Strange Sentences

I’ve already posted about Duolingo in comparison to Rosetta Stone, but I’ve recently realized that a not-insignificant number of my screenshots are of Duo… more specifically, of the strange and amusing sentences their lessons are known to have. There were several that almost made this post, including “The fly is important,” (why, we are not told) and “She is making a drink out of beans.” I’m hoping they mean coffee. In the end, though, these are the ones I chose:

The assignment is to "Write this in German: 'The vegetable does not like vegetarians.'" The answer, "Das Gemüse mag keine Vegetarier," has been marked correct, and an orange bar at the top of the screen denotes 14 correct answers in a row.
A yellow bar at the top of the screen denotes 8 correct answers in a row. The assignment is to "Write this in English: 'Warum ist der Horrorfilm so langweilig?'" The answer, marked correct, is "Why is the horror movie so boring?"
An orange bar at the top of the screen denotes 15 correct answers in a row. The assignment is to "Translate this sentence: 'Warum haben Sie zweihundert Kartoffeln im Koffer?'" The answer, marked correct, is "Why do you have two hundred potatoes in the suitcase?"

There’s one more, which I picked less because it’s humorous, and more because it’s timely. I was pleasantly surprised to find it in my Hawaiian lessons!

An orange bar at the top of the screen denotes 12 correct answers in a row, and the lack of grey left to the bar indicates the end of the lesson. The assignment is to "Write this in English: 'He hana koʻikoʻi ka mālama i ka poʻe maʻi i kēia wā maʻi ahulau.'" The answer, confirmed as correct, is "Taking care of the sick is important in this time of pandemic."
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