Intermission: The Backstroke of the West

Patrick James
Writer / Former GOOD Managing Editor

May 28, 2009 • 2:06 pm PDT
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A little while back, a great blogger called Winterson posted this amazing accidental comedy in a Chinese-to-English translation of the subtitles for Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. It's kind of amazing that Sith translates to West.

Thanks, Jaime.

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