YOU SAID:
They all pointed at wacky stuff.
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは皆、風変わりなものを指差した。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They all pointed to something eccentric.
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは皆、何か変わったものを指していた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They were all pointing to something strange.
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは皆、何か奇妙なことを指していた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They were all pointing to something strange.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.