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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| * On a sweatshirt: "University of Wiconsin" (missing an "s"). |
I've seen a fair number of those- quite popular. |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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kimcheeking
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Mmmm... Mmmmm.. the soft flavor of fresh pis
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Blue Flower
Joined: 23 Feb 2003
Location: The realisation that I only have to endure two more weeks in this filthy, perverted, nasty place!
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| chiquita wrote: |
for an endless supply of this sort of stuff you guys have to check out www.engrish.com ... mostly from Japan but truly hilarious!
My favourite Korean stationary: a big picture of 2 ripe, red cherries at the top. underneath: "Cherry: I'm feeling pleasure"
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Where did you see that? I would love stationary like that. I am on the hunt at the moment for wacky translations. |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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"Bimbo-its a cookie like thing-knew students in Seoul that ate a few too many"
Interesting. In Bolivia they have Bimbo Cola.
For some strange reason this didn't entertain me and my brother as much as candy bars called Golpes, which lead to many many bad jokes on our parts that involved phrases like "you've gulped your last gulpe!" They were pretty good too, kind of like Snickers. |
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Chopster
Joined: 12 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: Too funny |
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| marsha marsha marsha wrote: |
Taki- a furniture store- the name is dead on
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There's a clothes shop in London, Tooting I think but can't remember where, called 'Taki Casuals'.
One thing I can't get my head around is the drink 'Pocari Sweat'. What is a Pocari, why does it sweat so much, and why on earth would I consider drinking something called 'Sweat' anyway? |
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Len8
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
Location: Kyungju
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 6:47 am Post subject: "gOoFy KoNgLiSh" |
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| A bit off the thread, but I was trying to get my freshman students to do a basic dialogue about wearing clothes. They had to point to other students and say what they were wearing. Anyway one of the guys pointed to one of the girls in the class and said "she isn't wearing panties". I had to cover my mouth to stop from laughing, but then said hadjima, hadjima. The strange thing though was that no body batted an eyelid. In a western country a comment like that would have caused a stir. Korean humour is so different. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2003 4:49 am Post subject: ??? |
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I know that Korean kids are getting heavier, but there's a children's clothing store in Nam Dae Moon called PORKY CHILDREN!!! Cracked me up.  |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2003 4:59 am Post subject: |
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I saw this near a subway station a couple of weeks ago. I posted this in another thread, but I now see that it should have gone here:
I understand the meaning of the word "gook", but still, they really really should have asked someone. |
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denz
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: soapland. alternatively - the school of rock!
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 6:46 am Post subject: yesh well |
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damn, lemon. that's hilarious.
denz
ps/ best i have seen lately was the "cum on gangstas" rap show on m-net (or one of those channels with the cuties introducing music vids) |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2003 6:58 am Post subject: |
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The other night at the odeng stand I saw a Konglish shirt like no other.
I can't remember it exactly but roughly it was
" Tyson Fighting
Fucky Strike
Punk
Boxing Mike"
I couldn't believe the second line. Ha ha ha. |
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ItalianPrincess
Joined: 22 May 2003
Location: Hey...why is there a big raccoon staring at me????
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 7:31 am Post subject: Re: "gOoFy KoNgLiSh" |
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| a store name that sells shoes: ATHLETE'S FOOT |
I'm probally the 100th American to comment on this, but this is a store all over the world...not just here in Korea |
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The Bobster
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 8:54 am Post subject: |
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101st actually ... I think I was the 100th. 
That's the problem with this, there are plenty of business names and advertising things back home that are just tacky and dumb-looking enough to pass for bad Konglish over here. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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Draven
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:03 am Post subject: |
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| The link doesn't work, Peppermint. Says I'm not the owner of the album... |
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