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Beware! To touch
these wires is instant
death. Anyone doing
so will be prosecuted.
Sign at a railroad station
Sign at a railroad station
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Come visit the farm, It takes a virile man to
taste our milk & smell make a chicken
our sweet dairy air. pregnant.
Alaskan dairy farm ad
Alaskan dairy farm ad Perdue chicken ad as
Perdue chicken ad as
mistranslated
mistranslated
Coors put its slogan, Clairol introduced the
Turn it loose, into Mist Stick , a curling
Spanish, where it was iron, into German only to
read as find out that mist is slang
for manure. Not too
many people had a use
Suffer badly from for the manure stick .
diarrhea...
An American T-shirt maker
An American T-shirt maker Pepsi's Come alive
in Miami printed shirts for
in Miami printed shirts for with the Pepsi
the Spanish market which
the Spanish market which
promoted the Pope's visit.
promoted the Pope's visit.
Generation translated
Instead of II saw the Pope
Instead of saw the Pope into Pepsi brings your
(el Papa), the shirts read II
(el Papa), the shirts read ancestors back from
saw the potato (la papa).
saw the potato (la papa). the grave , in Chinese.
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When Gerber started selling baby
When Gerber started selling baby Frank Perdue's chicken
Frank Perdue's chicken
food in Africa, they used the
food in Africa, they used the slogan, it takes a strong man
slogan, it takes a strong man
same packaging as in the US,
same packaging as in the US, to make a tender chicken was
to make a tender chicken was
with the beautiful Caucasian baby
with the beautiful Caucasian baby translated into Spanish as “it
translated into Spanish as “it
on the label. Later they learned
on the label. Later they learned takes an aroused man to make
that in Africa, companies routinely takes an aroused man to make
that in Africa, companies routinely a chicken affectionate .””
put pictures on the label of what's
put pictures on the label of what's a chicken affectionate ..”
inside, since most people can't
inside, since most people can't
read.
read.
The Coca-Cola name in China
The Coca-Cola name in China When Parker Pen marketed a
When Parker Pen marketed a
was first read as Ke- kou- ke-la
was first read as Ke-kou-ke-la ,,
Ke-kou-ke-la ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads
ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads
meaning Bite the wax tadpole or
meaning Bite the wax tadpole or were supposed to have read, it
were supposed to have read, it
female horse stuffed with wax,
female horse stuffed with wax, won't leak in your pocket and
won't leak in your pocket and
depending on the dialect. Coke
depending on the dialect. Coke embarrass you .. Instead, the
embarrass you Instead, the
then researched 40,000
then researched 40,000 company thought that the word
company thought that the word
characters to find a phonetic
characters to find a phonetic embarazar (to impregnate) meant
embarazar (to impregnate) meant
equivalent ko- kou- ko-le,
equivalent ko-kou-ko-le,
ko-kou-ko-le, to embarrass, so the ad read: It
to embarrass, so the ad read: It
translating into happiness in the
translating into happiness in the won't leak in your pocket and
won't leak in your pocket and
mouth
mouth make you pregnant
make you pregnant
Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on a Sears hairdryer: on a bag of Fritos:
Fritos:
Do not use while You could be a
sleeping. winner! No purchase
necessary. Details
inside.
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Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on a bar of Dial soap: on some Swann
Directions: Use like frozen dinners:
regular soap. Serving suggestion:
Defrost.
Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on a hotel provided on Tesco's Tiramisu
shower cap in a box: dessert: Do not turn
Fits one head. upside down. (printed
on bottom of the box)
Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on Marks & Spencer on packaging for a
Bread Pudding: Rowenta iron:
Product will be hot Do not iron clothes on
after heating. body.
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Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on Boot's Children's on a Nytol sleep aid:
cough medicine: Warning: may cause
Do not drive car or drowsiness.
operate machinery.
Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on a string of on a Japanese food
Chinese-made processor: Not to be
Christmas lights: used for the other use.
For indoor or outdoor
use only.
Actual instruction label Actual instruction label
on Sainsbury's on an American
peanuts: Warning: Airlines packet of
contains nuts. nuts: Instructions:
open packet, eat nuts.
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Actual instruction label Caution: Cape does
on a Swedish not enable user to
chainsaw: Do not fly.
attempt to stop chain
instructions on Kenner’s
instructions on Kenner’s
with your hands or Batman costume
Batman costume
genitals.
Caution: Blade is In a laundromat:
extremely sharp! Automatic washing
Keep out of children. machines. Please
remove all your clothes
warning on knife blade
warning on knife blade
manufactured by
manufactured by when the light goes
Olfa Corporation
Olfa Corporation out.
In a department In an office: Would the
store: Bargain person who took the
Basement Upstairs step ladder yesterday
kindly bring it back or
further steps will be
taken..
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In a staff room: After On a church door: This is
On a church door: This is
the gate of Heaven.
the gate of Heaven.
the tea break, staff
Enter ye all by this door.
Enter ye all by this door.
should empty the teapot (This door is kept locked
(This door is kept locked
and stand upside down because of the draft.
because of the draft.
on the draining board. Please use side entrance)
Please use side entrance)
Outside a second hand
Outside a second hand
Danger Quicksand!
store: We exchange
store: We exchange
anything - bicycles,
anything - bicycles,
Any person passing this
washing machines etc.
washing machines etc. point will be drowned.
Why not bring your
Why not bring your By order of the
wife along and get a
wife along and get a District Council.
wonderful bargain.
wonderful bargain.
Notice in a dry In a health food
cleaners window: store: Closed due to
Anyone leaving their illness.
garments here for
more than 30 days will
be disposed of.
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Spotted in a safari Seen at a conference:
Seen at a conference:
For anyone who has
For anyone who has
park: Elephants
children and doesn't
children and doesn't
Please Stay In Your know it, there is a day
know it, there is a day
Car care on the first floor.
care on the first floor.
Notice in a field: MESSAGE ON A
The farmer allows LEAFLET: If you
walkers to cross the cannot read, this
field for free, but leaflet will tell you
the bull charges. how to get lessons.
REPAIR SHOP Watch Batteries
DOOR: We can While You Wait
repair anything
(Please knock hard sign in jewelry store
sign in jewelry store
on the door - the
bell doesn't work)
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Athletes Foot Caution: Road wet
Welcome when raining
mall sign announcing a
mall sign announcing a highway sign in NH
highway sign in NH
new sport shoe store
new sport shoe store
Caution: Alligators in Ladies may have a fit
water. No swimming. upstairs
Survivors will be
prosecuted Clothing store, Hong Kong
Clothing store, Hong Kong
sign by roadside pond in India
sign by roadside pond in India
Fur coats made for Ladies, leave your
ladies from their clothes here & spend the
own skin rest of the afternoon
having a good time
Furrier, Sweden
Furrier, Sweden Laundry, Rome
Laundry, Rome
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Teeth extracted by the You are welcome to visit the
You are welcome to visit the
cemetery where famous
cemetery where famous
latest methodists
Russian & Soviet composers,
Russian & Soviet composers,
artists, & writers are buried
artists, & writers are buried
Dentist office, Hong Kong
Dentist office, Hong Kong daily, except Thurdsay.
daily, except Thurdsay.
Cemetery, Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow
We take your bags You are here
& send them in all
directions Blank wall, Narita
Blank wall, Narita
Airport, Japan
Airport, Japan
Flight operator, Denmark
Flight operator, Denmark
Don’t take a chance Ears pierced while
on ruining your you wait
vacation - come
to us & be sure Jewelry store, Ontario
Jewelry store, Ontario
Travel office, Nova Scotia
Travel office, Nova Scotia
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Shoplifters will Safety First! Please
be persecuted putting on your
seatbelt & preparing
Mountain store,
Mountain store, for accident
Tennessee
Tennessee
Taxi, Thailand
Taxi, Thailand
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