Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] IMG/MPG German Coastguard
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue Mar 6 08:04:41 2007
References: <45ED4BB1.80305@gmx.de> <33FE3358-EFD8-4B2B-890F-5467BFE8F30E@comcast.net> <45ED7CF5.2030602@gmx.de> <4E5F4588-13C6-4C69-9B44-AA31C82E127C@comcast.net>

You're right it isn't always, but every now and again something turns up 
to raise a smile.
I've got about 5600 lines (each of 55 characters including spaces) of an 
international investment report on my desk, it is NOT fun by any stretch 
of imagination.
Cheers
Douglas


Leonard Taupier wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> I can't stop laughing. These are all pretty funny.
>
> I'm sure your job is not all that entertaining all the time but these 
> lines are pretty good.
>
> Regards,
> Len
>
>
> On Mar 6, 2007, at 9:38 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>
>> Hello, Len
>> I have quite a bit to do with a translation agency close to Frankfurt 
>> that had the following line on their website
>> " We can dispose of over 50 expert translators at short notice" - 
>> dangerous business!
>> Correcting their website was my third job for them.
>> Here are a couple of amusing ones that emerged during proofreading 
>> over the last few months
>>
>> Medical (not meteorology):
>> The hormonal changes in the menopause can lead to unpleasant symptoms 
>> such as heat waves.
>>
>> Tourism (not kidnapping):
>> We abduct your customers into the ever-changing scenery of our island
>>
>> Furniture (not a condo for homosexuals with an underwear fetish):
>> Gay housing with blue drawers
>>
>> Christmas wishes:
>> For the approaching Christmas season we wish you reflective hours on 
>> the bosom of your families
>>
>> I just love the last two
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>> Leonard Taupier wrote:
>>> Cute, Douglas. Definitely aimed at your profession. Does this happen 
>>> often? ;-)
>>>
>>> Len
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 6, 2007, at 6:08 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/germancoastguard.mpg.html
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This little ad-clip (you'll need some kind of player) turned up 
>>>> during translation work today
>>>>
>>>> I think it's a little more than rather amusing.
>>>> Hope you laugh as much as I did
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
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