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ADG From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 754 times:

Yes, there is a town called Yass, it's 45 minutes from Canberra. Yes there is a MacDonalds in Yass and yes, MacDonalds should read their signs before putting them up....

VH-ADG

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Pacific From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1032 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 704 times:

"Nothing sucks like electrolux"-Vacuum cleaner ad. Got more so I'll dig them up later. After being used successfully in Europe, it got pulled off the US after 3 days!

Pacific

Goodbye From Australia, joined Jan 2001, 908 posts, RR: 11
Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 703 times:

My Donkey/Mule Hybrid - open 6am

Ihadapheo From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 6026 posts, RR: 59
Reply 3, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 694 times:

ADG, SUPER POST, Please take the sign down and FedEx it to me, it would look perfect on my front lawn. Or on second thought I could give it to one of the Gastro-Intestinal docs for HIS front lawn

Pray hard but pray with care For the tears that you are crying now Are just your answered prayers

Pendrilsaint From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 685 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 670 times:

I remember a year or two back an advertisement at LAX in Spanish read "Feliz Ano" If any of you dont know what this means in Spanish...its "Happy Anus" ...Always remember your tildes (sp?) in Spanish=)

Lindy field From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 3072 posts, RR: 15
Reply 5, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 663 times:

AIRLINERS.NET CREW
HEAD DATABASE EDITOR

Anybody recall why the Chevy Nova wasn't successful in Latin America?

King penguin From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 72 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 662 times:

yeah, not the best choice of name for a car...

i used to know a number of these, the only one that comes to mind is that pepsi slogan, which when translated ended up meaning something like 'pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave' -- i think this was in china.

cheers,

kp

Dragogoalie From Australia, joined Oct 2001, 1220 posts, RR: 7
Reply 7, posted (11 years 4 months 3 days ago) and read 652 times:

*Shakes head*...I woulda loved to be the first one to see that, though I would have probably had a car acciden't I would have been laughin so hard.

--dragogoalie-#88--

Formerly known as Jap. Srsly. AUSTRALIA: 2 days!

JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13
Reply 8, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 641 times:

Nova was a flop because 'No va' is Spanish for "It doesn't go." (something like that)

ADG, that's hilarious!

"Shaddap you!"

Pacific From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1032 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 609 times:

Why didn't the Ford Pinto sell in Brazil? Pinto is a Brazilian slang for "Tiny Male Genitals!"

I've got the Pepsi one as well.
"Live with the Pepsi Generation" got translated into "Pepsi will bring your Ancestors back from the dead" in Taiwan.

Also, KFC's "Finger lickin' good" got translated in chinese into "Eat your fingers off"

Hunt-Wessen introduced its Big john products in Quebec as Gros Jos before learning that it means "big breasts" in French.

Rolls Royce thought of calling its next model Silver Mist until they found out that "mist" meant "dung" in German.

Pacific

Pacific From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1032 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 609 times:

"For those who cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get reading lessons"

Pacific

Airmale From Botswana, joined Sep 2004, 368 posts, RR: 2
Reply 11, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 601 times:

ADG-I feel McDonalds did that ad deliberately, perhaps the Australians should protest and have it replaced Smile

.....up there with the best!

Wing From Turkey, joined Oct 2000, 1552 posts, RR: 25
Reply 12, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 594 times:

French car manufactuarar Citröen bruoght up a new model called "Saxo"to Turkish market and could't make too much profit,because when it translated it meant "oral sex" in vulgar in Turkey.

USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54
Reply 13, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 586 times:

In Aberdeen, Washington, there is a seafood store that has its slogan proudly displayed on its window

"We have crabs"

Greg

Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru

Twa902fly From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 3048 posts, RR: 4
Reply 14, posted (11 years 4 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 582 times:

i saw this written on a train car in the Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida... "Do not hump"

twa902

life wasn't worth the balance, or the crumpled paper it was written on

Ryanb741 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2002, 3219 posts, RR: 17
Reply 15, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 576 times:

I have seen a hairdressing salon in the South of England called 'Blow Jobs'

I used to think the brain is the most fascinating part of my body. But, hey, who is telling me that?

Megaptera From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2001, 119 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 552 times:

Sorry to disappoint you TWA902fly but "hump" in railway terminology means to push an unpowered vehicle up and over a hump in the track and allow it to free-wheel into a siding. Now if it had said "Do not shag"....

JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13
Reply 17, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 550 times:

Disgressing a bit, my favorite story of translation screw-ups was a southern politician in Russia (I think it was Russia?). Anyway, he said "I'm tickled to death to be here." The translator said to the crowd in Russian, "I so happy to be here, I want you to scratch me until I die."

DOH!!!!!!!

"Shaddap you!"

Dg_pilot From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 856 posts, RR: 3
Reply 18, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 547 times:

Here are some names of hair salons I've seen. They are not screw-ups, but still are interesting.

The Hair Force
Headhunters
The Mane Thing
Hair It Is!

I saw an eatery that was featured on Leno one night that had the name of: "Sam A. Nella's". I think that's how it was spelled anyway.

Kcle From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 686 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 543 times:

My two most recent ones:

Hooters - Kids Eat Free After 4 PM!

Boston Mills Ski Resort - We Have Snow!

JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13
Reply 20, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 542 times:

Joe's Crab Shack has good one's.
Here's my favorite...

"Shaddap you!"

LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 21, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 530 times:

Theres a Joes Crab Shack right by us! ehehhe

One of my favorites, aussie roadside assistence, they pick you up with a 747F if you break down!

HEHEHE

Taco Bell heh?

Just some that i like Big thumbs up

An-225 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 3950 posts, RR: 45
Reply 22, posted (11 years 4 months 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 509 times:

I got one off a church sign right by me - I have a picture of that but I don't know how to put it on. Anyone knows how?

Anyway, here it is. There was something like this written on it -

Worship - 8:30-10:30
Satan divides and subtracts
God adds and multiplies.

Basically, from the first look it said - Worship Satan. I wanted to prank call that church, but they changed the sign 5 days after I took the picture.

Again, please tell me how to post pics on here. Thanks.

Money does not bring you happiness. But it's better to cry in your own private limo than on a cold bus stop.

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