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Chinese Restaurant Suffers Large Translation Error

linuxwrangler writes "Preparing for English-speaking visitors, a restaurant in China recently ran its name through an online translator, took the result, then purchased and mounted a large sign displaying the English version of their name: Translate Server Error." This one has been around for a couple of weeks but it's destined to become a classic.

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  1. Re:Cookie by rhfixer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh, you know... That's what she said.

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    Hi.
  2. Also poor translation from English to Chinese by fatp · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't see any reason why this is "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters", besides that many Slashdot users are delighted and excited by anything bad or sounds bad about China.