Lost in Translation II – Misadventures in English
English is the global language of communication which means that when it collides with local languages it can have hilarious results. Here we’ve gathered together the results of some of the planets finest misadventures in English.
Oops didn’t mean to send that – More Text Bloopers
Some hilarious text bloopers … courtesy of the iPhone’s auto correct feature !
Lost in Translation – Misadventures in English
English is the global language of communication which means that when it collides with local languages it can have hilarious results. Here we’ve gathered together the results of some of the planets finest misadventures in English.
Even more Heroic Failures
It’s part of the human experience that despite our best efforts “Things just don’t work”. Here we look at some amusing examples of how to fail with real elan.
The Mayan Apocalypse that never was
The Mayan Apocalypse “predicted” for 21st December 2012 clearly never happened. However people everywhere were in a frenzy over a claims that the world would end on Friday 21st December 2012. But who were the Mayans and where did this apocalyptic vision come from? and more importantly how did the hype get so big ?
More Heroic Failures
It’s part of the human experience that despite our best efforts “Things just don’t work”. Here we look at some amusing examples of how to fail with real elan.
Heroic Failures
It’s part of the human experience that despite our best efforts “Things just don’t work”. Here we look at some amusing examples of how to fail with real elan.
Oops didn’t mean to send that …
Some hilarious text bloopers … courtesy of the iPhone’s auto correct feature !
Word Perfect ?
This is a true story from the WordPerfect helpline. This is an oldie that’s been doing the rounds for years now (so old it’s about WordPerfect running on DOS) … but it’s still as funny now as it was then.
Winnie’s Wicked Wit
As well as being one of Britain’s greatest ever leaders Winston Churchill was endowed with a sharp wit and turn of phrase.
More than a Soap Opera
Hilarious exchange of letters from an actual incident between a London hotel and one of it’s guests. The Hotel ended up submitting the letters to the London Sunday Times!
