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16-Jul-2005, 05:12 PM #1
Funny Signs or Poorly Translated Signs
Hola folks, like most of you know, I just got back from a trip to China as well as a cruise from Honolulu thru some small islands. They try their best to help the gringos understand the meaning of their signs. I have a bunch that I will start to post. Please feel free to add your own signs too, I'm sure even in the US of A there are still some funny signs
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16-Jul-2005, 05:14 PM #2
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Hola folks, like most of you know, I just got back from a trip to China as well as a cruise from Honolulu thru some small islands. They try their best to help the gringos understand the meaning of their signs. I have a bunch that I will start to post. Please feel free to add your own signs too, I'm sure even in the US of A there are still some funny signs
Yup there is!
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16-Jul-2005, 05:14 PM #3
Here is one. It was on a riverboat cruise on the Li River in China.

Don't think I would have thought of it though
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16-Jul-2005, 05:15 PM #4
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Yup there is!
Damn, you're fast
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16-Jul-2005, 05:17 PM #5
This was in the Hong Kong airport I think it was a box for an airport customer survey.
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16-Jul-2005, 05:22 PM #6
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Damn, you're fast

Yes I am, but going to a BD party now!

An old Prof is turning 60!
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16-Jul-2005, 05:23 PM #7
60 is old?
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16-Jul-2005, 05:24 PM #8
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This was in the Hong Kong airport I think it was a box for an airport customer survey.
and what did you do finally?
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16-Jul-2005, 05:26 PM #9
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60 is old?
60 does sound old, but he doesn't look it!

Helps that he has red hair so he isn't turning gray!
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16-Jul-2005, 05:28 PM #10
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and what did you do finally?

Just took a picture. Didn't want anyone yelling at me in a language I can't understand

But, I must admit, I did think of my cat when I saw it


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16-Jul-2005, 05:31 PM #11
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But, I must admit, I did think of my cat when I saw it


what? your cat speaks bad English?
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16-Jul-2005, 05:32 PM #12
Lol

The words litter and box in the same sentence
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16-Jul-2005, 06:26 PM #13
I used to collect funny signs from National Lampoon and scanned them and made a screen saver out of the best ones.

This is just one I have on my pc that isn't from NL. You can delete it, Candy, if you think it might offend anybody. I don't mind.
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16-Jul-2005, 06:30 PM #14
Thanks monkeymoon, I think, under the circumstances, that shouldn't be offensive to anyone. I'm going to leave it. If anyone reports it, then we'll deal with it accordingly.

Thanks for the contribution
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16-Jul-2005, 08:58 PM #15
I was in Santa Cruz, CA this past week on vacation. WHile walking along the pier, I spotted a sign that said "No Crabbing or Fishing"........I put my son on one side of the sign and my daughter in front of the "or Fishing"........Now it is a picture of my kids in front of a sign that says "No Crabbing".......That picture is going to be blown up and placed on the refrigerator
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