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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 01/25/2007 : 11:57:40
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Apparently, so I'm informed, the following are all actual signs spotted by travellers. Do you have any to add?
Cocktail lounge, Norway:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.
Doctor�s office, Rome:
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.
In a City restaurant:
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.
In a cemetery
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 01/25/2007 : 12:12:20
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There was a double grave, obviously for a husband and wife, in Englefield Green, Surrey that we used to pass by in our second year of Uni. The epitaph still makes me chuckle:
"To Mum: An Angel on Earth, Now in Heaven.
And Dad."
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BiggerBoat 
"Pass me the harpoon"
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Posted - 01/25/2007 : 18:02:21
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I got given a great book last Christmas: 'The Joys of Engrish - Strange and wonderful misuses of the Englash language.'
It features pictures of products and signs (mostly from Japan), that have bizzarre English translations on them.
My favourites are the t-shirts, here's a couple of examples:
The sky and a river are wide
it seems that the sun is wrong
BIG-SIZE
by uncanny POWER
A tight hug is given to you.
You may escape independently.
BASTARD
YOU SW!NE!
impudence
None of your cheek!
groing (sic) in the dark
a selection of gentlemen
The more time I have, the more I tend to think of bad things.
I want no more time competition.
From now I need more leisurely time.
give me strength!
are you serious?
pise (sic) myself laughing
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 01/25/2007 : 19:29:59
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A dry cleaner/laundry service in Mexico City:
CUSTOMERS PLEASE DROP YOUR PANTS HERE FOR PROMPT SERVICE |
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Reading the Signs
