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Vaguely related, a text that is both Polish and English. Does not make much sense in either language but is grammatically correct. The author is Stanisław Barańczak, who specialized in similar texts.

"Ten pies... i owe forty... a lot much? To handle Buddy! Stale pies, but i brew, stale... Ale, no – stare my windy, fury win... One – to ten sam stale pies! Wanna? Piece? A top ten list, pal go! I won!"

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I have the very same problem with this video, but in Spanish. Once I hear the spanish interpretation I can no longer hear it in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNXpL9pQ_pA

In Japanese, the word for this is 'soramimi', which is basically misheard lyrics, and there's a show that turns it into hilarious skits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lgOZlQJ_sw

I am Polish, and my brain is actively resisting reading it in Polish. Had a good laugh. Thanks!

Potrzebie was a long-running gag word in MAD magazine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrzebie

And Don Knuth's first publication [1].

[1] The Potrzebie system of weights and measures. MAD Magazine 1(33), pp. 36–37, June, 1957.

I’m curious: what is the English translation of the Polish reading of it?

In the spirit of Cunningham's Law, here's the Google translation: "This dog ... and these forts ... and fly much? That's Buddha's handle! Permanent dog, shoe and eyebrow, constantly ... But, well - we are old elevators, carts of wines ... One - is the same constantly dog! Bath? Piece? And top this letter, smoke it! I won!"

Nice, Google. Small changes:

"This dog ... and these forts ... and fly of flies? That's Buddha's handles! Constantly dog, shoe and eyebrow, constantly ... But, well - we are old elevators, carts of wines ... They - is the same constantly dog! Bath? Stoves? And sink this letter, smoke it! And get out!"

cf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mots_d%27Heures

Do the words have the same meaning?

Of course they do not.

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