Need a good laugh?

I was just reading an interesting NY Times story about people who get tatoos with Chinese characters only to find out that they don't say what they intended to say (like "putrid moth balls" instead of "true love"). They had a link to a fabulous website, which literally had me peeing my pants with laughter. So, if you need some fun, get your daily dose of "Engrish" here:

http://www.engrish.com

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Mrs. Hass-Bark said…
That is one of my most favoritest websites in the world. I love to laugh for hours about the awesomely bad translations.

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This may possibly mean that I need to get a life...
4/01/2006 4:46 PM
Katya said…
I knew a guy who thought he had a tattoo that said "power," but they'd rotated and flipped the character, so it was the numeral 7.

Not quite as funny as "putrid moth balls," but I was there when he found out, which made up for it.
4/02/2006 9:56 AM
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