Lost in Translation.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Anyone fancy a faucet and mold set??

Always called them taps and dies personally. 🙂
Bill

 

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Love it !

Faucet as in water tap

Mold as in something used for casting

[spelling optional]

MichaelG.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

They obviously used the same translatiom service which described a hydraiulic ram as a “water buffalo”!

Many years ago, a german made desk pencil sharpener came with instructions sayimg “Sharp points upon pencils unobjectional are”.

Was it Gerard Hoffnung who quoted a Swiss or German hotellier as saying “In bath I am poor, but in bed I am superb”?

Good for a laugh!

Howard

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Seen earlier today on a friend’s Facebook timeline. 🙂

 

Bill

[Chris CrewParticipant @chriscrew66644]

‘Chinglish’ is always good for a larff!

[Chris Crew]

On Chris Crew Said:

‘Chinglish’ is always good for a larff!

I bet ‘Englese’ is just as funny !

MichaelG.

[Michael Gilligan]

On Michael Gilligan Said:

On Chris Crew Said:

‘Chinglish’ is always good for a larff!

I bet ‘Englese’ is just as funny !

MichaelG.

Yes, and tattoos seem to be particularly easy to get wrong.

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Not “lost in translation” as such but this warning complete with exclamation-marks, printed on the side of a small battery I saw today, seems to present practical difficulties:

Fire Hazard! Not for vapes! Do not install, carry or handle!

[Author]

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