Thursday, September 11, 2008

Sunday, July 27, 2008

22th Seaport Chatan Carnival


Hint: This is the 22nd annual event, I'm pretty sure.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

okinawa noodle

"I am free to make limit topping once free, beside!!"

"The other menus are advantageous, too!"

"Topping (ood) !"

Saturday, May 3, 2008

It is a truck

"It is a truck
which carries out reproduction use of the used cooking oil, and aims at the amount of discharge and reduction of CO2."

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

What are they saying about kids?

Seen on a store shelf:


Is it just this kid that should be in "Goon" diapers? Or all Japanese kids? All Asians? ALL kids?! That just doesn't sound right.

Would you like your Collon in the Cream or Strawberry flavor?

Seen on a store shelf:


With a snack shaped & textured that way, why would you name it something that's pronounced the same as colon?! You actually expect me to have an appetite to eat it now?!

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

LOVE ROCK SKULL

Seen at the Daiso 100-yen store (Hwy 58 bypass near the convention center)



"I am cool bone guy.
All girls are gutlessnesses in such me."

I love cat

Seen at the Daiso 100-yen store (Hwy 58 bypass near the convention center)


"Only imflowing you don't flowing imflowing
I must go to you stay a place"

Cheeky Bunny

Seen at the Daiso 100-yen store (Hwy 58 bypass near the convention center)



Hey! Cheeky I just call to say
"Let's eat carrot together." Come on, Cheeky.

CHERRY BEAR

Seen at the Daiso 100-yen store (Hwy 58 bypass near the convention center)



"Hey! Friends!!!
You want to have a read cheek like me?
Oh, You do? Come on... Let's enjoy Cherry together."

lip & eye remover

Seen at the Daiso 100-yen store (Hwy 58 bypass near the convention center)


"lip & eye remover"


OUCH!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Black Boss


Either this isn't a very PC drink name or they don't mean it the way it sounds.

A nice observation from another blog:
" Black Boss Coffee - Decaffeinated AND desegregated, for the equal opportunity executive suite."

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Salted Bonito guts

From the menu at Kitaya Family Izakaya:
Oh, with cream cheese on the side?! Well, if it's a "seafood delicacy," then I guess I can overlook you're calling it "guts!"

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

OISHII CURRY

From Engrish

No, thanks, cannibalism isn't my thing.

Friday, January 25, 2008

HIDE and or SEEK 52¢

"

HIDE AND OR SEEK



CONCERN
AND MEET

52¢

TOUCHES
HIDE SOUL



IF YOU'RE
Music, True, Home·Of·Me;
SAYS GOOD-BYE
IN THE EVENING GLOW.
PLAY IT!
"

GLADLY #9


You don't see adverbs on a lot of sports jerseys. Either that's one weird team/school/city name or they're trying to tell us something about player #9. She/he will gladly do what?

SMILE CALLS A SMILE; THEREFORE, LAUGH


I guess they don't want a smile getting called. Let's see what a laugh calls.

DREADED & REQUIEMS DON'T YIELD: Villages completely beseiged (Delaware St???by New York)


I'm speechless on this one. I got nothing. Comments from the peanut gallery? Anyone?

DOES IF THE WORLD END TONIGHT?


Why does this question give me a mental image of a loser in a bar hitting on a drunk chick?

Sunday, January 20, 2008

ARTISM


Somehow that name just doesn't make me think about the expertise & artistry of the stylists.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Shikwasa Cake

From Engrish

So many questions... Does it come with relish? You send it only one time? How does it "feel relieved" exactly?

Monday, September 17, 2007

Wastebasket Monster

From Engrish

Oh, look, the wastebasket monster wants to eat my food scraps!
From Engrish

But apparently he's picky!

Wastebasket Trickery

From Engrish

From Engrish

Ok, I'm getting mixed messages. Are they teasing me?

BEST SUPERIOR. FLASHING ENTER. HANDSOME APPEARANCE. SURPASS CENTURY DESIGN.

From Engrish

I think I understand the 1st & 3rd of those 4 attributes but I got nothing on the other 2.

IT CAN TAKE YOUR ENDLESS FUN

From Engrish

Oh, look! Toy beetles! I bet they're fun! Let's see how the packaging describes it...
From Engrish

Ok, well, perhaps we'll keep looking.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Dear Ole Michigan

From Engrish

"LET ME TAKE YOUR DOWN 'CAUSE I'M GOING TO TOWN

ON THE LAKE. IF WE TAKE A WALK IN SUNSHINE,

WE'LL FEEL GOOD IN SPECIAL WAY."


Exactly how "special" a way are we talking about here? Is it really worth the value of my "down" because I do enjoy walks in the sunshine?!

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Return A Road

From Engrish

Perhaps a counter program to the US' "Adopt A Highway" in the event that the adoption falls through?

Sign at "Kongou Sekirinzan"

From Engrish

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Only the not-so-good ones may be taken

From Engrish

I'm sorry, sir, but you're going to have to leave those memories with us!

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

Parking Lot Sign

From Engrish

This one makes my brain hurt.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

DENGER

From Engrish

I thought a "Denger" was what my car got when a rock get kicked up by a car ahead of me.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Authorized Peason Only

From Engrish

Aren't we all peasons? Deep down inside?

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Inflammable Gus

From Engrish

I wished my name were Gus & I was a thief when I saw this on a ferry to Tokashiki.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Creap

Somehow, this just doesn't seem like the most appealing name for CREAmy Powder. I'd like to say that it tastes better in coffee than the name would imply, but I'm really not convinced that it does.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Rules of Hiji Falls

From Engrish

We love that they spell it like they say it.

No Divi

From Engrish

This was beside Hiji waterfalls so they were going for "No Diving" & figured the "ng" were optional, I guess.