DEA wants to hire Ebonics translators

It be like uh punch line, as "Ebonics" -- da common name fo' what linguists page African-American English -- has long been da booty o' jokes, as well as da subject o' jive.

But da PoPo iz serious bout needin nine peeps ta translate jive picked up on wiretaps during investigations, Po'Po Michael Sanders said Tuesday. A solicitation wuz sent ta contractors as part o' uh request ta companies ta provide hundreds o' translators in 114 languages. otay buh-weet

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/24/dea.ebonics/index.html?npt=NP1#fbid=3IeCtCKsP_t&wom=false

 

I lol'd hardcore.

 

I've alredy put in my App. *crosses fingers* C'mon I'm more than qualified for the job!