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Engrish Translations
2008-04-23 09:03:00 EngrishVisit -Flickzzz- for more pictures :)
By: -=Flickzzz=-
Nightly Ramble:Honorable Mention,Wright’s Wrongs, Shreik Engrish, and
2008-03-21 02:05:00 Honorable Mention at OTB’s Caption Contest. You know, I wonder how many people didn’t get that one. I see Reader got one, too. Well, all the arguments about how Wrights views are not Obama’s, and that they’re not working from the same racist stereotypes, just got blown out of the water. Shriek Engrish! Here, too. Good. And, by order of the supposed Human Rights Commission, of all things.On what basis does any such “Commission” have a right to decide what happens at a private business? In event event, getting lynched was not in their plans, yesterday… which I suspect would have come close to happening had they ruled otherwise, given what we saw in Canada, recently. Funny thing; The articles on the are all quite short. As opposed to the hype going in. Almost like the press was disappointed. Screw them. As I said the other day, Dick Morris thinks Obama has already won the nomination. Interestingly, he also seems to feel that the Wri...
By: BitsBlog
Just in case you get loose
2008-01-18 08:10:00 A souvenir of my flight home from Beijing yesterday. Many of you will know how pleased I am to be able to take this picture and make this joke. I was booked on BA38 through London until the day before I left Munich. Luckily, the accountants insisted I take Air China through Frankfurt because it cost less. Thank the universe for cheapskates!
Some `Engrish? for you
2008-01-08 07:37:00 Ever heard of Engrish? This is defined as “the humorous English mistakes that appear in Japanese advertising and product design.” While waiting for the UP Centennial activities to begin, I stumbled upon Engrish.com which has a collection of funny signs found in Japan. Below are some signs that I found to be very, very, very, funny. That’s ...
By: Rising Sun
Today?s Engrish
2007-12-03 06:04:00 BusanMike found this one (original here). I myself have found a few interesting ones this weekend, including a gel to get rid of all your troubles. I think we all need this. And this is just WRONG! And this isn’t really Engrish. It’s a map in the Apgujeong Subway Station. How did I know it was ...
By: ZenKimchi
The Lady Pouch
2007-12-03 03:14:00 PhoenixStorm of KissMyKimchi found this delectable edible (bottom right) at a sandwich shop ironically named Bang Pane. I’d make the usual lewd jokes, but they would be too predictable. Feel free to add some yourself.
By: ZenKimchi
Engrish Everywhere
2007-08-05 15:48:00 The great folks over at Engrish.com have given us the opportunity to see some of their most insteresting “Engrish” pictures. For all of you who don’t know, Engrish is poorly written, oftentimes misspelled, nine times out of ten hilarious written English on signs, softdrinks, and countless other products in Japan as well as other parts ...
Engrish at Cempaka Square signage
2007-07-17 00:00:00 Cempaka Square is a well-known nightspot at Towering, Penampang. Unfortunately the recent renovation did not include verifying the message conveyed by this sign prominently displayed at the back. Spotted the afternoon of 23rd June 2007: I believe it should simply read as follows: “To prevent accidents, please follow traffic instructions from our security personnel.”
By: Chronicles
The Local Tongue
2007-07-15 09:18:00 Foreigners who have lived in Japan marvel at the way English is used there. We?ve even given it a special name?Engrish.Apart from the obvious howling mistakes, we chuckle at the innocent vacuity of what?s said. If one translates Japanese directly, it contains exactly that?nothing. Nature abhors a vacuum; the Japanese abhor a social vacuum. They seek to fill it with manufactured politeness through meaningless words and gestures. If you?re talking, it means I?ve noticed you.The Germans have no truck with that sort of stuff. They like a social vacuum just fine, thank you very much, and think that if everybody would just shut up and scowl, the world would be a better place. Especially Schwabians.Nonetheless, English as it?s spoken in Germany?let?s call it Englisch?has a certain charm. The quaint old-fashioned word order and strong verbs, for example. The routine confusion of mustn?t and don?t have to. It warms my heart to hear them throw in an already or actually when I know they really...
Engrish and Other Lingo Lapses
2007-05-16 08:04:00 Bad English, one variant of which is known as "engrish" due to the difficulty some Asian speakers have with pronouncing the letter L, has resulted in many unintentional bloopers. Anyone who has visited Japan will be familiar with poorly translated commercial captions that are unintentionally hilarious.A Japanese video game has the intro "Let's video gaming! Have a fun!". Metal Slug 2 includes a "Parent Advisoly Warning". Metal Gear includes the lines - "I feel asleep" and "the truck have started to move".A soft drink made in China reassures consumers that the juice is "100% come from natural". There are racy Japanese snacks named "Pecker" and "Eat me". Memorable T-shirt captions include "Serial Fucker", "Horny Tood" and "She Is Gracious and Kind Whore".A visitor to Japan who took time out to look around a fabric store, came across a sign written in elegant script sitting on a mantle above a chair. It invited customers to "Please - shit here".We have the Japanese video game Zero W...
By: Aidan Maconachy
In Engrish No Less...
2007-04-14 00:26:00 Here's Ya Button For Winamp...Tune In, Rock Out!!Here's Ya Button To The NEW Microsite...Tune In, Rock Out!!
Shriek Engrish!
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Hume, last night: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to kill an amendment that would shield from lawsuits — employers who require their workers to speak English. The Wall Street Journal reports one of those employers being targeted by an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit is The Salvation Army — which gives ...
By: BitsBlog
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