Common Sense and Whiskey

Now with Fresh Aborigines!

Here's a page from a menu in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, seen in December. Consider the Lasana Vegeteriana. There's a closer view below:

Yum. Maybe they meant aubergines?

 

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

This Wales-shaped toast on Strange Maps is a reminder of Wales' silly side.

As you study the toast, above, note the protrusion in the top left. There, in Anglesey not far from the ferry to Dublin at Holyhead, is part of Wales' claim to fame: the place with the longest place name in the world. It's called:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

As Wikipedia puts it, without irony, it's "short form" is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. It's said to mean "The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave" in Welsh.

(Top photo from Strange Maps, bottom photo of the sign announcing the town of
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch from EarthPhotos.com. Click for a larger photo.)

Relieves Thirst Omnidirectionally

Stories about translation between Mandarin and Cantonese and English can be pretty funny. Tim Johnson has one about Chinese bottled water in his China Rises blog.

We came upon the sign on the right in the photo above in Beijing in 1995. Don't really know what it's about, but you have to accept its wisdom.

It's in the China Gallery and the Signs Gallery at EarthPhotos.com.

So, Where's Terminal K?

These people are serious about airport signs. They've posted photos of airport signs all over the world. And they comment on them.

Exactly.

YOU know what I'm sayin'!

Good weekend from CS&W and EarthPhotos.com.

EP - POD. Thank You for Visiting Miss Puke!

Vote for the Picture of the Day on EarthPhotos.com. This photo is currently ranked #1:

Number one with a bullet, in fact, because it just entered the favorites gallery for the first time last week. Miss Puke Massage Center, in the Siam Square section of Bangkok, is one of those unfortunate "lost in translation" kind of places, and we just imagine these fine, smiling young ladies must be mystified by the steady stream of amused photographers.

See more photos from Thailand in the EarthPhotos.com Thailand gallery, and more fun stuff in EP's Signs gallery. 

Burn the Spring Chicken

You've probably seen sites with funny translations into English. John Rahoi's May I Take Your Order  is particularly entertaining. While shopping for future travel destinations, we found a site urging a trip to Namibia, which offers  "a wide range of gut-curdling activities." It tells us that Swakopmund "generally enjoys grit in the oyster," and explains, "Swakopmund feels overwhelmingly Teutonic – indeed, it has Germany...."

You ready to head out?

See also our Signs gallery on EarthPhotos.com.