There's a really good bit...

with Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge about the translations in this: User Posted Link saying how they liased with Goscinny and Uderzo and were sometimes given license to write their own puns when the French didn't quite work. It's fab.

Posted By: Garry Brooke on October 21st 2010 at 20:41:47

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Last I checked we were 1-0 up vs Palace (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:19:19
- never understood why people tell pointless lies like that (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 21, 19:24:46
  - I know we lost (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:26:44
    - so actually the last time you checked it was ft 2-1 (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 21, 19:29:47
      - ha ha (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:41:01
        
        you should know (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 19:42:59
        
        It's disturbing, I think this is another person that needs to be moderated (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 21, 19:45:59
        
        Dei Gratia I am still here (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:50:51
        
        semper reformanda (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 21, 19:52:58
        
        I do know (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:44:00
        
        yes, tell us charles (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 21, 19:43:59
        
        My aim in life is to be more like CB41 (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:45:40
        
        I think you need this mate (NCFC) - shoddy, Oct 21, 19:47:17
        
        Thanks shoddy (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:48:21
        
        I am afraid...alea iacta est (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 21, 19:54:03
        
        My favourite (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 20:03:43
        
        O tempora o mores! (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 21, 20:18:10
        
        agreed, looking back at them they are brilliantly done (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 20:30:10
        
        There's a really good bit... (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 21, 20:41:47
        
        aarrgh, it isn't free! I really wanted to read that (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 20:46:01
        
        Hang about, the cheapeast is ?64.61? (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Oct 21, 20:44:07
        
        I might have to buy a copy (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 20:48:14
        
        * (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 21, 20:11:25
        
        *** (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 20:16:53
        
        I can't see Ipso Calypso in that list (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 21, 19:51:40
- yes (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 21, 19:21:20
  - oh bugger (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 21, 19:25:05

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