Engrish in your daily life - sandwiches mastered

[TsPoet]

I'm a little reluctant to post this, please let me know ASAP if I should delete, and please keep it clean! (Is that a hypocritical request?)

We have a plethora of Asian soup places around here. The latest is called King's and their cards and menu say

It's not just good
It's Pho King good!

People are collecting the cards and displaying them around work.

[Bad JuJu]

Reminds me of the ad I saw somewhere for a place called Sofa King:
Our prices are Sofa King low.

Same disclaimer as TsPoet: if anyone finds this too offensive, I'll be happy to delete it.

[bmccasland]

I think the creators of the ads should be slapped silly. But the ad is serving the purpose, getting the name of the company out. Just not in very good taste.

[TsPoet]

I think the creators of the ads should be slapped silly. But the ad is serving the purpose, getting the name of the company out. Just not in very good taste.

The question is, are they doning it on purpose? I think Sofa King had to, our thought is Soup King didn't, but who knows?

[bmccasland]

The question is, are they doning it on purpose? I think Sofa King had to, our thought is Soup King didn't, but who knows?

Unless they just got off the boat, I bet one of the family members is under the age of 25 and bamboozled the older folks. Me thinks they had to know. But I could be wrong, and will eat crow if need be.

[SadieKate]

http://www.icyclesusa.com/catalog/di...able-yolks.htm

[Zen]

Oh my.
Someone please hire me as a copy editor

[JaneE]

Two things came to mind that never fail to make me chuckle whenever I think of them.

Saw a sign in a Dairy Queen Brazier restaurant some years ago for "fried clamps." Yummy!

A sign near the door of a local grocery store in north-central Pennsylvania read "Ho-made bread." Thought that was an admirable partnering of two of the world's oldest professions.

Humor is everywhere (intentional or not)!

Jane

[bluebug32]

I grew up near a vegie stand. How can you trust someone to properly harvest a tomato after reading that?

[SadieKate]

Saw a sign in a Dairy Queen Brazier restaurant some years ago for "fried clamps." Yummy!

Umm.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary --

Clamp

Clam\, n. [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t., Clammy.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.

You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes, or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John Smith (1616).

Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke; it lieth under the sand. --Wood (1634).

You sure it isn't a regionalism?

[JaneE]

Umm.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary --

Clamp

Clam\, n. [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t., Clammy.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.

You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes, or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John Smith (1616).

Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke; it lieth under the sand. --Wood (1634).

You sure it isn't a regionalism?

Well, I had never heard nor seen that usage in my area before (western New York State) and I've never seen nor heard it since...but I bow to Webster.

Jane

[Chile Pepper]

Priceless

http://www.dependablerenegade.com/de...ta-hand-i.html

[SadieKate]

If there is a sign, is there also a sound even when no one is there?

While zipping down the road last week, I saw a sign: "Tree Falling." I looked and looked but could see no trees in action. And couldn't hear any crashes either.

Perhaps they meant "Tree Felling" as they were bulldozing some trees?

I have this image of a tree falling in perputual motion, never to land.

[maillotpois]

If a mime falls in the forest, does anyone hear him?

[SadieKate]

Did you see that sign? It was on the road as we shuttled down to Whoops.

It just cracked me up but wind noise was too high to talk.