Laughter is the best medicine

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:40:38 GMT

In my International Business textbook, it finds interesting ways to illustrate what is being taught. One practical insight I found amusing was:

SIGNS IN ENGLISH ALL OVER THE WORLD -- I hope u like.

In a Tokyo hotel: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such a thing is please not to read notis.

In a Leipzig elevator: Do not enter lift backwards, and only when lit up

In a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M daily.

In a Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

In a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for

On the menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firms’ own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people’s fashion.

Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

In a Bangkok dry cleaners: Drop your trousers here for best results.

From a Japanese information booklet: Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control yourself.

From a brochure of a car rental firm in Tokyo: When passenger of foot heave in sign, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.

Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance: English well speaking… and Here speeching American.

A sign posted in Germany’s Black Forest: It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.

In a Zurich hotel: Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bathroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.

In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist: Teeth are extracted by the latest Methodists.

In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.

In a Czech tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours--we guarantee no miscarriages.

Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand: Would you like to ride on your own ass?

My favorite -- In a Swiss mountain inn: Special today - no ice cream.

In a Bangkok temple: It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.

In a Tokyo Bar: Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.

In a Copenhagen airline ticket office: We take your bags and send them in all directions.

In a Norwegian cocktail lounge: ladies are requested not have children in the bar.

In the Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.

In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.

From the Soviet Weekly: There will be a Moscow Exhibition of Arts by 150,000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two years.

I was thinking of posting some of these phrases on the Garden Villas' business sign just to make some drivers on the road laugh and enjoy their day. But then I thought that it may also cause an accident, so I changed my mind.

Special shout out to Jacinta for being brave enough to get lasiks. You can do it!

Familiarity

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:55:26 GMT

Over the years, I've met some pretty interesting people who've reminded me of a famous person or thing. Whether it's their smile, personality, physique, or overall appearance; have you ever met someone and just thought, "dang, he/she reminds me of [someone famous]!" They are as follows:

(1) Bruce Getz and Zach Braff. Although Zach doesn't carry around an mp3 strapped onto his arm while laying out to catch a flying frisbee or dress up as Borat for Halloween, he does have similar characteristics of this fella, yes?

(2) Tall 'B' and the Green Giant

(3) Shannon Lamon and Heather Graham

(4) Monica Bradshaw aka Monifah and Natalie Portman

(5) Jennifer Hsu and Giada de Laurentis - both have the cutest personalities! I can't get enough of both of them.

(6) Branden Smith and Elijah Wood

(7) Judy Liang and Sammi Cheung

(8) Deona Declue and Beyonce Knowles

(9) And last but certainly not least, Min Noh and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Leonardo

Please feel free to add more if you have any!

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