diff -up Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py.plural Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py

--- Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py.plural	2007-09-10 11:38:57.000000000 -0400

+++ Python-2.5.1/Lib/gettext.py	2007-09-10 11:39:00.000000000 -0400

@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ class GNUTranslations(NullTranslations):

                     item = b_item.decode().strip()

                     if not item:

                         continue

+                    if item.startswith("#"):

+                        continue

                     if ':' in item:

                         k, v = item.split(':', 1)

                         k = k.strip().lower()