Engrish.com » Signs http://www.engrish.com Documenting the Engrish phenomenon from East Asia and around the world! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Maple bingo anyone? http://www.engrish.com/2012/01/maple-bingo-anyone/ http://www.engrish.com/2012/01/maple-bingo-anyone/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:30 +0000 engrishwebmaster http://www.engrish.com/?p=11986

Just the lips…

Photo courtesy of Mark Schreiber.
Ad for festival found on train in Japan. 

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Wherever a cheesecake is imprisoned unjustly, we’ll be there!

Photo courtesy of Ronnie Kwong.

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Where the customer is always or never right…

Photo courtesy of Steve Finney.
Sign found in Brooklyn, NY. 

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Photo courtesy of Dave Goodwin.
Found in Beijing, China. 

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Slightly used, still under warranty…

Photo courtesy of Nityasa Namaskari.
Found in Malaysia. 

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We cure potty mouth

Photo courtesy of Karinna Deller.
Found in Tokyo, Japan. 

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Sorry, thought it was the kill switch…

Photo courtesy of Shari Watson.
Sign above a switchable electrical outlet in Nadi Int’l Airport, Fiji.

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