Announcement

**Drake Tungsten** · February 26, 2007, 23:36

Originally posted by LordShiva

"If you notice a red lamp flashing or a buzzer going off, please cooperate with the rescue. Please use the nearby emergency phone to communicate."

**Drake Tungsten** · February 26, 2007, 23:39

BTW, avoiding one's Japanese homework by translating Japanese signs seems rather ridiculous...

**Zkribbler** · February 27, 2007, 00:38

My favorite Japanese-to-almost-English translation was found in a manual given to tourists who rented cars in Japan. One of the instructions was:

Go carefully over the slush ice for therein dwells the skid demon.

**Ramo** · February 27, 2007, 00:55

**Drake Tungsten** · February 27, 2007, 01:04

Grapefruit juice and salt? Grape juice and wine vinegar? Gross...

**Nubclear** · February 27, 2007, 01:15

Re: Engrish native speakers: Please help me understand

There are five reasons we don't block LerdSheva:

For reasons.

**Tattila the Hun** · February 27, 2007, 05:58

Re: Re: Engrish native speakers: Please help me understand

Originally posted by Tacc
There are five reasons we don't block LerdSheva:

For reasons.

You left out "he's tasty".

**LordShiva** · February 27, 2007, 09:11

To heal the dryness of the place

**OzzyKP** · February 27, 2007, 09:18

**Odin** · February 27, 2007, 22:59

I remember reading about a Chinglish sign pointing out a customer service area somewhere in China saying "Question Authority."

**LordShiva** · February 27, 2007, 23:05

**Barnabas** · February 27, 2007, 23:25

It is not completely nonsensical, maybe they use some kind of translator?

**Verto** · February 27, 2007, 23:31

This thread is my five reasons for living.

**Drake Tungsten** · February 27, 2007, 23:37

The greatest sign in Osaka (and maybe in Japan)...

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