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Bertrand · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 293

I recently saw this sign here in HK:

"Women can have a fit upstairs."

I tittered. I know exactly what they mean and I can interpret it as meaning that, but it is still, nevertheless, funny.

dyak · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 630

And from a recent writing assignment:

'We build statues so that we can memorize the people who died...'

khmerhit · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:13 am Post subject:

Phnom Penh funeral parlour sign:
"Having All Coffins"

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

English sign on a CHinese garment delivery van: "SWEAR"
(probably 'men's wear').

Sings on most city buses in China:
Front door: "Up"
Back door: "Down".
(You enter through the front door, you alight through the back door).

Clause in my last contract;
"For the pizza, please use your own money!" (i could eat at their canteen for free, but if I wanted to order a meal in a nearby restaurant it would not be refunded).

Tape-recorded telephone message:
"The subscriber's number you dialled is power off!"

MartinK · Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 344

Bertrand · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 293

Celeste · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 10:02 am Post subject:

For my allergies, I was prescribed a nasal spray. The pharmacist was kind enough to write out the instructions for me in English. "Please spray both noses."

Echo · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 38

Sign for an advertising company in Shanghai:

"You only have one chance to make a fist impression"

From my old company's medical insurance handbook:

"Medicines which are at your own expense should be paid for at your own expense"

Sign in an office:

"Please close the light when you leaving"

Echo · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 38

Oh and nearly forgot my favourite:

From the instructions leaflet with little jars of Tiger Balm:

"External use only...effective for the following conditions...rash, insect bite, flatulence...apply directly to the effected part."

(paraphrasing, sorry for any errors)

Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

My favourite was a sign in Nagoya - "Heartful Dentist". I couldn't help but wonder if they meant "Hurtful". Smile

Shaman

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

My favorite from Nagoya:

The store known as "Hard Off."

khmerhit · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 7:07 pm Post subject:

Was that the Hard Off Cafe?
Very Happy

some waygug-in · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 339

I can't remember some of the really funny ones I've seen, but this one comes to mind.

On a local neighborhood pub: Best Feel nightclub Shocked

cheers

Snoopy · Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 185

Written by a dental nurse in Riyadh: take one pill every three hours until pain increases.

Snoopy · Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 185

Who needs to go abroad? A roadworks sign near Manchester: wait here while the light is green.