Does that woman know the meanings on those shirt I wonder. Or perhaps she really does like sweltering places by the sea. Not sure about the fists though.
Even scarier... the "Fist" t-shirt would have cost her a fortune, that brand is so expensive.
When I taught in Eikaiwa, I had a rule that anyone where a t-shirt with English on it had to stop at the door for me to read it first and then explain the meaning to the class. I stopped that rule when a sweet 12 year old came in with a shirt that read;
"You wouldn't believe what he said to me at midnight last night. Why do you taste so good, why do you taste so good?"
There are no lack of great T-shirt slogans in Japan, but that is an absolute classic!
I'd love to do a proper analysis of the ingredients needed for a truly great Engrish t-shirt sometime, would probably be a combination of something rude, something nonsensical but almost poetic and one random spelling mistake (but not an amusing mistake, which is strictly of interest to Japanese T-shirt amateurs)
Im Japanese. When I was in USA, the host's son indicated my shirt. I asked "What's this mean" then he said "It doesn't make sense.. not English" "Strange" "OK this is the alphabet!" I haven't worn the Japanese T-shirt since 2004.
T-shirt slogans in Japan have almost always made me laugh. The fist T-shirt made me cringe. I wonder what she'd do if someone actually explained what she was endorsing?!
On Sunday, 07 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
On Sunday, 07 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
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Anyone tried phoning that number?
On Monday, 08 October, 2007,
Jonneh said:
"THEY'RE GETTING OUT SOON AND THEY NEED YOUR COMPANY."
On Monday, 08 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
"Can you proofread my English? Or better still, tell me what the gibberish actually means??"
On Monday, 08 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
For example this Dutch ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDMVam03pX8
On Tuesday, 09 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
On Tuesday, 09 October, 2007,
Melanie Gray Augustin said:
When I taught in Eikaiwa, I had a rule that anyone where a t-shirt with English on it had to stop at the door for me to read it first and then explain the meaning to the class. I stopped that rule when a sweet 12 year old came in with a shirt that read;
"You wouldn't believe what he said to me at midnight last night. Why do you taste so good, why do you taste so good?"
On Tuesday, 09 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
On Wednesday, 10 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
I'd love to do a proper analysis of the ingredients needed for a truly great Engrish t-shirt sometime, would probably be a combination of something rude, something nonsensical but almost poetic and one random spelling mistake (but not an amusing mistake, which is strictly of interest to Japanese T-shirt amateurs)
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On Saturday, 13 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
My mother drank, smoke and dropped acid during my pregnancy.
On Sunday, 14 October, 2007,
Taisuke Shindo said:
On Wednesday, 17 October, 2007,
Anonymous said:
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