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Tuesday, 15 November 2005

A man with a phone in Nantucket ...

Posted on 11:51 by Unknown
Posted by Matt Waddell, Google Mobile Team

Underneath a cell tower nearby
SMS I decided to try:
[t to french grant a loan], [6 shekels in kroon]
Now a polyglot banker am I.*

*This limerick was inspired by Google SMS, and its new translation and currency conversion features. And if you're wondering, as I was: kroon is pronounced "krone."
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