View Full Version : big als online has to be forighn!
Just read some of the descriptions!!!
"AN EASY WAY TO FEED YOU EELS "
"A RAPIDLY SINKING FOOD, THIS DIET WILL QUICKLY GO TO THE OF ANY AQUARIUM, READY FOR SCAVENGING CRABS OR LOBSTERS"
haha!!
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/category.xml?category_name=FOOD%20%26%20FEEDERS
LMOUTHBASS
01-22-2004, 1:04 PM
are you talking bout?
DEmigh
01-22-2004, 1:20 PM
I don't know that Big Al's is necessarily foreign (those may be just typos), but I enjoy the same sorts of linguistic goofs myself:
On a Kubota (Japanese) tractor: Drain cooling water perfectly in cold season for preventing frozen :)
My all-time favorite was a translation from English to Norwegian, so it takes some explaining:
It's not so easy to find anymore, but for a long time, all GM cars had a little plate on the threshold of the driver's door that said "Body by Fischer." That is, Fischer coachworks made the body of the car. When these cars were sold in Norway (If I remember the story correctly) the people who made the bodies wanted the consumers to know whose work they were purchasing, so the little plate was translated. Unfortunately, the translation was a little off. The litteral meaning turned out to be:
"Corpse by Fischer"
:sick:
:laugh:
~*LuvMyKribs*~
01-22-2004, 1:47 PM
O! O! I love these things! :D
On Sears hairdryer:
Do not use while sleeping.
(Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)
On a bag of Fritos:
You could be a winner! No purchase nesessary.
Details inside.
(The shoplifter special!)
On a bar of Dove soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.
(and that would be how?)
On some Swann frozen dinners:
Serving suggestion: Defrost.
(But it's *just* a suggestion!)
On a hotel provided shower cap in a box:
Fits one head.
(The big one or the little one?)
On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: (printed on box bottom):
Do not turn upside down.
(Too late! You lose!)
On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
Product will be hot after heating.
(Are you sure??? Let's experiment.)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron:
Do not iron clothes on body.
(But wouldn't that save more time?)
(And whose body?)
On Boot's Children's cough medicine:
Do not drive car or operate machinery.
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction if we just kept those 5 year olds off those fork lifts.)
On Nytol sleep aid:
Warning: may cause drowsiness.
(One would hope!)
On a Korean kitchen knife:
Warning keep out of children.
(Or pets! What's for dinner?)
On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights:
For indoor or outdoor use only.
(As opposed to use in outer space.)
On a Japanese food processor:
Not to be used for the other use.
(Hmm, now I'm curious.)
On Sainsbury's peanuts:
Warning: contains nuts.
(but no peas?)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.
(have lobotomy)
On a Swedish chainsaw:
Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals.
(What is this, a home castration kit?)
On a child's Superman costume:
Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.
(That's right, destroy a universal childhood fantasy!)
Karlsbad
01-22-2004, 1:57 PM
engrish.com (www.engrish.com)
I bet they can get close to the actual spelling of 'foreign' though :duh:
What's up with their website redesign, its still f'd up.
http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/bonyblithe.jpg
http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/pet.jpg
DEmigh
01-22-2004, 2:51 PM
:laugh:
ROFLMAO
:laugh:
I'd add PMP, but I'd have to take it home with me :sick:
kveeti
01-22-2004, 3:57 PM
They just need a proofreader...
I type for a publishing co. that produces cookbooks. I have to type from people's writing. I have a big collection of "bloopers", that I've turned into a webpage. Some of my favourites:
Chocolate Cake: Sift all dry ingredients into large bowel.
- At last count there were 13 recipes with this blooper, 4 of which were for a small bowel.
Green Tomato Pickles: Layer tomatoes and onions in hot, scolded quart sealers.
Cheesy Garlic Bread: Spread butter mixture between bread slices. Wrap breast in foil, leaving top partially uncovered.
Peppercorn Ranch Dressing: 1 tsp coarsely ground paper
Stir Fry Veggies: Cut bell people into thin strips; slice carrots and onions.
Peanut Butter Pie: Mix together chocolate crumbs, sugar and mutter.
Queen Mary's Tart: Melt sugar and butter over a very gentle heat; add mixed pee and sultanas.
Potato Soup: Add the potato and the remaining sock and simmer for 10 minutes.
Honey Oatmeal Wheat Bread: Punch down and form into 12 loaves. Let rise, then bake. Makes 14 loaves.
- The 2 extras appear by magic!
Upside-Down Cake: Cherries will sink and marshmallows will rise above cake.
- I always hate it when my marshmallows levitate like that.
No Bake Lasagna: Bake in a 325 degree oven about 1 hour.
- and the meaning of “no bake” is???
blitzen25bm
01-22-2004, 4:30 PM
ALL YOUR BASED ARE BELONG TO US
slipknottin
01-22-2004, 4:54 PM
Originally posted by blitzen25bm
ALL YOUR BASED ARE BELONG TO US
No D!!!!
all your base are belong to us.
http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/video.shtml
anyways, most of the ads and stuff on bigals are provided by the company that makes the product, bigals doesnt write the ads.