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Scissorman 05-09-2010 06:21 PM

English Language
 
I'm sure most of you have already seen this, but I ran into this while browsing the net, and thought I should post it on here for those who haven't seen it, as I find it hilarious.

Signs in English from all over the world:

In a Bangkok temple:
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN.


****tail lounge, Norway:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

Doctors office, Rome:
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Dry cleaners, Bangkok:
DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS

In a Nairobi restaurant:
CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.

On the main road to Mombassa, leaving Nairobi:
TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

On a poster at Kencom:
ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN HELP.

In a City restaurant:
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.

In a cemetery:
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.

In a Tokyo bar:
SPECIAL ****TAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.

Hotel, Yugoslavia:
THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

Hotel, Japan:
YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY.
A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Hotel, Zurich:
BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THEOPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

A laundry in Rome:
LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Freebase Dali 05-09-2010 06:35 PM

Kinda like Engrish I suppose, yea?

FETCHER. 05-09-2010 08:02 PM

Ha, those are classic. :)

Burning Down 05-09-2010 09:28 PM

Quote:

Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED.
Damn. Guess I'd have to get busy on the floor or in the bathroom or something.

Seltzer 05-09-2010 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scissorman (Post 864925)
In a cemetery:
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE.

These especially tickle my fancy. :laughing:

Slightly unrelated, but this amuses me.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...l/golf25iz.jpg

NumberNineDream 05-10-2010 06:06 PM

As I live in a rich environment, I'll just bring you some pics - At least there's some proof:

In the Lebanese American University:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5676122_n.jpg


A store in Beirut:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-a...41410_2993.jpg

It just never gets old:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-a...90779_8750.jpg

...concluding with some wise words:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._8366023_n.jpg

FETCHER. 05-11-2010 05:50 AM

Those pictures are ****ing amazing!! :laughing:

Arya Stark 05-11-2010 08:22 AM

"BUY A SHOES YOU WILL WALK FAST" is definitely my favourite, hahaha.

Scissorman 05-11-2010 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NumberNineDream (Post 865404)

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Scarlett O'Hara 05-12-2010 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seltzer (Post 865092)
These especially tickle my fancy. :laughing:

Slightly unrelated, but this amuses me.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...l/golf25iz.jpg

Haha I love this one.


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