Guest, Ken said..."What I find most amusing is when you translate a phrase verbatim from one language to another, the meaning is gibberish or insulting."

A buddy of mine from Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland greets with this :
"Wot ye got in yer mout me ol cock?"

Thread drift... I once complimented an elderly Portland cement concrete finisher on his work on a large concrete pour. Beautiful work, all by eye. He replied with a heavy German accent, "Finish, ya. Carpenter. Electrician. Sheet metal. I jack off all trades."