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1.18.2007

Chinese high



What are they smoking in there? Just straight weed, or are they mixing it with tobacco to create a British-style spliff, or what? I wonder if their pot is spicy.

But seriously: this is a word challenge as well, of course, as a cultural one. "Rolling" can be a verb, thus the humor of this sign. But "rolling" can also be an adjective, which I'm sure means something different in Chinese--bad translation!

(from da)

4 Comments:

At 9:58 PM, Anonymous Bruce said...

There is another sign in the bottom of the mall. It's hard to take because I don't want to be photographing in the washroom:

"Please do not place candy or gums in urinal"

 
At 9:59 PM, Anonymous mj said...

They need someone to proofread their stuff!

 
At 2:44 PM, Blogger Mad Minerva said...

*Giggle!*

Have you sent this in to Engrish.Com?

 
At 10:13 PM, Anonymous mj said...

Good idea--just told Bruce about it since he took the pic.

 

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