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2009/3/27

English is a funny language!

@ 09:11 AM (7 months, 28 days ago)

Spotted in a toilet of a London office:
TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW.
 
In a London Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT
 
 
Outside a London second-hand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
 
Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR
 
 
Seen during a London conference:
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE  IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR
 
Notice in a field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT  THE BULL CHARGES
 
 
On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR,  THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)
 

And...people in some countries sometimes go out of their way to communicate with their English-speaking tourists. Here is a  list of signs seen around the world :
 
 
At a Budapest zoo:
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE  FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.
 
Doctors clinic, Rome :
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.
 
Hotel, Acapulco :
 
THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE.
 
In a Nairobi restaurant:
CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE SHOULD WAIT AND SEE THE MANAGER.

In a City restaurant:
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.
 
 
In a Calcutta Coffee House:
 PEOPLE DISCARDING CIGARETTE STUBS IN CUPS WILL BE SERVED COFFEE IN ASH TRAYS ....

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Comment(s) »

  1. made me laugh,so true.lol

    Comment by lisa— 2009/03/29 @ 05:57 AM — (Reply)

  2. If I could make you laugh, I am happy dear. I think if one can spread a smile to at least one more person, one has done his job for the day. Thanks for reading my blog. I value your comments.

    Thanks!

    Comment by jasmine— 2009/04/01 @ 09:26 AM — (Reply)

  3. Hey, I enjoyed it will. Will you please refer to me as "dear"?

    Comment by Ed— 2009/04/01 @ 03:36 PM — (Reply)

  4. I agree buddy. The only danger of thinking like that (looking for double meanings) is that sometimes you may miss out on the straight meanings! lol

    Comment by — 2009/10/31 @ 03:52 AM — (Reply)

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