Wiktionary:Christmas Competition 2009/December 1

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I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Díolaim uachtar agus deánann mo chomharsan an céanna (I sell cream and my neighbour does the same)
How's it going?
Go maith, bíonn an lámh in uachtar agam go minic (Good, I often have the upper hand)
15 pts. 50 Xylophone Players talk 19:52, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Pruebo bolas de las toallas. (I test balls of towels.)
How's it going?
Tiro la toalla todo el día. (I throw the towel all day.)
5 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 19:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Fabricante de neumáticos. (I make tyres)
How's it going?
Va sobre ruedas.( It’s going on wheels)
15 pts. Andromeda22 18:40, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I'm the curator of the Keystone Kops Museum.
How's it going?
People are falling over themselves to get in.
25 pts. ​—msh210 18:38, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I make pillows shaped like clouds.
How's it going?
Every cloud has a silver lining.
15 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 18:11, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Ich habe einen Butler angestellt. (I appointed a butler)
How's it going?
Er kann mir nicht das Wasser reichen. (He cannot hand me the water)
15 pts. Prince Kassad 17:41, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Ich bin Lokführer. (I am a train driver)
How's it going?
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof. (I only understand train station)
15 pts. Prince Kassad 17:20, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I harvest and sell tree fruit.
How's it going?
I just cherry pick all day.
15 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 17:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Todavía monto caballos. (I still ride horses.)
How's it going?
Pierdo a veces los estribos, también. (Sometimes I lose the stirrups, also.)
5 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 16:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Ich halte Kühe (I keep cows.)
How's it going?
Gut, sie stehen auf der Weide und beißen ins Gras (Good, they stand on the pasture and bite the grass).
5 pts. Prince Kassad 16:20, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Estoy aprendiendo los lenguajes de los pájaros. (I am learning the languages of the birds.)
How's it going?
Puedo ahora hablar como un papagayo. (Now I can talk like a parrot.)
5 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 16:16, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Monto caballos. (I ride horses.)
How's it going?
Olvido a veces las rienda y tengo que traer el caballo por los pelos. (I forget the reins sometimes and I have to bring the horse by the hair.)
5 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 16:08, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Ich führe Wanderungen. (I lead hiking tours)
How's it going?
Sie gehen den Bach runter. (They go down the stream)
15 pts. Prince Kassad 13:08, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I'm selling my houseboat
How's it going?
Not great, but I won't be able to live on it.
5 pts. Rising Sun 12:47, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I clean the house in Hansel and Gretel.
How's it going?
I can live off it.
15 pts. Rising Sun 12:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I'm a door-to-door magic-book seller.
How's it going?
Great. I know every trick in the book
15 pts. Rising Sun 12:37, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I sit on the railway and fix the tracks.
How's it going?
Not great. The railwaymen refuse to block off the tracks, so I put my ass on the line to make money.
25 pts. Rising Sun 12:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I've got a cut-price antique shop
How's it going?
Great. We accept any old thing
15 pts. Rising Sun 12:19, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I'm teaching slow-witted mythical fire-breathing creatures to become cross-dressing entertainers
How's it going?
Not great. Sometimes the lessons really dragon
25 pts. Rising Sun 12:14, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I'm not sure. My brother (who is also from Warsaw, but lives far away from me) and I are still deciding what to do with it.
How's it going?
Not great. You could say we're Poles apart with respect to its future.
25 pts. Rising Sun 11:20, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I make roller coasters.
How's it going?
It has it's ups and downs.
5 pts. ALGRIF talk 10:35, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Alimento animales hambrientos. (I feed hungry animals.)
How's it going?
Cuatro gatos vienen cada mañana. (Four cats come every morning.)
5 pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 02:33, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
Reparo puertas. (I repair doors.)
How's it going?
Saco desperdicios de quicio. (I remove junk from the door jamb.)
{{{3}}} pts. L☺g☺maniac chat? 00:14, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've got a new business.
What's your business?
I sell hard candy by the piece, cheap.
How's it going?
Not terrible, if you get my drift.... Ah, the penny drops.
5 pts. ​—msh210 00:01, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]