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From: jeffj@sfmin.UUCP (J.S.Jonas)
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Subject: other mistranslations
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 17:28:28 EST
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[so, nail a tacking butterfly refutedly, rabbits in rat-fat-fooey]

	Here are some amusing boxes I have:
A magnetic paper clip dispenser that features a divider in the middle
says "manage the paper clips and pins, and in the meantime, have two
magnetic point"

A pencil sharpener lists its features
" . different pencil sharpener  [ I suppose you wouldn't want the SAME
			pencil sharpener, especially if it was broken]
  . new adjustable vice-grip automatic sliding device which saves over-cutting
  . the style children want most in pencil sharpener"

A wind-sock has the following on the box:
"This beautiful _Pacific_ Northwest tradition which springs from the ancient
_Japanese_ practice of flying colorful carp signifies happiness and the
promise of a bright future"
The underlined words were obviously of different type, suggesting
that a form was used.  I guess that the Northwest regions of many
countries believe in the luck of the carp.
What is funnier is that the windsock has a sailboat pattern,
no carps.  Maybe sailboats are lucky in Southeast traditions.


	humorous observations from
			Jeff 'archiver of everything' Skot
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