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Miscellaneous Amusing Items I’ve Comes Across #33
My sister’s girlfriend found these in her cupboard today. Read it the whole way through. Someone is having fun at the Ten Thousand Use The Dish Cloth people’s expense.
April 22nd, 2010.
April 22nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Ah funny Asian translations. Cue photo of the best bag ever: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/03/23/harry-potter-obama-the-hedgehog-10-is-the-greatest-backpack-eve/
April 22nd, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Harry Obama the Hedgehog!
April 22nd, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Note also the key application of the number 10 on the little critter’s chest to explain fully the picture, if we had been in any doubt…
I also just noticed the writing on the front of the dish cloths, “easily do not drop the floss”. Pure poetry.
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:04 pm
I’ve always suspected that, in countries where English is not widely spoken, there is invariably a thriving economy in young people bullshitting their way into menial jobs by pretending to be fluent speakers. It’s the only explanation!
April 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 pm
You’re familiar with http://www.engrish.com/ , right?
April 22nd, 2010 at 11:27 pm
@ Andrew – Hadn’t seen that before. This one..
…made me not only laugh out loud, but also give a Dr. Hibbert-esque exclamation of “Mercy!”
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:04 am
I taught in South Korea for a little while. You’d think that kinda thing’d get old after a little while but it never does.
My favourite was an “I Heart My Hooker” t-shirt that could only have fitted an eight year-old girl.
April 26th, 2010 at 12:41 am
I remember seeing a sign on the Brindiso to Patras ferry when I was interrailing years ago. “The direction of the ship cannot be held responsible for any loss of values.”