 | #3844 the USSR,
|On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.
... |
| #3843 teacher needed for preschool
|Want ad:
"Three year old teacher needed for preschool. Experience preferred."
... |
| #3063 Signs and notices 09
These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations.
Sign in an office: "We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left."
Sign in a veterinary,s waiting room: "Be ... |
| #3062 Real advertisements 02
Supposedly, these are actual advertisements that have appeared in papers across the country.
For Sale -- Eight puppies from a German Shepperd and an Alaskan Hussy.
Great Dames for sale.
Hav... |
| #2339 Menu item translations
The following are items found overseas in which people have made inappropriate use of English words for various products, and bizarre menu items in restaurants.
Cold shredded children and sea blubb... |
| #2338 Bad corporate slogans
These are fabricated corporate slogans that would never have made if far if they entered the real world.
Microsoft: "How much are you going to pay today?"
MTV: "Loud and easy to spell."
Sak... |
| #2337 True marketing errors
Below are fine examples of what happens when marketing translations fail to reach a foreign country in an understandable way.
Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read ... |
| #2336 Public announcements
Public service announcements around the world.
USA: "It,s ten o,clock. Do you know where your children are?"
Italy: "It,s ten o,clock. Do you know where your husband is?"
France: "It,s ten o,... |
| #2335 Real classified ads 05
CLASSIFIED ERRORS, from a small-town daily:
(Monday) FORE SALE - R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 555-0707 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with him cheap.
(Tues... |
| #2334 Real classified ads 04
These are supposedly actual classified ads that have appeared in various papers across the world.
LAWYER SAYS CLIENT IS NOT THAT GUILTY.
GROUND BEAST: 99 cents lb.
OPEN HOUSE - BODY SHAPERS... |
| #2333 Real classified ads 03
These are supposedly actual classified ads that have appeared in various papers across the world.
WHIRLPOOL BUILT IN OVEN -- FROST FREE!
FROZEN SOFT & GENTLE BATH TISSUE - 4 ROLLS 99 CENTS
... |
| #2332 Real classified ads 02
These are supposedly actual classified ads that have appeared in various papers across the world.
FOR SALE: LEE MAJORS (6 MILLION DOLLAR MAN) - $50
NORDIC TRACK $300 - HARDLY USED - CALL CHUBBI... |
| #2331 Real classified ads 01
These are supposedly actual classified ads that have appeared in various papers across the world.
SNOW BLOWER FOR SALE...ONLY USED ON SNOWY DAYS.
2 WIRE MESH BUTCHERING GLOVES, 1 5-finger, 1 3-... |
| #2330 Real news headlines 13
Here are a few genuine news bloopers gleaned from American newspapers. These were taken from an article by Richard Lederer, author of "Anguished English".
On behalf of Barbara Rutledge and her fam... |
| #2329 Real news headlines 12
These are actual newspaper headlines gathered from papers across the country.
Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
Cancer Society Honors Marlboro Man
Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wip... |
