Mistranslations and Sesame Street

By now, you must know i love hilariously awful English translations. I delight in how such glaring mistakes pass through even the lowest levels of editing. Today, i kid you not, I saw one of those 15 foot tall green road signs that said "5th Rnig Rd - 8km ahead". Honestly people!

But tonight, i found one that wins. It requires no introduction or additional commentary, but i'll add a little anyway. It stands alone as an incomprehensible and surreal smattering of words. It's like someone took all the buzzwords known to the hand soap industry, poured them into a paragraph, added a few obscure ones (turgescence? really?) and called it a day. There isn't a coherent thought in this description. Click on it if it's too small to read here...



So that was great.

Also... my new musical goal in life: I need to start a Sesame Street cover band. Therese has been relearning children's songs for teaching English and we spent the morning listening to these amazing grooves on youtube.

Disco Frog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGGvpUoF6k

Number 7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st7oU8c1K4Y

Subway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPh8As-y6E&feature=related

Who's with me?

~Kev

P.S. "Octogon!"


Tee hee... "Eight Glorious Sides! Eight Stunning Angles!"