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Picture of the Day: Turkey Escape

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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.

RULES

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

Answers that do not follow the rules will not be corrected or accepted.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

My example:

That blasted turkey got lucky this year, but next year he'll get what's coming to him!

¡Ese maldito guanajo se puso dichoso este año, pero el año que viene le va a llegar lo que le merece!

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updated Dec 15, 2011
posted by gintar77
:) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 25, 2011
qué cara, me lo has robado, jejeje, justo la foto que puse en la palabra del día, divertida, eh? genial gintar como siempre - 00494d19, Nov 26, 2011
ay, no sabía ... encontré esta foto hace un mes y la estaba guardando para este momento :-) - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011

17 Answers

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El pavo está pensando: "Por favor, no encienda la luz...no encienda la luz..."


The turkey is thinking: "Please, don't turn the light on...don't turn the light on...."

updated Dec 15, 2011
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 25, 2011
no encienda(s) - negative command form :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 25, 2011
Great job, amykay! -- Kiwi is correct - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
gracias amigos! - amykay, Nov 26, 2011
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Is this what is called 'having a lightbulb moment'?

¿Es esto lo que se llama "tener un momento de la bombilla?

updated Nov 27, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Great job, Kiwi! -- Not sure that is said in Spanish, but it sounds good :-) - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
lol thanx I didn't really expect it to be but thought ah well worth a crack Nige' je je :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 26, 2011
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Recuerda el interruptor de la luz no es no en la posterior eso vez.

Corrected sentence,- Recuerda que el interruptor de la luz no está detrás esta vez.

Remember the light switch is not in the back this time. sick

updated Nov 26, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
lol! I was just about to write the same thing. Glad I read all the other posts first now :) - billygoat, Nov 26, 2011
Fantastic that gives me great hope I love your work so to be like you is a cue for me . - ray76, Nov 26, 2011
Actually I wanted to say " don't pull the light cord this time " but I was not game , well not as the bird that is. - ray76, Nov 26, 2011
you guys make me laugh !! - jennyo45, Nov 26, 2011
Great job, ray! -- Recuerda *que* el ...no *está detrás esta* vez. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
Thank you gintar , I am so mad I knew "detrás " but I guess I got a posterior steer. - ray76, Nov 26, 2011
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Este pavo va a dar a luz a una nueva tradición: la de cenar pollo el Día de Acción de Gracias!

This turkey is going to bring to light (to give birth) to a new tradition: that of having chicken on Thanksgiving!

updated Nov 26, 2011
edited by mountaingirl123
posted by mountaingirl123
Almost perfect, mountaingirl! -- la de cenar pollo *para* el... - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
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í El pavo de James Bond !

The turkey of James Bond!

updated Dec 15, 2011
edited by 00434ec3
posted by 00434ec3
You need the English as well. - MaryMcc, Nov 26, 2011
Great job, mi6! - gintar77, Nov 29, 2011
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I hope he doesn't try to plug him into the electric outlet.

Espero que no intente lo conécte conectarlo al enchufe eléctrico.

updated Nov 29, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Great job, pesta, almost! -- Espero que no intente *conectarlo* al enchufe eléctrico. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
¡Gracias, Gintar! - pesta, Nov 28, 2011
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That is a smart turkey he surely deserves a reprieve. Eso es un pavo inteligente.Ciertamente merece un indulto.

updated Nov 27, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
Great job, jenny! -- *Ese es* un pavo *inteligentE*. Ciertamente merece *un* indulto. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
Gracias gintar77 - jennyo45, Nov 26, 2011
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Le deseo suerte al pavo ,pero ¿qué comerá la familia esta tarde ?

I cross my fingers for the turkey, but what will the family eat today this evening.

updated Dec 15, 2011
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
They can have baked beans :) - MaryMcc, Nov 26, 2011
Great job, porcupine! -- Spanish: *Le* deseo suerte al pavo, pero ¿qué comerá la familia *esta tarde*? -- English: ...but what will *the family eat this evening?* - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
Gracias - porcupine7, Nov 28, 2011
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¡Oye pavo! Ese sombrero es demasiado grande para ti.

Hey turkey, that hat is too big for you.

updated Dec 15, 2011
edited by billygoat
posted by billygoat
Great job, billy! Almost perfect! - ti [no accent] - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
gracias Gintar. sorry im late with the amendment! - billygoat, Nov 28, 2011
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Hey turkey , do not move your body ,hold on ! Or you will be on the dinner table ,Good luck !

¡Oye pavo, no muevas el cuerpo, aguanta, o vas a terminar en la mesa como cena, buena suerte!

updated Dec 15, 2011
edited by cindybuenasuerte
posted by cindybuenasuerte
Great job, cindy! -- ¡*Oye pavo*, no *muevas el* cuerpo, aguanta, o *vas a terminar en la mesa como cena*, buena suerte! - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
Hola amigo Gintar, thabks for correcting my Spanish sentence . Keep learning :) - cindybuenasuerte, Nov 26, 2011
Hi cindy, thanks, but don't forget, you must also correct your sentence. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
yes I did it ,thank you , as a new membe here , I did not note that I could edit it . jejeje , thank you , Learned . - cindybuenasuerte, Nov 29, 2011
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"Turkey? What turkey? There's no one here but us, the lamps."

"¿Pavo? ¿Qué pavo? Hay nadie aquí salvo nosotras, las lámparas."

updated Nov 26, 2011
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
Good job, Joyce! -- ¿Pavo? *¿Qué [accent]* pavo? *No hay nadiE* aquí *salvo nosotras*, las *lámparas [accent]*. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
Thanks, Gintar! That sure was a lot of mistakes. Thanks for the help. - JoyceM, Nov 26, 2011
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No busca por el pavo busca por los hurones en sus escondites.

He isn't looking for the turkey he is looking for the ferrets in their hiding place.

updated Nov 29, 2011
edited by MaryMcc
posted by MaryMcc
Sorry I couldn't resist, he looks like me when they fall asleep in the house :) - MaryMcc, Nov 26, 2011
Haha, good one Mary! Great job! Almost perfect! -- No busca [remove "por"] el pavo, busca [remove "por"] los hurones ... - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
Thanks Gintar - MaryMcc, Nov 27, 2011
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¿Dónde habrá escondido? Quizá mi marido ya lo haya comido y sólo esté fingiendo buscarlo..

Where could he have hidden? Maybe my husband already ate him and is just pretending to look for him..

updated Nov 29, 2011
edited by rabbitwho
posted by rabbitwho
Great job, rabbit! -- ¿Dónde *se* habrá escondido?...ya *se* lo ... - gintar77, Nov 29, 2011
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Menos mal que la casa no está de modo, que me cuadro bien.

Good job the house is old fashions, I fit in well.

updated Nov 29, 2011
posted by dewclaw
Nearly perfect, just need to change fashions to fashioned. - MaryMcc, Nov 26, 2011
Great job, dew! -- Menos mal que la casa *está pasada de modA*, que *encajo* bien. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011
I think the beginning is supposed to be "It's a good thing the house is old fashioned, ..." - EmiW, Nov 29, 2011
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Puedo encontrarlo. Necesito me linterna de pato si quiero aquí abajo. I can find him.I need my duck flashlight to see under here.

updated Nov 27, 2011
posted by heliotropeman
Almost: I can't ........ - MaryMcc, Nov 26, 2011
Great job, helio! Almost perfect! -- Necesito *mi* linterna de pato *para* ver aquí abajo. - gintar77, Nov 26, 2011