The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68366   Message #1151393
Posted By: michaelr
31-Mar-04 - 06:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: bad translations
Subject: RE: BS: bad translations
This may be apocryphal, but purportedly comes from instructions in English at a Japanese car rental company:

When pedestrian of foot heave into view, first tootle him melodiously.
If he still obstacles your passage, then tootle him with vigor.


Cheers,
Michael