Another mistranslation

This one had me laughing…

Aug 15, 2006

No idea why that story has come back from the dead this week.

Strange that, Robert: it’s linked on the main page as todays most read story…

This story has popped up a few times on Celtic and wełsh Facebook groups this week! Even some English speaking friends of mine in Wrexham has commented on or shared them!

Seemingly because the Daily Post picked it up and posted as if it were a new story: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/look-road-sign-leaves-welsh-speakers-7253676

Bizarre!

But I think the Daily Post only picked it up because their churnalist spotted it at the top of the Western mail’s most read list. How it got there is a mystery.

The best of all is the one translated into Scots Gaelic LOL,

Yeah, that one was on my Facebook friends list off someone who lives in the States.

The best one has to be:

WARNING - WORKERS EXPLODING

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I LOVE this one: :laughing: B&Q emigrates

On a more serious note - where does this “boy” buy his “toys” from now on? :worried: Using my wrinklies’ discount card, I’ve bought many “essentials” from this Aberystwyth store including a Router (carpentry not networking); an Angle Grinder and a 1000 piece drill set. Their unopened boxes glare accusingly at me from our shed as does my wife (but not usually from the shed).

My loss is the Unol Daleithiau’s gain. :disappointed:

Holey Dooley - what is the range of diameters, I am dying to know?

Well spotted that man (@louis) :clap:
I should, of course, have said 1000 accessories because it included not only masonry, wood and metal drills but also countersink bits, screwdriver bits, grinder discs, allen keys, router bits (for my new router :slight_smile:), a measuring tape, a small spirit level (wouldn’t work in Australia 'cos you’re upside down) and a host of other goodies all for £14.99 with 10% discount for being old on a Wednesday. Well- I’d have been a fool not to buy it - don’t you agree? :laughing:

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Ridiculous. You’d just need to turn it the other way up.

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It speaks for your admirable self-control that you stopped at only buying one!

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To a carpenter with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail

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But I’m old every day! How do you manage to limit it to Wednesdays, not that I view you as old, a Spring Chicken, you are, Bach!

O’n i’n joco, bach

Ac fi! :wink: