Engrish.com

Popeyesays · Aug 26, 2006

http://www.engrish.com/recent_detail.php?imagename=beware-of-unreal-things.jpg&category=Engrish%20from%20Other%20Countries&date=2006-08-25

Flip through the index and see all the wonderful translations of Japanese, Chinese and Korean into "ENGRISH".

This will give grammarians headaches.

I particularly like the warning sign "Carefully trip and fall down"

Regards,
Scott

jbal · Aug 27, 2006

Ha! hilarious.
This belongs in the "I admit it..." thread, but this site reminds of an episode of Charles in Charge where he assembled something from Japanese instructions that said "find a most pleasant screwing driver".
embarassing, but that one has stuck with me for twenty years or so.

Mom'sWrite · Aug 27, 2006

Okay Popeyesays, you almost killed me with this link. I couldn't breathe from laughing. I think I need a doctor... :tongue

Carol who just peed in her pants

L M Ashton · Aug 27, 2006

Stuff like that happens here all the time. Most instructions are close to unintelligible (I rely on assembly diagrams when possible and ignore the written).

My favorite Chinese restaurant (favorite by name, not that I've actually eaten there) is called... Chainees Restaurant.

maestrowork · Aug 27, 2006

My favorite was Poo Ping Chinese Restaurant in Boston. Needless to say, I never ate there.

jbal · Aug 27, 2006

Out in my hood we have a Chun King Chinese restaurant

bluejester12 · Aug 27, 2006

In Japan I saw a restaurant with "Come cock your own meat." :Shrug:

Popeyesays · Aug 27, 2006

bluejester12 said:
In Japan I saw a restaurant with "Come cock your own meat."

After all who wants their meat to go off half-cocked.

Regards,
Scott

Celia Cyanide · Aug 28, 2006

I have a couple T-shirts from that website. My favorite says, "I hate my life. Every day I polish my revolver and shoot my head. Like a Rock star." It's the best site. I look there when I am sad.

I also appreciate the birthday card that says, "I wish you many happy comes in your future life."

Soccer Mom · Aug 29, 2006

I still have two bags I bought in Japan many years ago. One says "What we need of now is adventurous mind." The other has an elephant and says "My name is Don Don. I am pretty elephant. Love me well." I don't know why those tickled me, but they just did.

I loved the "English" signs in the restaurants and hotels. *happy sighs*

Thanks for the fun link.

TsukiRyoko · Aug 31, 2006

Oh my bejesus I love that website. Nothing like a good brain fry and a hearty laugh.

"Don't use for the other use"

jbal · Sep 15, 2006

Here are some excerpts from an instruction manual for a light fixture I put together today:
"Firstly, assemble...together with one screw by the screwdriver."
"In like matter, select any of the rest two...then fix them"
and my favorite:
"push a sticker with (mfr name) printing into the top and rotate clockwise or anti-clockwise"
just thought that belonged here.

Popeyesays · Sep 15, 2006

jbal said:
Here are some excerpts from an instruction manual for a light fixture I put together today:
"Firstly, assemble...together with one screw by the screwdriver."
"In like matter, select any of the rest two...then fix them"
and my favorite:
"push a sticker with (mfr name) printing into the top and rotate clockwise or anti-clockwise"
just thought that belonged here.

I've often wanted to insert the "m.fr." into a dark place and rotate in either direction until he cannot be removed without surgery.

Regards,
Scott

Akiahara · Sep 19, 2006

drunken walking caution triping?

wow.

TsukiRyoko · Sep 19, 2006

This isn't on engrish.com, but it should be.

One of my favorite songs (from a Japanese band, oh course) is "got for gimmick". If you've ever watched Louis Black's joke about "If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college" and his explanation for strokes, you'll know what I mean when I say I experienced the same thing over that song.

Got for gimmick.........................................

Engrish.com

Popeyesays

Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us

jbal

Mom'sWrite

Service with a smile

L M Ashton

crazy spec fic writer

maestrowork

Fear the Death Ray

jbal

bluejester12

I write and I wrong

Popeyesays

Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us

Celia Cyanide

Joker Groupie

Soccer Mom

Crypto-fascist

TsukiRyoko

Forced into cell phone life

jbal

Popeyesays

Now departed. Rest in peace, Scott, from all of us

Akiahara

TsukiRyoko

Forced into cell phone life