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    Old 07-01-2009, 04:42 PM
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    In a Bangkok temple:
    IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN.

    Cocktail lounge, Norway:
    LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

    Doctors office, Rome:
    SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

    Dry cleaners, Bangkok:
    DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

    In a Nairobi restaurant:
    CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.

    On the main road to Mombassa, leaving Nairobi:
    TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

    On a poster at Kencom:
    ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN HELP.

    In a City restaurant:
    OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.

    In a cemetery:
    PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

    Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
    GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED.

    On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
    OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.

    In a Tokyo bar:
    SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.

    Hotel, Yugoslavia:
    THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

    Hotel, Japan:
    YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

    In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery:
    YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY.

    A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
    IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE.

    Hotel, Zurich:
    BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

    Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
    WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?

    Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
    WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

    A laundry in Rome:
    LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
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    Old 07-01-2009, 06:04 PM
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    Oh MY!!!! Our english language is sooo confusing, no wonder other countries have problems translating!!! :D :D :D
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    Old 07-01-2009, 06:09 PM
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    :lol: :lol: :lol: We do have a way of confusing the rest of the world! :wink:
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    Old 07-01-2009, 06:18 PM
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    I laugh at a sign on the base all the time.
    It says....road wet when raining.
    DUH!!!!!!
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    Old 07-01-2009, 06:26 PM
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    So funny. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 07-01-2009, 07:01 PM
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    I have had 5 exchange students. Most did very well but I have some stories too.
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    Old 07-01-2009, 07:44 PM
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    We have signs all around here that say if the sign is under water, the road is impassable! There used to be one on the side of a building in Dixon, Illinois! :lol:
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    Old 07-02-2009, 12:20 AM
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    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    I once saw on a menu in Holland 'deep fried codpieces'! YUM! :lol:
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    Old 07-02-2009, 03:46 AM
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    These are tooo funny! Do you read the instructions on some of the products from around the world?? Sometimes, they just crack me up!!
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    Old 07-02-2009, 03:26 PM
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    Originally Posted by k3n
    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    I once saw on a menu in Holland 'deep fried codpieces'! YUM! :lol:
    I loved this one K. Nearly choked on my tea! Uggghhhh the mere thought.
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