Thursday, May 14, 2009

Creative Translations

In the never ending stream of photos of bad/funny/inventive translations on the internet, I bring you all an example from my latest trip to Russia.


Although my Russian sucks, I think they are telling you to please not throw rubbish in the sink. Anyone know what a "bowlhole" is? I have never seen that word before (or since for that matter).

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  2. # Blowhole (biology), the hole at the top of a whale or other cetacean's head, homologous with a nostril
    # Blowhole (geology), a hole at the inland end of a sea cave through which waves funnel up and out
    # Blowhole (metallurgy), an internal hole or defect in a cast metal product.

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  3. The sign says "bowlhole" not "blowhole" ;)

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  4. Its the hole in the bowl - what did you think it was?

    okidoki

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