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Just got an email from an unknown Brazilian. It doesn't seem to be spam as there's no links to anything. However it's mildly amusing if only for the state of the English. If anyone can translate it it'd be useful...

"Olá, I speak of Brazil. He forgives if my English is bad. I am ordering you
this email to clarify a doubt. It knows the Wayne Rooney, boy prodigy of the
English election and the Manchester Utd? Then, it is protagonist of an
excellent advertising of the Nike. In this advertising, while it appears the
Rooney beating a ball, itrolls a music. It seems The Rakes or The
Futureheads, or then Art Brut, i only know that he is excellent. He wanted
to know if you know who you are that she touches the musicof the
advertising? Thank you."

Arf! Great stuff...

I think he's trying to find out who's playing on the soundtrack to a Nike ad featuring Wayne Rooney. But i'm not sure...

My guess is he wrote it in Brazillian then put it through some sort of instant English translator ...

Have you replied to him yet??

No, but when I do I'll put it through a Portugues translator for him...

He must mean this one:

Anyone know who did the backing track?

Sorted:

Heart

Heart has Wayne Rooney going into goal himself after conceding in a training session. Cantona says that without heart we cannot play. Rooney currently plays for Manchester United and the English national football team as second striker. In this spot he takes over as goal keeper before taking the ball back to score a goal himself, despite his coach’s instructions to stay where he is.

Music in Nike Heart is “Caroline” by Radio 4, from “Enemies Like This”, released in May 2006.

Seeing Wayne running around like that almost made be blub .. No amount of comedy robotic dancing will make up for him I fear ...

Still, wonder why he mailed you about it Bovine?? Surely he realised there are TWO teams in Manchester ...

Or at least I think there are

I'm also thinking of getting a T-Shirt made up ...

Big pic of Rooney with caption:

"boy prodigy of the English election and the Manchester Utd?"

Why is it that if you mangle English a little bit you just get bad English, but if you mangle it a lot you get a wierd sort of poetry?

"He wanted to know if you know who you are that she touches the music of the advertising? Thank you."

That's fantastic.

He's probably trying to say that if Rooney doesn't kick a ball in this World Cup then Nike are going to have his guts for garters and tie his agent to the nearest lampost by his fucking gonads.

In fairness BJ, I reckon he speaks better English than you speak Brazillian...

Just received another email from him...

Hi my name is Marcélio, I speak of Brazil. This is the second time that I
write.
Taste very of the bands Art Brut, The Rakes and The Futureheads. They very
make a sound influenced by punk English, well 77 exactly, rude, simple and
direct, but very produced well, with clean and discrete strokes. I do not
know to say in terms technician but it is this that I feelwhen I hear these
three bands, i wait to have been clearly.
He wanted to know if you know some another band who has the
samecharacteristics of Art Brut, Rakes and Futureheads?
Since already I am thankful for the attention and the reply.

Strangely garbled once more. Maybe it's Ronaldo and he's got himself caught in a sausage mangler?

Ok then who do you reckon I should recommend to him?

Hot Club De Paris for one seeing as he likes The Futureheads. Maybe Good Shoes and The Lodger would be worth a mention.

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I wonder what the Brazilian punk scene is like ..

A quick google image search came up with this ..



Fisting action; handlebar 'tache... More Village People than The Clash I fear..

Now we're squawking

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