mjmooney Posted December 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, BOF said: Food lodging. Hardly hilarious. Standard word combination on U.S. motel signs (along with Gas Food Lodging, which is also the name of an album by the band Green On Red). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 6, 2018 Moderator Share Posted December 6, 2018 54 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Hardly hilarious. Standard word combination on U.S. motel signs (along with Gas Food Lodging, which is also the name of an album by the band Green On Red). You're still not getting the full joke. I didn't want to fully jokesplain it. I thought the nudge might be enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, BOF said: You're still not getting the full joke. I didn't want to fully jokesplain it. I thought the nudge might be enough Ah, OK. Duh. I even mentioned it in my first comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 blimey moon man, you were a bit slow on the uptake then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2018 57 minutes ago, leemond2008 said: blimey moon man, you were a bit slow on the uptake then Must be getting senile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Must be getting senile. You weren’t alone. I had to read the exchange between you and Bof countless times before the penny finally dropped. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 The Chinese government are trying to correct a problem they have with incorrectly translated signs in Beijing before the 2022 Olympics. Can kinda see why. Lost in Translation... there are loads more, they even started a government site where you can report inaccuracies 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted December 7, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2018 They must have been tempted to go with "Nobbs out for the girls". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Nobbs absent from women's team? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted December 9, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2018 If they lose: Women's team wish they had Nobbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 On 07/12/2018 at 00:22, sne said: The Chinese government are trying to correct a problem they have with incorrectly translated signs in Beijing before the 2022 Olympics. Can kinda see why. Lost in Translation... there are loads more, they even started a government site where you can report inaccuracies PLEASE post a link. There’s nothing I love more than bad translations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Spoony said: PLEASE post a link. There’s nothing I love more than bad translations. Can't find it right now. I'll get back to you. But just google Chinglish and you'll get a few gems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted December 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted December 10, 2018 In the same vein this was knocking around the internet about two decades ago. I'm sure some of you have seen it before. Recorded conversation with room service in an Asian hotel. It won some sort of internet humor award back in 1997. Quote Room Service: "Morny. Ruin sorbees" Guest: "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service" Room Service: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??" Guest: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs" Room Service: "Ow July den?" Guest: "What??" Room Service: "Ow July den?...pry,boy, pooch?" Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please." Room Service: "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?" Guest: "Crisp will be fine." Room Service: "Hokay. An San toes?" Guest: "What???" Room Service: "San toes. July San toes?" Guest: "Uhh... I don't think so" Room Service: "No? Judo one toes??" Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means." Room Service: "Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?" Guest: "Oh, English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine." Yes, an English muffin will be fine." Room Service: "We bother?" Guest: "No. Just put the bother on the side." Room Service: "Wad?" Guest: "I mean butter...just put it on the side." Room Service: "Copy?" Guest: "Sorry???" Room Service: "Copy...tea...mill?" Guest: "Yes. Coffee please, and that's all." Room Service: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy....rye??" Guest: "Whatever you say." Room Service: "Tendjewberrymud." Guest: "You're welcome." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 12 hours ago, Spoony said: PLEASE post a link. There’s nothing I love more than bad translations. Courtesy of engrish.com If you like lost in translation stuff, this is a great site. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 13 hours ago, AJ said: Courtesy of engrish.com If you like lost in translation stuff, this is a great site. That’s work for tomorrow sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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