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26 May 2008, 10:49 PM

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The Dangers of Translation

I guess the used a cheap Spanish to English translator

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27 May 2008, 08:10 AM

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Never mind that, they sell Haagen-Dazs next door

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27 May 2008, 08:44 AM

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Never mind that, they sell Haagen-Dazs next door

typical of eagle eyed sal

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27 May 2008, 11:18 PM

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Typical woman, only interested in one thing.
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Double choc fudge delight!

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28 May 2008, 01:53 AM

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When asking someone's age in Spanish; Be very careful on how you pronounce "años".

Otherwise you might be asking how many arseholes they have

(And yes, a Spanish girl I once asked replied with a strange perplexed look saying one (uno)...took a while for me to realise what I said wrong

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28 May 2008, 02:32 AM

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28 May 2008, 04:18 AM

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They blatently knew what they were writing, when they made that sign, especially with that joke "we wont jerk you around"

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28 May 2008, 08:28 PM

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Just goes to show how observant I am

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28 May 2008, 09:18 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChunkyDunky

Just goes to show how observant I am

You missed the Haagen-Dazs sign too, I blame it on the cruelty you suffered as a sunburnt child

And BTW it's the Baileys flavour that does it for me hactually

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29 May 2008, 11:46 AM

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You missed the Haagen-Dazs sign too, I blame it on the cruelty you suffered as a sunburnt child

And BTW it's the Baileys flavour that does it for me hactually

Must explain why you are off to the USA on holiday! Try the Kahlua milk shakes, but not if you are driving. My co-pilot got paralytic on those, we had to carry him back to the hotel!

Les

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29 May 2008, 01:00 PM

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My co-pilot got paralytic on those, we had to carry him back to the hotel!

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Not from the plane, I hope

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29 May 2008, 09:21 PM

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You missed the Haagen-Dazs sign too, I blame it on the cruelty you suffered as a sunburnt child

And BTW it's the Baileys flavour that does it for me hactually

Did you have to remind me

I'm going to roll into a ball in the cupboard under the stairs and wait for the easter bunny to rescue me

Waitrose stem ginger, Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby (ironic or what) or Choc Chip Cookie Dough. I should plug Guernsey Dairy ice cream, but I doubt you can get it over there.

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29 May 2008, 09:35 PM

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Yeah was pretty funny until I noticed the 'we wont jerk you around' bit, so clearly knew what they were doing!

I saw some funny ones over in France last summer - "F.A.R.T Garage" and "Fanny Agriculture" to name a few!

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30 May 2008, 02:44 PM

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Not from the plane, I hope

Luckily not, it was a welcome party at Cleveland Ohio by some television people. It was all their fault, they could see he was partial to them so they ordered another flask full just for him!

Les

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