No ragamuffin drunken psychotics, please.

[Michaelhatesfans]

China is trying to update some of their informational signs that feature English. They've got a ways to go...:laugh:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8220166.stm

[Don Quixote]

I love Chinglish signs. When I was in Beijing about 10 years ago every single cab had the sign: "Please Don't Smoking". :laugh:

[oddlycalm]

When they start banning the ragamuffin drunken psychotics what's next....:confused:

Buy a T shirt and get a happy (http://store.engrish.com/engrishtshirts.html)

oc

[Napoleon]

Damn, I guess this means I need to cancel my Chinese trip.

Hey Mappy, can I come visit you in Canada instead (unless you guys have a similar rule)?

[Napoleon]

PS,

The person who I guess I would call my favorite living author/journalist, James Fallows, was for several years up until recently (last 6 months or so) stationed in China. I read his blog fairly regularly and he would comment from time to time and post pictures of the most ridiculous Chinese to English translations.

A quick search of his blog reveled these howlers:

http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/back_to_business_and_back_to_c.php

http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/12/amazing_slop.php

http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/12/one_more_then_giving_this_topi.php

[datachicane]

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/jfallows/TranslateServerError.jpg

[Michaelhatesfans]

When they start banning the ragamuffin drunken psychotics what's next....:confused:

oc

Indeed. When they came for the ragamuffin drunken psychotics, I did not speak up, because I was not a ragamuffin drunken psychotic...

[Mr. Vengeance]

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6840/dontchoking.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/dontchoking.jpg/)

[opinionated ow]

http://www.engrish.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/08/asian-dog-asian-sand.jpg
http://www.engrish.com//wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hand-grenade.jpg
http://www.engrish.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/03/doggy-style.jpg

M Rated:
Over 15s only (http://www.engrish.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/01/please-dont-****-and-urinate-everywhere.jpg)

[Napoleon]

Posted without comment:

http://s2.buzzfeed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/9/21/18/chinese-cell-phone-is-happy-to-see-you-23835-1253573731-10.jpg

[RaceGrrl]

http://engrishfunny.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/engrish-funny-no-dumpling.jpg