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JonathanR

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Funny gifts from a friend studying in Japan...
« on: March 04, 2010, 01:17:11 PM »
Good friend's teaching English in Tokyo. Sent me some birthday items from various stores in Japan, in which the owners/manufacturers tried valiantly to get the proper English translation...  :biggrin

1. New Japanese DVD (with subtitles) of the Disney classic - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN PYGMIES

2. A store-bought card expressing true love - poem entitled "My Heart is Flammable"

3. A kid's T-shirt with a big thumbs up imprint of Uncle Sam with the caption "Future Dictator"

My ribs still hurt from laughing so hard.....

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Re: Funny gifts from a friend studying in Japan...
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2010, 09:00:15 PM »
Wow!! Those are some unique translations!!

JonathanR

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Re: Funny gifts from a friend studying in Japan...
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 10:35:29 AM »
Oh it goes FAR beyond sales merchandise! She went into a small eatery in Tokyo and looked at the beer/drinks list. Column A said "Sodas", Column B said "Drunkard's Beverages".  :biggrin