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01-18-2011, 07:28 AM | #1 |
Trip's Assistant
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
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Terrible Translations
Terrible translations
(Excerpt from a Honda owners manual circa early 60s) 1962 Safety Rules from Honda Taken from a 1962 Honda Motor Cycle Owner's Manual. Translated by Honda for the American Motorcycle Rider 1. At the rise of the hand by Policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him by or otherwise disrespect him. 2. When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootel him with vigor and express by word of mouth, warning Hi, Hi. 3. Beware of the wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him. Do not explode the exhaust box at him. Go soothingly by. 4. Give big space to the festive dog that makes sport in roadway. Avoid entanglement of dog with wheel spokes. 5. Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon! Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save the collapse and tie up. |
01-18-2011, 07:30 AM | #2 |
Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
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Skid demons are a pain in the ass.
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01-18-2011, 10:40 AM | #3 |
moderator chick
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hill Country TX
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Oooooo engrish is awesome.
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01-18-2011, 11:27 AM | #4 |
Gixxer Girl
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Kyle, TX
Moto: 05 GSXR 750 & 06 YZ250F
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I especially like the Tootel your horn.... then Tootel him with vigor.....
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01-18-2011, 02:03 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
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The collapse and tie up sounds crappy.
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01-18-2011, 03:52 PM | #6 |
I'm so much cooler online
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cartersville, GA
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F@ckin grease mud! I hate that shit!!
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01-18-2011, 03:59 PM | #7 | |
put it THIS way
Join Date: Nov 2008
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so the skid demon makes you leave grease mud in your drawers?
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01-18-2011, 04:12 PM | #8 |
Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
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Ill tell you what, I sure exploded the exhaust box last night. Still don't know what it was I ate but I'm damn glad I didn't get any skid demons in my undies
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01-18-2011, 10:12 PM | #9 |
Hopster
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
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That makes me express by word of mouth, laughter Ha, ha.
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01-19-2011, 10:27 AM | #10 |
Moto GP Star
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I read translated documents all day long from Audi(German to English). I think we need to hire a new translation service because google translation does a way better job than the professional service.
We translated a phrase that came out as Dirty Shunt(meaning earth ground) We all had a good laugh at that one. |
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