Sunday, January 02, 2011

The Second Annual Jelly Donut Awards

The Second Annual Jelly Donut Awards: "As you may remember from last year’s announcement, the Jelly Donut Awards are named in honor of one of the most enduring stories of international mistranslation. Though it has since been established that John F. Kennedy’s claim of “Ich bin ein Berliner” — “I am a jelly donut,” as the story goes — isn’t actually incorrect, the anecdote is too widespread (and too charming!) to ignore."

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