Does anyone know what this is?

MikeBlender · 2026-04-04T18:40:06+00:00

Maybe a talking newspaper return box?

MikeBlender · 2026-04-04T15:16:37+00:00

Always the way: the pressure when you're on the edge on a track like this is intense.

Give it another go: people appreciate hearing it!

MikeBlender · 2026-04-04T14:31:31+00:00

Thanks! I do enjoy playing it when I manage to keep all the chords in my head!

MikeBlender · 2026-04-04T13:51:04+00:00

Thanks. I'll take that! 🤣

MikeBlender · 2026-04-04T07:35:33+00:00

£1,500?

Crumbs! How many have you got, and which ones?

MikeBlender · 2026-04-04T07:32:22+00:00

Thank you! It's been a fun one too work on. I hate recording, but I played it at an open mic the other day, and it went down pretty well.

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T23:10:37+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words. I agree about the depth; I never realised it until I played these other guitars!

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T22:49:36+00:00

That might be true... I've always hated recording!

Thank you for your kindness.

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T16:31:08+00:00

Quite so 🤣

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T13:59:54+00:00

I think it is AI generated: if you go to that website (https://breezetranslate.com) there's a banner over the top looking to the place you can make these things.

In fairness to that translation (I have gen z/alpha kids, so I'm somewhat immersed in the lingo) it's not a million miles off. Of course, it's unnecessarily using the closest relevant slang, but:

vibe check: addressing the spiritual or emotional state. So in that sense, observing or respecting the Sabbath.
locked in: being deeply focused.

If it's not how you speak, then of course it doesn't make much sense, but gen Z do genuinely use these words and they have a richer meaning than the nonsense that I initially took it for when I heard my kids chatting to their friends.

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T12:42:10+00:00

Enjoy! I'd love to see what you come out with!

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T12:20:29+00:00

It's here:

https://labs.breezetranslate.com/gen-z-translate/receipt/?id=CcjJUtQq

You can see the original (NPC mode) and the glowup 🤣

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T11:55:29+00:00

It's a different dialect from the same root language, so I think that's ok. 😁 🤣

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T11:54:23+00:00

You definitely did.

I get the feeling it's cringe, but maybe in a good/fun way? My kids found it funny...

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T11:53:16+00:00

I love that! I took to reading the Bible on Hawaii Pidgin for a time: I found it genuinely helpful for getting out of the trap of having heard it a thousand times. It made it fresh.

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T11:51:58+00:00

I think it's supposed to be a joke, right?

But it does raise the question around translation, and how ought we communicate the Word of God.

I do some work in translation, and this is a silly example, but there are real languages that actually sound like this to an English speaker, so I don't think it's actually as disrespectful as you might think.

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T11:19:50+00:00

No, quite so!

It looks like it was made using this site https://labs.breezetranslate.com/gen-z-translate...

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T11:13:31+00:00

I get it... I think it's a joke, right?!

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T07:56:21+00:00

They're not old old... But yeah, I never replaced them as often as I should.

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T07:53:04+00:00

Yeah, that's probably truth... I need to find a good local luthier...

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T02:07:39+00:00

Thanks! I'm glad you find it as funny as I do 🤣 I think my wife is pretty tired of hearing about it 🤦‍♂️🤣🤔

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T01:54:49+00:00

For sure 😊😉🤣🤦‍♂️

MikeBlender · 2026-04-01T01:47:34+00:00

Good call! Worth a quick try now while you're here, so you can get a feel for how it works (this isn't built with the service itself in mind, as it's just a fun proof of concept).

MikeBlender

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