes ok boss

I have posted a message welcoming them

 You´re very good at this hostessing thing - any previous experience??

 Welcome to the Lounge Geniuda

Please make yourself comfortable!

 LIR, pls delete this post its too insulting

its a pure personal attack. there are no such jokes in my book

 No it is just my natural, god given charm I suppose

DD welcome to the lounge

If anyone wants to post their problems to admin, but cant see "off topic" here is the link (I am so helpful)

http://www.turkishclass.com/turkish/forum/forumTitle_31833_31

I was just making myself comfortable.....  ...you bed girl!

This is a totally-insult free zone geniuda.  I won´t delete your post referring to the size of femmeous´s brea**s this time but please be warned for future reference.  Thank you.

 oh at least you have a lesson now!

I hope things get back to normal soon - already we have had three incidents of insults in the lounge, coffee is spilled everywhere and we have run out of flatbreads

 thank you LIRadmin for taking care of such members they know no manners, no ettiquiette, not mentioning their poor english

 I´m sure you can cope!  I have to go now - don´t let femme have too much caffeine!

 is sun showing up in bed amerika?

 do you aenigma add caffeine to my herbal tea?

 Noooooooooooo definitely not!

 there was only one incident so far, it was genuida who was very aggressive towards me from the begninning and spoiled the atmoshpere here.

didnt we go to the same school???

 Hahahahahaha youuuuu!  OK Geniuda and Femmeous - please shake hands

Poor Bydand

I can see him struggling on the Home Page.....one by one they are logging in and finding disaster

 then what did LIR have on her mind?

can i take 5 mins break?

 OK but leave enough flatbreads out for everyone

 i never did go to bed amerika school

Ok, hands up who broke TC?

Oh, AE latte macchiato while I´m waiting for culprints, please

good for you ....I heard they are terrible  

did you ever go to any school?

 do culprints come to yoiu?

 I think we were vandalised during the night!  From the comments by "learners" it seems the classes section is wonderful .... AT THE EXPENSE OF OFF TOPIC

Anyway, make yourself at home DD ....

 yes, moscow national university based and hidden in lenin library

NO :O Do you mean some people actually come here to learn?

BRING BACK THE OFF-TOPIC SECTION NOW SOMEBODY!

Do you think I should ring Kitty in the middle of the night or is it not an emergency?

 Hahahaha call her!!!!!!

im taking my 5 mins

see you soon.

OK DD I need your help. Femme has taken a 5 min break.  We need you to serve soup to distressed TC refugees, and offer councilling ok?

Dear Aenigma........i need a drink...   anything that will help me fight this insomnia!!

 nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

ohh well, you are gone ..I am off to bed!

I´m on it, ma´am!

Dear distressed, form a queue and move one by one for a portion of a tasty iþkembe soup

And yest it tastes as it looks (what did you expect of a tripe soup?)

 The bar is closed at this time. But there is self-service available. Help yourself

 Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Oh well - any port in a storm .....

ohhhh thank you

Should I lock the door on my way out?

 Am off for a break....

Will leave this notice up

 Uhmmm, now I can add a new angle, strong, dark, rich and fresh  and perhaps add Italian?

 Are you implying that you are not strong, dark, rich and fresh??

Anyone want to join me in the Red Wine section for a mid-day apperitif?   While the cats away (or Aenigmas) the mice (mods) will play

 He probably was once - but he´s a bit stale now

 Ouuh finally we agree on something! (Coffee)!

Have you tried Taylor´s Rich Italian coffee?  It is my favourite!

 It is in my coffee jar as we speak and even better when it was 2 for 1 at Tescos

p.s. we also agree to disagree............. does that not count???

Would you like me to make you a coffee? or do you want to cause havoc in the Red Wine section, (I wont tell anyone it was you hehehehe  

 OMG that is so funny - I got 6 packs in tesco yesterday (only £1.24!!!!).  I rang work and told them to stock up too (we love our coffee at work)

In somerfield it is £3.06!!!!!!

(We are so house-wifey today )

i lost my keys, i think i left them here somewhere has anyone seen?

 you definetly added something to that tea, aenigma.

 I think Daydreamer took them....

 I am interested to know if the person in this pic made this soup....... if they did I think I will pass they appear to have a serious fungal thing going on with their nails.... I hope they washed their hands or you may find yourself being closed down by the health inspectors

 Yeh, I noticed that  Looks like something they drank in "I´m A Celebrity Get me out of here"  I think they called "Penis Cocktail"

Back to the Red Wine section

 what is that blonde gonna do with them?

 i think you two are too fussy. when you peel potatoes, grate carrots, chop onions and other stuff everyday your fingers turn into something like that.

i used to prepare tea and my hands looked like above. its hard work makes them look like that.

The last time someone posted a pic of this disgusting (in my opinion) soup the hands looked

the same.  Does the same person prepare all the soup or just eat (drink?) a lot?? 

And I notice there has been no improvement in the site so people may be stuck in here for a long time - will supplies of food and drink last???

 It was thehandsom in the recipe section  same pic - fungus hands with tripe soup

 I know - I just didn´t want to give him a ´plug´!

 No...and I am starting to feel weak..... I don´t think we can last much longer

If only Catwoman or Admin had come here sooner

I will just sit here quietly for a while and wait for Admin......... feeling so tired now......

 OMG!!!!  Aenigma!! Aenigma!  Can you hear me????

This is sheer insult..

And how would you know..eh?

Do you want any references..eh?

Remove this before DD sees it and gets wrong ideas about me..

Mods..Mods..any mods out there?

And admins?

 For goodness sake man!  Is everything about you??    Look at the state of poor dear Aenigma   And all she was doing was trying to help 

 I put some music on - that seems to have got her moving at least!

Is this the only thread that is being posted to?    Am I the only one who can see all the other threads?

btw, the Red Wine section needs refilling, I have now moved onto the white................... weeeeeeeeeeeell there is no here to control me 

Yes I can´t see any off topic forum, and I can see no preview messages either

Libralady, you don´t know the rules

The bar opens at 6pm (uk time)

 What are preview messages?

 Sorry I cant remember what it is called. When you go to All Forum Topics you see a list of the forums, then at the bottom, you see the most recent posts.

I cant see that at all and I still cant see off topic.  So basically I can´t see anything new that is posted apart from here

A little sample to tempt you.....  Apparently only LL and I can see this

Modify:  Ooh I wonder if you click on if you will get them?? I can send you the rest

Modify 2: Wow! I think you can - we can run the whole site from The Translation Lounge.  Thank God you invented it - you deserve a medal

 Hahaha you are a genius - yes I can click on them

It appears to be that the usual page is streched too much widthways, and also that there is no scroll bar to take us down to off topic and most recent messages.

LIR you will have to post them "refreshed" every 1 minute so we can keep up to date - is that ok?

I hope you didn´t have plans for this evening? ....

Not very interesting of course because no-one has been able to post - they´re all yours!!

Offfffff this is soooo annoying! 

I don´t need any translations but this seems to be the only place to hang out!  Can I still come in? 

    - I will cancel them - TC is very important to me

 GG - this is THE place to be at the moment - Aenigma is opening up to anyone and everyone today.  There is wine, coffee, flatbread (?) and lovely, lovely tripe soup!

 Oh thank god!  Ummm I will pass on the tripe soup...I´ve seen the photo.

Any hot chocolate? 

 I think Aenigma was offering some but she seems to have disappeared.  Trudy is supposed to stand in for her but it looks like she backed down as well.  But I found this in the supplies cupboard.

looks like half a cup!  but better than nothing, eh?

 Oh you are my favorite admin today!!!! 

Can I have a vodka-cherry please? Our adminstock has run out of anything decent (it must be LIR) so Ive decided to take full drink-residence in here. Im not gonna sleep tonight due to some work I shouldve done much earlier (GC is to blame, AE was right about him) so dear hostess can you provide me with the amount of alcohol (vodka cherry with equal amounts of both, 3 icecubes) that makes me forget about all my responsibilities and then an espresso please. Without sugar.

 GG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so sorry I wasn´t here to welcome you   Thank god you have arrived!  Can you serve the flatbread while Femmeous is away?

Bady, I looked at the threads and there is nothing there of interest!!!  Unless I comment on Bod´s clothing for today!

 Ummm I´d like to change my order please!  This sounds better than hot chocolate. 

 DK I am sorry but we have been serving drinks all day and are now rationing them.   You can have vodka OR cherry but not both

I see Teaship is still wondering around, desparate and lonely.  Someone bring her here quickly and offer soup and a blanket

 Aww thanks AE!!  I was hoping for this kind of welcome!  I just finished a bowl of gruel so I will pass on the flatbread for now.