Engrish

[Amy in Vermont]

One of the sites I visit regularly over coffee in the morning is Engrish.com (http://www.engrish.com). Its basically daily posted images of the results of literal mistranslations of Asian language into english. Here is today's entry:

http://community.middlebury.edu/~aehoffma/Images/entrance-of-hell.jpg

[RedjackRyan]

Is that Truth in Advertising? <duck and run>

[DaveM]

Love the site! So reminiscent of the assembly manuals I "translated" for a while.

My brother has a photo of a sign at The Great Wall Of China which reads: "There is a fine for both offenses so please do not litter and spitting!"

He was also asked, on checking into a Bangkok hotel, if he wanted a girl with his room. He was so tired at the time that at first he thought they meant a maid, then realized....

[KarenSews2]

I'd never heard of that site! After looking for just a few minutes, I have tears rolling down my face from laughing so hard! Thanks! I'll be passing this on to my daughters and my friends!

[aabram]

These are FUNNY Love these :)

[hoops]

hahahahaha, love it
peace
hoops

[diver_boy]

would love to give that to a former coworker of mine that used to stink up the office cuz her hygiene was subpar....im sure you guys can figure out what i'm talkin about

ugh....definitely hell down there.

[Eva]

stink up the office cuz her hygiene was subpar....im sure you guys can figure out what i'm talkin about

ugh....definitely hell down there.
Are you talking about mice again!? :rolleyes: :eek:

Eva

[diver_boy]

noooooooooooooooo i'm talkin about a woman who stunk. lol

[Eva]

noooooooooooooooo i'm talkin about a woman who stunk. lol
Eeeeeeew! Don't introduce her to me please :eek:

Eva

[diver_boy]

if you come to pittsburgh this year, i will make sure she sits next to you the whole trip too!

[Eva]

if you come to pittsburgh this year, i will make sure she sits next to you the whole trip too!
Sorry. I don't have the money to come to Pittsburgh (Phew! That was a close escape) :eek:

Eva

[diver_boy]

that's ok. i think i have enough change in my coca-cola box to ship her via fifth class mail to get to you.

8-) She'll be extra stinky by the time she comes to you! ::snicker::

i'm bad for makin fun of her funk, but god she did stink. since i was the coordinator at my other job, I had no choice but to address the issue with said co-worker. being a 24 year old guy telling a 50+ woman listen, somethin wrong is comin' out of your crotch...(i said it as nice as possible), you need medical attention.....ugh...i hope nobody has to do what i had to do that day. it was so embarassing :(

[Bat]

OK, so what was the upshot? You did the right thing, and I hope she took it to heart! Eva was wondering if it was mice...I'd say that was pretty fishy!:eek:

[Eva]

being a 24 year old guy telling a 50+ woman listen, somethin wrong is comin' out of your crotch...(i said it as nice as possible), you need medical attention.....
My goodness... :eek: So how do you say something like that in a nice way? Was she aware of it herself?

Eva

[diver_boy]

OK, so what was the upshot? You did the right thing, and I hope she took it to heart! Eva was wondering if it was mice...I'd say that was pretty fishy!:eek:

::eek:: is right. I calmly called her into my office and we sat down and I specifically asked if something was wrong with her. She says "no, why?" - I commented that she has been leaving "stains" on her chair that are offensive to the employees and clients of the firm. What kind of stains, she asks? I said probably from your area that you relieve yourself...she asked to go into specifics, now she was being just plain nasty towards me, so I said from your v****** and/or your bum. She started to sob uncontrollably and said that she wasn't aware. She couldn't afford soap/water/whatever, that all she does is eat and sleep, doesn't care to wash herself, etc....something was the matter, but after that, she asked to go on disability. Whatever happened after that, I don't know as I moved back to the east coast. But just dealing with people like that, I will never forget that when she asked angrily, does MY P***** Stink?!?!? with a nervous smile, I was so....shocked that she went to that extreme...but it was dealt with as sensitively as possible.

[Eva]

Diverboy... :eek: :eek:

Yup... I'm waiting for another Bat-ism too... :o (Fishy... You evil woman :D)

Eva

[Bat]

:D Eva.


I give you a lot of credit, Diver Boy...that was handled well, and you could well have been very embarassed, but she should have been moreso. I hope she decided to spend a bit on soap and water...was she living in her car or under a bridge, for heaven's sake? It's not like she wasn't being paid to work there...I couldn't see you as the resident overseer for slave labor!
That was a tough problem...wonder how it all turned out, and glad you didn't have to stick around to find out. Nice work, Chris!

[diver_boy]

:D Eva.


I give you a lot of credit, Diver Boy...that was handled well, and you could well have been very embarassed, but she should have been moreso. I hope she decided to spend a bit on soap and water...was she living in her car or under a bridge, for heaven's sake? It's not like she wasn't being paid to work there...I couldn't see you as the resident overseer for slave labor!
That was a tough problem...wonder how it all turned out, and glad you didn't have to stick around to find out. Nice work, Chris!

last i heard she was on oxygen and living in a trailer park. no, she was an excellent legal secretary, making a bit over 20/hr....more than me at the time. I don't see how she couldn't afford it. :( I hope wherever she is, she's ok.

Thanks Bat ;)

[Dee]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Photo%20Shoebox%20I/mentalimageeraser.jpg

[Roady]

Though diver_boy thinks otherwise, it probably was a mice issue. Did you know that some of them are now called fish-which I bet is this case with this lady.
http://thesharpedge.co.uk/files/cache/3cdaba5ef039482932b5557f3e3785f8.jpg

[Randy & Betty in Pa]

I'd never heard of that site! After looking for just a few minutes, I have tears rolling down my face from laughing so hard! Thanks! I'll be passing this on to my daughters and my friends!

Just wondering if that would be all the friends that you haven't thumped on the head?:rolleyes:

Best to all

R. from Pa

[KarenSews2]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/deemark/Photo%20Shoebox%20I/mentalimageeraser.jpg


Thank you for that, Dee! :eek:

[aabram]

Thought all those about to travel would love this one :D

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t305/AnnabelAbram51/china-eastern-sign.jpg

No, I don't understand it either!!!!!

[KarenSews2]

I didn't get a picture, but the nail dryer where I have my nails done has this:

"4. The fan will shut off automatically when you move out of your hands..."

[Oak Kitten]

I was browsing the site, and reading the FAQs. In response to the question, What are some common Engrish mistakes? The site notes, "Common mistakes found are variations on "shi*" vs. "sit" - there have been a number of reported sightings of "baby-shi**er" in place of "baby-sitter", and you can find one instance of "shi*uation" in place of "situation" within Engrish.com."

I LOVE the word "shi*uation!" It's perfect! Like when your car breaks down and you have to get it towed home, only to find your house has burned down. Now the only word to aptly describe something like that it "shi*uation."

Oak

[Eva]

Great site. I am laughing for hours now.
Even though my own English is Engrish too sometimes :D

Eva