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Then we'll grab a bite at '404 Not Found'
Ad Freak ^ | 8-2-2008

Posted on 08/02/2008 11:15:04 PM PDT by lainie

"Preparing for English-speaking visitors, a restaurant in China recently ran its name through an online translator, took the result, then purchased and mounted a large sign displaying the English version of their name: Translate server error." This one has been around for a couple of weeks but it's destined to become a classic.

http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/then-well-grab.html

Of all the poorly translated signs that can baffle English-speaking visitors to China, this one takes the cake for the most epic of all possible fails. And, as Dear Jane Sample notes, it’s also a good reason to invest in something more than a Web-based translator.

—Posted by David Griner


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Humor; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: 404error; 404errormnotfound; 404notfound; babelfish; beijing; engrish; freepun; humor; lolfunny; notfound; olympics; toofunny
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lol!
1 posted on 08/02/2008 11:15:04 PM PDT by lainie
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hee hee


2 posted on 08/02/2008 11:16:51 PM PDT by lainie ("Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies." - Thomas Jefferson)
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3 posted on 08/02/2008 11:23:06 PM PDT by endthematrix (Congress, Get Off Your Gas, And Drill!)
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4 posted on 08/02/2008 11:38:19 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." Ronald Reagan)
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bttt


5 posted on 08/02/2008 11:39:46 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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6 posted on 08/02/2008 11:44:27 PM PDT by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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Surely they know what they’re doing?


7 posted on 08/02/2008 11:47:53 PM PDT by paudio (Like it or not, 'conservatism' is a word with many meanings. Yours may be different from mine.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

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8 posted on 08/02/2008 11:49:02 PM PDT by KoRn (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: lainie
Personal sightings during one of my trips to China:


9 posted on 08/03/2008 12:09:43 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Global Warming Heretic -- http://agw-heretic.blogspot.com)
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10 posted on 08/03/2008 12:18:52 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: lainie

That is priceless.


11 posted on 08/03/2008 12:28:09 AM PDT by conservative cat
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To: endthematrix
"Takewaterplace" sounds more like Chingdeutsche.

Cheers!

12 posted on 08/03/2008 5:01:56 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Lancey Howard
Wouldn't it have just been easier to post a picture of Paris Hilton?

Cheers!

13 posted on 08/03/2008 5:03:36 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: lainie

This is gold.


14 posted on 08/03/2008 5:20:01 AM PDT by Impy (Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
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get drunk



15 posted on 08/03/2008 7:56:30 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (~ ~ FREE LAZAMATAZ! ~ ~ [Shipping and handling charges may apply.])
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I need that sign for my back porch


16 posted on 08/03/2008 8:03:14 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I voted Republican because no Conservatives were running.)
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To: ShadowAce; tubebender

Pring!


17 posted on 08/03/2008 12:57:20 PM PDT by glock rocks (Baraq Hussein Obama ~ black, white, and red all over.)
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I see where you got the pic you sent me...
18 posted on 08/03/2008 1:11:38 PM PDT by tubebender (Why does a round pizza come in a square box?)
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19 posted on 08/03/2008 3:35:07 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: lainie

Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead.


20 posted on 08/03/2008 3:56:54 PM PDT by Tribune7 (How is inflicting pain and death on an innocent, helpless human being for profit, moral?)
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