You bet. I was reading a sad article in The New Yorker on how the rapid development and growth in China is despoiling the environment, especially the bird habitats there. Of course, we've already done that here.
New cars are coming on the road in China at an unbelievably fast pace. How can we think that food and fuel prices will go down any time soon with the rapid growth and development of populous countries like India and China? We should be preparing.
Well, that's a long digression from the jokes, isn't it?
Bad Lapin! I believe it could be an honest mistake, believe it or not; consider the different usage between the UK and the U S, both of whom speak "Englsh". Many do not appreciate just how different the East Asian cultural context is until they've stepped in it.
Johnieb, You should know about the Asian-Western culture divide. I believe they could be honest mistakes, too.
I deleted Lapin's comment because it had that one word in it that I really hate. He offered to do it, so I did it for him. Now, your words about him don't make sense. Sorry.
I had a clock made in China, 35 years ago, which came with some assembly required. The instructions were incomprehensible, but I do remember the last line, when everything was all put together -- "Please hurt the pendulum".
Well that must mean that when Jesus gave Peter the "keys to the Kingdom" that He did mean for women to be in charge.
ReplyDeleteLeave it the Chinese to sort that one out for us!
Sistah Fran! I can count on you to come up with better captions than mine.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the translators sometimes play wild tricks. Some of these seem to go far beyond mistakes.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else wonder how much the Chinese have spent on consultants and translators? It is gonna be an amazing Olympics.
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jimB
It is gonna be an amazing Olympics.
ReplyDeleteYou bet. I was reading a sad article in The New Yorker on how the rapid development and growth in China is despoiling the environment, especially the bird habitats there. Of course, we've already done that here.
New cars are coming on the road in China at an unbelievably fast pace. How can we think that food and fuel prices will go down any time soon with the rapid growth and development of populous countries like India and China? We should be preparing.
Well, that's a long digression from the jokes, isn't it?
Digression is the spice of conversation.
ReplyDeleteBad Lapin! I believe it could be an honest mistake, believe it or not; consider the different usage between the UK and the U S, both of whom speak "Englsh". Many do not appreciate just how different the East Asian cultural context is until they've stepped in it.
Johnieb, You should know about the Asian-Western culture divide. I believe they could be honest mistakes, too.
ReplyDeleteI deleted Lapin's comment because it had that one word in it that I really hate. He offered to do it, so I did it for him. Now, your words about him don't make sense. Sorry.
No problem, Mimi; I had to think for a minute before I remembered what I was "funnin" him about.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I get one of those for my own bathroom? "Lindy's Kingdom."
ReplyDeleteLindy, you could probably order one from China, a special personalized version.
ReplyDeleteI had a clock made in China, 35 years ago, which came with some assembly required. The instructions were incomprehensible, but I do remember the last line, when everything was all put together -- "Please hurt the pendulum".
ReplyDeleteKate! And what did you do to that poor pendulum?
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