tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3873660321929982164..comments2024-03-19T04:42:41.038-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Last week, the city commemorated 'Queuing Day,' an event held on the 11th of every month because the date symbolizes an orderly line."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37712571056194843272007-04-17T15:40:00.000-05:002007-04-17T15:40:00.000-05:00My mistake, it's actually "Every form rape."My mistake, it's actually "Every form rape."Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68213903493902889222007-04-17T15:39:00.000-05:002007-04-17T15:39:00.000-05:00I like this menu posted by a blogger. I'm not sure...I like this <A HREF="http://www.rahoi.com/2006/03/may-i-take-your-order.php" REL="nofollow">menu</A> posted by a blogger. I'm not sure what I'd order, but I probably wouldn't take my chances with the Every Kind Rape.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46383298002957405682007-04-17T15:37:00.000-05:002007-04-17T15:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31942201703471091272007-04-17T11:19:00.000-05:002007-04-17T11:19:00.000-05:00I agree, MadisonMan, it is entertaining. And I dou...I agree, MadisonMan, it is entertaining. And I doubt they will fix much in the end. One of the more enjoyable relaxing bits of entertainment while visiting Japan can be reading the English-language material in hotel rooms at the end of the day. Even the five-star hotels catering to a foreign clientele are chock-full of delightful mis-turns of phrase, and this is in a nation that takes such things as language and its proper usage very seriously. Very seriously indeed.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34353212290268882862007-04-17T10:46:00.000-05:002007-04-17T10:46:00.000-05:00Mr Tool has a great name when his client is a Proc...Mr Tool has a great name when his client is a Proctology Hospital.<BR/><BR/>One of the charms of going somewhere where English is not the native tongue, or anywhere close to it, is seeing the mangled prose. It's too bad the Chinese see it as something to fix.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52337937612542960172007-04-17T10:14:00.000-05:002007-04-17T10:14:00.000-05:00All I really really want our love to doIs to bring...<I>All I really really want our love to do<BR/>Is to bring out the best in me and in you<BR/>I want to talk to you, <A HREF="http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/J/jonimitchelllyrics/jonimitchellalliwantlyrics.htm" REL="nofollow">I want to shampoo you</A><BR/>I want to renew you again and again</I>Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15025326205590341292007-04-17T09:48:00.000-05:002007-04-17T09:48:00.000-05:00When I lived in Taiwan, I was impressed by the inc...When I lived in Taiwan, I was impressed by the incredibly large numbers of dedicated "V.D. Clinics." That is, I was until I realized they were actually just regular "OB/Gyn" offices. <BR/><BR/>Another interesting slice of life was there was differentiating "barber shops." Asking for a shampoo in one meant you got a shampoo. Asking for a shampoo in another meant you were offered a selection of girls to satisfy your sexual desires. (A reasonably good rule of thumb was the more it looked like the inside of a fancy whore house, the more likely it was to be exactly that.)Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67778323067468645192007-04-17T09:14:00.000-05:002007-04-17T09:14:00.000-05:00Google the word chinglish, then click on the image...Google the word chinglish, then click on the images link. Or go straight to:<BR/>http://www.flickr.com/groups/chinglish/pool/<BR/><BR/>And of course Wiki has a page for it:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChinglishRobert Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266891819395609976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33141043273862705452007-04-17T08:21:00.000-05:002007-04-17T08:21:00.000-05:00You know about engrish.com, don't you?You know about engrish.com, don't you?rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48986499157492165312007-04-17T07:53:00.000-05:002007-04-17T07:53:00.000-05:00Ah, nothing more charming than Engrish.Ah, nothing more charming than Engrish.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824506338738265111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61836816041623286682007-04-17T07:42:00.000-05:002007-04-17T07:42:00.000-05:00Check this out: someone just left a comment on thi...Check this out: someone just left a comment on <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2004/04/im-offended-by-my-juice-bottle.html" REL="nofollow">this three year old post</A>... and it's a bodily fluids post. <BR/><BR/>(Do I need a bodily fluids label?)Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66879098239802475972007-04-17T07:32:00.000-05:002007-04-17T07:32:00.000-05:00Bodily fluid blogging on Althouse!Bodily fluid blogging on Althouse!Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.com