Blue Dragonfly Puke

blue-dragonfly

So is the puke blue, or the dragonfly? This is the cover to a deck of playing cards. Note the manufacturer - I've heard of a niche industry but that really takes the biscuit!

FIRE FIGHTING JURY EXCITER LAMP

FIRE FIGHTING JURY EXCITER LAMP

A whatnow?!

FIAE EVACUATION CHART

FIAE EVACUATION CHART

A huge amount of broken English looks like someone's glanced at what should be written, and then tried to copy the shapes of the letters, with no real knowledge of English. Sadly, Beijing seems intent on stamping out all the hilarious Chinglish in advance of the 2008 Olympics - I read in China Daily that the Chinese think foreigners are insulted and can't understand the bad English. On the contrary, it's comprehensible and a constant source of amusement! In this case, it's pretty easy to see what's going on:
YOU ARE: (person)
IN CASE OF FIRE
PROCEED TO NEAREST

Proceed to the nearest what, though - the nearest fire?

Smart Noshery Makes You Slobber

Smart Noshery, originally uploaded by leondznanjing.

Some minor things like leaflet footers here come up with fantastic Chinglish, some just annoying; usually, things as important as shop signs have the odd missing letter or spelling mistake. But this neon-lit restaurant sign's excellent - almost looks like it's been crafted by a native speaker with a sense of humour, right?

Crack candy

There seem to be some rather interesting sweets available - is this stuff really OK for kids?

From 20061022-dump