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Web Page Filters and Text Translators

Web Page Filters and Text Translators miraculously transform ordinary sites and plain text into something magical, often interpreting them as a completely new, nutty language. Enjoy these entertaining online toys and mirror pages.
French Translator
This one doesn't translate Web pages, but it does take simple English phrases and turn them into French so you can sound pretty before being slapped.
Inbedded Text Generator, The
If you're a computer geek who enjoys things that are inbedded, or if you want to spice up (wink, wink) a loser Web page, Brunching Shuttlecocks will put you "in bed."
Kenny Translator
Type or talk like "South Park's" Kenny!
AltaVista Translations
It's on the level. Translate pages from English to Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, or vice versa. For grins, filter something, then do it back again to the original language.
Dialectizer, The
Rinkworks' miracle transforms sites into languages of love: Redneck, Cockney, Swedish Chef, Jive, Pig Latin, Moron, and Fuddish. To sample, pick one, translating this page.
Groundhogese Translator
"With a little help from computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University," says PunxsutawneyPhil.com, "we have cracked the language barrier, and have made it possible for Web surfers to translate ordinary human verbiage into Groundhogese."
Phil Hartman-izer, The
As a child, the comedian and friends developed a special language so they could curse in front of adults. This translator, located at "The Church of Saturday Night Live," does the work, "yeggoeggu deggorky geggoeggofbeggall." Click on "HARTMAN-IZER."
Shredder
Sweet revenge, from Potatoland. Type the URL of the page you want destroyed and watch it get chewed and spewed. Of course, my Humor Guide pages won't work. Ha.
Smurf the Web
The Websmurfer takes you through the Web with this filter based on The Universal Translator version (below). Which one is the smurfily smurfily smurfiest?
Spam Mimic
Type any message and have it translated into authentic, annoying spam. The cool part is after you email the spam, knowing recipients may visit Spam Mimic to decode the spam back into your original secret message! Zowee! Get a life.
Universal Translator Assistant
The North Star Klingon Outpost hasn't set this tool for your bidding; but, you can read the latest issue of USA Today in Klingon. Drat! Now even they know about Monica.
Universal Translator, The
Skinhead (British), Cockney Rhyming Slang, Redneck, Pimp (tackier than Jive), Smurf, and Ozzie (Australian). Several languages are laced with "wee naughty words."
Valley URL
Cool! Like I am SO sure this 80s Server thingy is the MAX! It like takes my dweeb name "Mike" and -- Oh, my gawwd! -- calls me "STUD PUPPY!" Bitchin'!! Hellooo, like WAY!

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