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Dubbel · Bericht door **Dubbel** » za sep 03, 2011 11:40 am

Look what an awesome classic Remi is wearing here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkSPUDpe0U8

Olsen, Lerby, Ling anyone?

Manneken Pis · Bericht door **Manneken Pis** » za sep 03, 2011 4:10 pm

Dubbel schreef:Look what an awesome classic Remi is wearing here!

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... D%29+&aq=f

Olsen, Lerby, Ling anyone?

Could be the AC Ajaccio shirt from a couple of years ago, which looked like a copy paste of the classic Ajax design.

Cedric · Bericht door **Cedric** » za sep 03, 2011 5:28 pm

This is an Ajax shirt, I even think it's not the only video where he wears it.

Dubbel · Bericht door **Dubbel** » za sep 03, 2011 8:32 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkSPUDpe0U8

Yeah, Le Coq, our logo in the middle, early to mid 80's I'd say. One of the last shirts before TDK became our first shirt sponsor.

Anyone who isn't familiar with Remi's work should at least watch his Foot videos:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... +foot&aq=f

Bericht door **ajaxusa** » ma sep 12, 2011 5:37 am

Well friends, it's been a strange day here in the States. Perfect, beautiful weather, just like that day in New York exactly ten years ago. Tonight, we watched a documentary about the September 11 attacks with my boys Sean and Ryan, whom a few of you have met over the years. They were too young to remember the attacks when they happened, so it was really stunning to them both watching it unfold tonight, the enormity of it all. It really brought it home again for me too, watching it with them.

Anyway, it brought me back as well to the amazing experience of discovering the post-9/11 world, including the reaction of Ajax fans around the world, which Menno and I got to experience through the Ajax USA web site, and Menno especially in person at the ArenA.

The Ajax USA web site is no more, but thanks to the wonders of the Internet Archive's Way Way Back Machine, you can see the memorial pages once again.

Ajax USA: September 11 Terrorism - Ajax Responds

Manneken Pis · Bericht door **Manneken Pis** » ma sep 12, 2011 9:04 am

Well I'm just back from a trip to Turin and Dublin.

One small Ajax related anecdote for you...

We went to Turin for the opening ceremony of Juve's new stadium (very nice by the way, a big improvement on the old "Del la Alpi" one), as my other team; Notts County (divison 3 in England) were invited to play a friendly as part of the celebrations. The reason Notts were invited was that back in 1903 Juve wanted to change their shirt colour from pink to something else, and Notts sent them a box of black and white shirts which has been their colours ever since. We played surprisingly well, and managed to get a 1-1 draw after being dominated in the first half, and could have even won it in the end ... still the away goal could be vital for the return leg ;o).

The atmosphere was very warm and the Juve fans were very friendly (they all applauded when we scored), one even gave me his scarf after the game as a gift.

Anyway, after the game we went for some refreshments in the city centre and we ended up on the terrace of a cafe next to our hotel. When I looked round I realized I was sitting next to Edgar Davids (one of the 50 Juve 'legends' invited for the ceremony). So I leaned over and asked if I could have his autograph for my son (the way you do ...) in Dutch. I was wearing a t-shirt with a famous (to Notts fans) manager's face on it; the very idiocincratic, and very ugly Jimmy Sirrel. This was all too confusing for him; a Notts County fan, in Turin, speaking Dutch... The only thing that came out of his mouth was "Wie is die lelijke man???" ("Who is that ugly man???"). I then proceeded to explain in Dutch that back in the seventies he had become a legend as he had taken us from the fourth division to the first. This confused him even further, and in the end he just shrugged, shook his head and signed my opening ceremony programme... It was a funny moment, although I guess you had to be there....

As for Dublin (the original planned destination for the long week-end before we decided to go via Turin for the Juve event), that was an absolute blast and I would highly recommend it if you want to go party for a weekend....

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » ma sep 12, 2011 9:17 am

Nice story !

SE6Ajacied · Bericht door **SE6Ajacied** » ma sep 12, 2011 7:44 pm

Nice one, and I found a picture to go with it....http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/New ... 48,00.html

souras84 · Bericht door **souras84** » ma sep 12, 2011 8:36 pm

BRILLIANT

afcajax73 · Bericht door **afcajax73** » di sep 13, 2011 2:52 am

nice one Manneken! good story that. I watched something on TV here, apparently Juve refused to let notts county play in white! so had to play in blue, did that happen?

Manneken Pis · Bericht door **Manneken Pis** » di sep 13, 2011 7:45 am

afcajax73 schreef:nice one Manneken! good story that. I watched something on TV here, apparently Juve refused to let notts county play in white! so had to play in blue, did that happen?

I don't know about that, our home strip this year is a mostly white shirt with black pinstripes and black shorts (much to the chagrin of the fans who don't like any shirt that doesn't have "proper" black and white stripes), and the away shirt is light and dark blue stripes. Given Juve played in their traditional strip our away colours were logical to avoid a clash. There was talk of Juve playing the first half in pink, and second in black and white but that didn't happen either.

To be honest, it was all a bit weird for me, as being an Ajax supporter also I'm not naturally a big Juve fan since the '96 Champions League final and the subsequent drugs scandal, but I have to say their decision to invite Notts and the way their fans treated us makes it difficult not to have a soft spot for them now.

Here's a good article if you would like to know more:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... tts-county

afcajax73 · Bericht door **afcajax73** » do sep 15, 2011 7:31 am

The thing i saw was a local news report/special. They had an interview with the "kit man" who was folding/preparing some blue shirts. He was the one who told the stroy. Glad you had a good time anyway!

Bericht door **ajaxusa** » vr sep 16, 2011 8:52 pm

Totally random (with apologies for hijacking the forum) request: If you are fluent in any of the following languages, would be so kind as to translate this text for me? (This is for localized description of an iPhone app in iTunes.)

ENGLISH:

Photos are now saved locally on your device.
Verified users now have “Verified” badge on Profile.
Bug fixes.

I need:

DUTCH:

SWEDISH:

ITALIAN:

JAPANESE:

KOREAN:

Bericht door **Arthur** » vr sep 16, 2011 10:12 pm

DUTCH:
Foto's worden nu lokaal opgeslagen op uw apparaat.

Gecontroleerde gebruikers hebben nu een badge "gecontroleerd" op hun profiel.

Bugs verholpen.

Bericht door **ajaxusa** » vr sep 16, 2011 10:18 pm

Arthur schreef:DUTCH:
Foto's worden nu lokaal opgeslagen op uw apparaat.

Gecontroleerde gebruikers hebben nu een badge "gecontroleerd" op hun profiel.

Bugs verholpen.

Thanks Arthur!

666 · Bericht door **666** » za sep 17, 2011 2:38 am

Without knowing the target audience, I'd turn the first line into "Foto's worden nu lokaal opgeslagen op het apparaat." This way you don't have to choose between the formal and informal version of the dutch word for "you."

Bericht door **raymon** » za sep 17, 2011 8:25 am

I would say: 'Foto's zijn nu opgeslagen....' and instead of 'gecontroleerd' i would say 'geautoriseerd'

666 · Bericht door **666** » za sep 17, 2011 10:01 am

That depends on the app. If the pictures are already saved you could write "zijn opgeslagen." If they're gonna be saved you should write "worden opgeslagen."

"Geautoriseerd" for "verified" doesn't make sense. Authorisation (granting rights or permissions) is not verification (confirming truth or accuracy).

For a proper translation Jim has to cough up a little more info about what the messages in the first two lines are supposed to tell us:
- Are the pics already saved when the message appears or does it only apply to future pictures? We need to know to decide between "zijn" and "worden."
- What property of the users do you verify? That they exist, that they paid, that they are "gecontroleerde" true red-white blooded ajacieden? Or do you tag 'em with a badge to indicate that they have the right to something, i.e. authorised?

Bericht door **Arthur** » za sep 17, 2011 10:17 am

This message tells users what has changed in this update of Jims app, so I assume it only applies to photos that are taken *after* applying the update.
So, "worden" should be correct.

I agree with 666's slight modification to avoid the politeness level.

Bericht door **ajaxusa** » za sep 17, 2011 3:36 pm

This text is for the "What's new in this version" text of an app description in iTunes. Specifically, for the Formspring app. [link]

To explain each comment:

"Photos are now saved locally on your device." The app lets you take photos and share them on Formspring.me. Now the app will *also* save those photos to your device, locally.

"Verified users now have “Verified” badge on Profile." Verified users are famous people - celebrities, bloggers, music journalists, bon vivants - whose identity has been verified. The badge is a graphic that lets you know you're answering questions from the REAL Ben Bell, etc.

"Bug fixes." You know, fix shit that was broke.

I appreciate the seriousness with which you guys are approaching this translation. The Dutch version will be the most pored-over and correct, by far. Plus, I guess it's a slow news day. :-)

Bericht door **Arthur** » za sep 17, 2011 3:53 pm

If correctness is not that big an issue for you, might I suggest translate.google.com?

Are the texts inside the app also translated in different languages? If yes, which Dutch translation do you use for 'verified' on the badge?

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » ma sep 19, 2011 1:20 pm

AC Milan paper tigers got their ass kicked in Napoli.

Orange14 · Bericht door **Orange14** » ma sep 19, 2011 1:59 pm

philippe schreef:AC Milan paper tigers got their ass kicked in Napoli.

...bigger upset is Madrid losing to Levante 1-0, though they did have Khedira sent off just before halftime.

Bericht door **ajaxusa** » ma sep 19, 2011 5:16 pm

Check out my improvised corner flag for a youth soccer game last weekend. I guarantee there wasn't another one like it across all of the United States...

https://skitch.com/jmcgough/f4dau/re-img-1223

Blind3 · Bericht door **Blind3** » ma sep 19, 2011 8:54 pm

Great stuff !! Just hope that it was returned to you in the same pristine condition.