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Picture of the Day: Complaint Department

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Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

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Rules:
? Captions should be a minimum of four words and a maximum of four sentences in length.
? The sentences M U S T be your own work: you cannot copy from the translator, books or any other source.
? Idioms and lyrics which do not translate should be avoided.
? You can only answer once.
? Answers must caption the picture in both English and Spanish.
? You must correct your answer with any corrections that are given.
? Sentences must be comprehensible after three or four reads.
? Do not post pictures or unnecessary subject pronouns in Spanish.
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Answers which do not follow the rules will not be corrected or accepted.


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My example:

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Puedo dar fe de que esta es una empresa maravillosa, puesto que no hemos tenido ni una sola queja.

I can really vouch that this is a great company, they've never had a single complaint!

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Departamento de quejas: Para quejarse pulse el botón rojo.

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updated Apr 9, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
Great one Jen:) lol - FELIZ77, Apr 7, 2011
'Puedo dar fe' (it sounds very weird if you include the "mucha")... puesto que no 'hemos tenido/recibido ni una sola queja'.... Para quejarse presione/pulse el botón rojo. (I think they sound better than "déle") Very good, Jen! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Thank you Cogu and Feliz:) - --Jen--, Apr 7, 2011

18 Answers

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¡Deberías ver el buzón de sugerencias! Está en el sótano junto con la basura y el perro guardián.

You should see the suggestion box! It's in the basement with the trash and the watch dog.

updated Apr 9, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Good one, Sanlee:) - FELIZ77, Apr 7, 2011
Deberías ver... en el sótano 'junto' ( opcional, but it gives a certain naturality to the sentence) con la basura y .... Well done, sanlee! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Great caption Sandy! - --Jen--, Apr 7, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Apr 7, 2011
Thank you everyone - sanlee, Apr 7, 2011
Wow! Thank you so much! - sanlee, Apr 8, 2011
Two in one day. That is amazing. I can't believe it! - sanlee, Apr 8, 2011
another blue day Sandy should I say sorry , I don't get blue days. - ray76, Apr 8, 2011
No, Ray it's a great day! - sanlee, Apr 9, 2011
You missed the point , I meant the color of the post , Oh never mind , you have it all now. - ray76, Apr 9, 2011
10
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¡Este dispositivo es el favorito de Muammar Gaddafi!


This device is Muammar Gaddafi’s favorite!

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
Love it Rolest .voting. - ray76, Apr 7, 2011
Excellent, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Gracias a todos. - Rolest, Apr 7, 2011
jeje... see this picture... I think in response your question, he kind of looks like he's thinking, "who me?" - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
http://blog.sarcasmsociety.com/world/muammar-gaddafi-the-new-prophet.html - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
Good pict. DJ. - Rolest, Apr 7, 2011
De nada... that guy is so funny... you should look up Saturday Nights Live's skit they did on him. - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
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De todos modos quejarse no sirve para nada... rolleyes

Complaining doesn't do any good anyway...

updated Apr 7, 2011
posted by luz_72
Excellent, Luz :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
also : "no sirve de nada" and "no vale de nada" - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
6
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Si tienes una queja, vete a ver a Helen Wait, nuestra jefa del departamento de quejas.

If you have a complaint, go to Helen Wait, our head of the complaint department.

(This is posted in a small store near me, and is a funny play on her name in English).

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by dc-alien-z
posted by dc-alien-z
I am unsure if I have followed the rules of this question. I did not post a caption. If so, I apologize. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011
You did just fine mate , you always do . - ray76, Apr 7, 2011
Thanks Ray. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011
vete a ver a / ve a ver a ( imperative mood) ... jefa "del" departamento de quejas. Well done, dcalienz! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Thanks Laura. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011
I've seen a similar sign with the name Helen Dye! - theresa5, Apr 7, 2011
That is a good one also, Theresa. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011
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Para quienes están al tanto en temas de negocios.

For people who always have their finger on the pulse of business.

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Para las personas que siempre están al corriente de las finanzas / Para quienes están al tanto en temas de negocios. ( Avoid idiom's literal translations, pleeease, dear Ray) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
thank you Cogu , it seamed to fit OK but I realise now that the meaning was not there , only the words. - ray76, Apr 7, 2011
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As my mother says, "You want to complain, I'll give you something to complain about".

Como dice mi madre, "Si te quieres quejar, ¡te voy a dar yo algo por lo que quejarte!"

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by DJ_Huero
posted by DJ_Huero
Good one Dj lol jeje - EL_MAG0, Apr 7, 2011
" si te quieres quejar, ¡te voy a dar yo algo por lo que quejarte!" Very funny, DJ ! :) Well done! - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Thanks laura, quick question, is the "yo" after "dar" a typo or does that really go there? - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
Your right Dj they are busy. - EL_MAG0, Apr 7, 2011
No, that "yo" is very usual in that kind of "threats" :) Kisses, friend ! - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
thanks Laura, much appreciated =) - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
Jajaja, this sounds like my mom ;)! - chicasabrosa, Apr 7, 2011
jeje... I was raised on that one chicasabrosa... mí hermanito y yo knew that if we acted up in a store, "mr. spoon" (a wooden spoon) was waiting in the car. =) - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
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''We prefer to adopt a ''hands-on'' approach to handling complaints!'' tongue wink tongue rolleye smile LOL :- )

= ''íPreferimos adoptar un enfoque ''práctico'' para manejar las quejas!;''-P tongue rolleye smile LOL grin

Corregid mi español, por favor grin

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Another perfect one, Paul :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Muchas gracias, Cogu :) - FELIZ77, Apr 7, 2011
Typo on prefieremos, should be preferimos. - Deanski, Apr 7, 2011
Thanks Deanski :) - FELIZ77, Apr 7, 2011
Awesome! ;-P - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
THanks Dj:) - FELIZ77, Apr 7, 2011
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If you complain! Your words will be, Ouch!! Ouch, Ouch Ouch Ouch.

Si se queja, Sus palabras serán, ¡Ay! ¡Ay! ¡Ay! ¡Ay! ¡Ay!

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Si se queja ( no exclamation mark seems needed here) sus palabras serán ... Well done, Amorypaz! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Thank you so much cogumela. I promise to get to the homework of what youve corrected me on. Personal"a" usage of definate articles and punctuation. That is a lot of homework. Still gotta get to all those verb endings también. Thank you so much for making - EL_MAG0, Apr 7, 2011
it possible to ask many questions like a two year old. Se amo puramente. Gracias mi amiga. ;) - EL_MAG0, Apr 7, 2011
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A veces, una queja vale la pena!

Sometimes, one complaint is worth the trouble!

updated Apr 7, 2011
posted by rabbitwho
If I really had to, I don't think I would push that button, instead I would loose my voice hahaha. ;) - EL_MAG0, Apr 7, 2011
Perfect, rabbit! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
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Normalmente me da miedo quejarme, y si este fuera el procedimiento de hacerlo nunca lo haría.

I'm normally afraid to complain, and if this were the process I would never do it.

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
My suggestion: Normalmente me da miedo quejarme, y si este "fuera" el procedimiento para hacerlo nunca lo haría. Well done, theresa! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Thanks! I'm glad I got the subjunctive in the right place, but I guess it was the wrong tense. - theresa5, Apr 7, 2011
3
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This looks like the device that I have in my kitchen.

Esto parece el chisme que tengo en mi cocina.

updated Apr 7, 2011
posted by --Mariana--
Genial, Marianne! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Is like the one mi tia had on the cookie jar? ;-P - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
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That is better than the complaint department at my previous job. There, it was a bomb.

Ese es mejor que el departamento de quejas en mi trabajo anterior. Allí, era una bomba.

updated Apr 7, 2011
posted by pesta
"Eso" es mejor que el departamento de quejas "de" mi anterior trabajo. Allí era una bomba. Hehehe! Very well done, pesta! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
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The boss has an "open door policy", but the door is always locked.

El jefe tiene una "política de puertas abiertas", pero la puerta siempre está cerrada.

updated Apr 7, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
I think you typoed, cerrada not cerraba, right? =) - DJ_Huero, Apr 7, 2011
I was thinking it should be the 3rd person imperfect of cerrar. - Leatha, Apr 7, 2011
... una política "de puertas abiertas" ( is how we say), pero la puerta siempre "está" cerrada. Excellent, Leatha! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Note : cerraDa, not cerraba. :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
Gracias, Cogumela y DJ. - Leatha, Apr 7, 2011
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Lo triste es que la mayoría de las veces este es el método menos doloroso de presentar una queja.

The sad thing is that most of the time this is the least painful method of lodging a complaint.

updated Apr 7, 2011
posted by Izanoni1
Me pregunto si suena mejor decir algo como "la manera menos dolorosa" - Izanoni1, Apr 7, 2011
Your sentence sounds perfect to me, and "la manera menos dolorosa" is good as well. Excellent, Iza :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
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Si la ratonera es buena para las ratas con cuatro patas, es buena para las con dos!

If the mouse trap is good enough for rats for four legged rats, it's good enough for two legged ones!

updated Apr 7, 2011
posted by 002262dd
Adding subordination is needed here: "es buena para las que tienen dos". The alternative is ".... también es buena para las ratas con dos" I can't explain very well why is this, but I am sure in this case that your sentence in not correct. Something ... - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011
... is missed. Lazarus, Izazoni and company would explain this better than me. Well done, Joe! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011