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Well, the Pocari Sweat drink appears to be real. Ugh, and it's not even the worst one you can find over on engrish.com :)

Sorry...I just had to get an engrish example...

It reminds me of some of the engrish phrases. A sentence that says nothing surrounded by randomly selecting jargon.

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=god-je sus.jpg&category=Toys&date=2002-10-16

I wonder if it can walk on water.

Dude, WTF is up with your sig? timecube.com has got to be the most incoherent, poorly written, worst layed-out website I've seen in years. I hope it isn't your webpage. Maybe you speak engrish... I dunno. That sig seriously sucks though.

'Sony' was meant to be Sonny, as in Sonny Boy, a homey sort of name. The founder got the spelling wrong, though the name stuck. A fun site to check for stuff like this.

Check this out.

Not only that, but they invented HAL!! Too bad it was at a university in Japan rather than at UIUC.

Though, It does appear that they're confusing evil robots with evil computers, at least as far as naming goes. But wait... This is Japan we're talking about? This might make some sense.

the author obviously learned his grammar from engrish.com

I think that honor goes to the Engrish Speakers in Japan!

Here's what I see - No Support Here - Other goodies to expect can be found at Engrish.com's computer section

Here's what I see - No Support Here - Other goodies to expect can be found at Engrish.com's computer section

Go away nerds.. Shooo... Shooo...

Who comes up with these names, and how does Japan manage to stay lightyears ahead of everyone else in wireless?

I came up with the name!! Why? What's wrong with it? You should have seen the Engrish they came up with the first time around!

And to answer the "How" question, the answer is simple! Smaller cost of roll-out, fewer zoning regulations (do they even KNOW what zoning is in Japan?) and a high-rate of initial adopters all spells a quick update of technology on their island nation.

I suggest you check what engrish is, especially the paragraph where it says it has nothing to do with anti-asian racism in the faq, before posting your misinformed politically-correct, knee-jerk reactions.

Don't you know how to laugh a bit?

By the way, I'm surprised a man with such anti-racist convictions like you posts as AC...

I suggest you check what engrish is, especially the paragraph where it says it has nothing to do with anti-asian racism in the faq, before posting your misinformed politically-correct, knee-jerk reactions.

Don't you know how to laugh a bit?

By the way, I'm surprised a man with such anti-racist convictions like you posts as AC...

Can you not see I am respectful of the environment?! Do not disrepect the spirits of your elders, buy Mr. Power Extra Subueteo Batteries now!

This reminds me of stuff I've seen on the Engrish.com website. Full with very bizarre mangled English sayings. Fun for the whole family!

Err...right...

I didn't realize that I would be so affected just by surfing the 'net.

Do they need some fuel?

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=cowpoo .jpg&category=Buildings&date=2004-04-02

I find it a little nasty that one of the humor finalists is a site which makes fun of people who can't speak english.

A good Japanese friend of mine says his favorite web site is Engrish.com and that many Japanese share his opinion.

"Drives Like Fun! Saves Like Crazy!"
Maybe Panther can adopt this as theirs - although maybe just overseas...

Many classic examples at Engrish.com

One of my favorites being this one which reads

"!DANGER! A dangerous toy. This toy is being made for the extreme priority the good looks. The little part which suffocates when the sharp part which gets hurt is swallowed is contained generously. Only the person who can take responsibility by itself is to play."

I'm not sure what toy that is, but I want one!

Many classic examples at Engrish.com

One of my favorites being this one which reads

"!DANGER! A dangerous toy. This toy is being made for the extreme priority the good looks. The little part which suffocates when the sharp part which gets hurt is swallowed is contained generously. Only the person who can take responsibility by itself is to play."

I'm not sure what toy that is, but I want one!

Pictures of the labels...
"Keep out of children."
"For indoor or outdoor use only."

Pictures of the labels...
"Keep out of children."
"For indoor or outdoor use only."

for the best of instructions try here

1. Don't put into mouth to prevent from choking
2. Don't tie string around neck to play in a rough way
3. Don't leave the string alone with children under 3
4. Don't throw the yo yo at people
5. Be aware of people coming close when you play yo yo
6. Be careful of the mental parts when dissemble the yo yo

There's a wealth of silly instructions here.

Engrish

Always find it fascinating to see one culture's interpretation of another.

This site is a celebration of the misunderstandings that always take place: http://www.engrish.com

Because in Japan, throwing random English words into product names / posters / conversations is the cool thing to do.

See also Engrish.com.

Yeah, I agree. For more fun and senseless translations, try this.

... many Japanese speakers reverse their R's and L's

Here are some nice examples of this and more. It also goes the other way.

You mean like this?

Is this a case of engrish? Looking at some of the pictures in the flash animation, the text on the machine seems to be Banryu Neo Dinosaur. Or something very close to it.

As a fan of the manga I really wish to see this new Appleseed - the old movie was quite awful.

Half the fun in the old one was all the Engrish. I think they spelled "Olympus" about 8 different ways in various scenes. Olumpis, Olumpas, Olimpus, etc. I think they finally got it spelled right towards the end of the movie ;-)

I will keep wearing t-shirts that are complete nonsense in Japanese until they stop first!

But to keep this somewhat on topic, Appleseed needed a high-budget remake as the first one was so cheezy! The political machinations and the obsessive detailing of technology that Shirow is best at was totally lost on the first Appleseed anime.

Will they be speaking ENGLISH or ENGRISH?

When mentioning engrish too bad you didn't link to the awesome site of the same name.

That wasn't Engrish. Rather, it was automated translation, mapping words to words instead of re-framing the concepts being communicated natively in the destination language.

hahahah this is so funny

www.engrish.com

Am I the only one who had a double take when reading the title of this article?

I guess not being a fan of Doctor Who made the title not click immediately. The way I mis-read it the first time (almost in engrish) was "Lost Doctor, Who Episode Found"...

Spoken like someone who has never taken a foreign language class. Suppose that thing is going to get the accent right? Emphasis on the right syllable? Not likely, mostly good for translating some text message into the PDA holder's tongue (and doing an Engrish job of it anyway.)

english too!!!

Now I know it is Japanese. Still I prefer the Angel Sweet Asse

Origami is one good thing from Japan...but Engrish is better!

Does the primary language of the person who programs your dialog boxes really matter?

Not at all, unless THIS starts to happen frequently, that is.

Does the primary language of the person who programs your dialog boxes really matter?

Yes, imagine buying a new scanner, having something happen, and getting an error dialog like this.

How would you feel about having to suppport 50+ users using this software?