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8th February 2009 #1
Filipino Signs Of Wit:)
FILIPINO SIGNS OF WIT:
1. The sign in a flower shop in Diliman called "Petal Attraction".
3. A 24-hour restaurant called "Doris Day & Night"
4. Barber shop called "Felix The Cut";
5. A bakery named "Bread Pitt"
6. Fast-food place selling 'maruya' (banana fritters) called "Maruya Carey".
7. Then, there is "Christopher Plumbing"
8. A boutique called "The Way We Wear"
9. A video rental shop called "Leon King Video Rental"
10. A restaurant in Cainta district of Rizal called "Caintacky Fried Chicken"
11. A local burger restaurant called "Mang Donald's"
12. A doughnut shop called "MacDonuts"
13. A shop selling 'lumpia' (egg roll) in Makati called "Wrap and Roll"
14. And two butcher shops called " Meating Place and Meatropolis" .
Smart travelers can decipher what may look like baffling signs to
unaccustomed foreigners by simply sounding out the 'Taglish'
(The Philippine version of English words spelled and pronounced with a heavy Filipino such as:
15. At a restaurant menu in Cebu :
We hab sopdrink in can an in batol? [Translation: We have soft drinks in can and in bottle].
16. Then, there is a sewing accessories shop called Bids And Pises -
[translation: Beads and Pieces --or-- Bits and Pieces]
There are also many signs with either badly chosen or misspelled words but they are usually so entertaining that it would be a mistake to 'correct' them like.......
17. In a restaurant in Baguio City , the 'summer capital' of the Philippines :
Wanted: Boy Waitress
18. on a highway in Pampanga:
We Make Modern Antique Furniture
19. On the window of a photography shop in Cabanatuan :
We Shoot You While You Wait
20. And on the glass front of a cafe in Panay Avenue in Manila :
Wanted: Waiter, Cashier, Washier
Some of the notices can even give a wrong impression such as:
21. A shoe store in Pangasinan which has a sign saying:
We Sell Imported Robber Shoes? (These could be the 'sneakiest' sneakers);
22. A rental property sign in Jaro reads:
House for Rent, Fully Furnaced (It must really be hot inside)!
23. Occasionally, one could come across signs that are truly unique - if not altogether odd.
City in southern Philippines which said: Adults: 1 peso; Child: 50 centavos; Cadavers: fare subject to negotiation.
24. European tourists may also be intrigued to discover two competing shops selling hopia (a Chinese pastry) called Holland Hopia and Poland Hopia - which are owned and operated by two local Chinese entrepreneurs, Mr. Ho and Mr. Po respectively - (believe it or not)!
25. Some folks also 'creatively' redesign English to be more efficient. The creative confusion between language and culture leads to more than just simple unintentional errors in syntax, but in the adoption of new words, says reader Robert Goodfellow who came across a sign.....
House Fersallarend' (house for sale or rent). Why use five words when two will do?
26. According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit in the Philippines . Why? Because we are in a country where a good sense of humor is needed to survive. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.
Now I ask you where else in the world would one want to live?
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Amostenlighteningandentertainingread!
Thank you Cheesewiz!
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8th February 2009 #5
Where do you get all these stuff? they're very funny! Thanks for posting this thread cheesewiz.
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8th February 2009 #6
Reminds me about Bob-Ong
Don't make promises when you are in JOY. Don't reply when you are SAD.
Don't take decisions when you are ANGRY. Think twice, Act wise. BE happy.
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8th February 2009 #7
funny things that makes me realize there's no place like home
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8th February 2009 #8
Bread Pitt?
There are 7 Planes Of Existance:
7 Material Plane: The earth, where you are right now.
6 Plane of Forces
5 Astral Plane
4 Mental Plane
3 Too mysterious to describe.
2 Too mysterious to describe.
1 Too mysterious to describe.
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8th February 2009 #9
Nice one Cheezewiz.
" The people who mean something to your life are not rated "the best" don't have the most money, haven't won the greatest prizes....
They are the ones who care about you, take care of you, those who, no matter what, stay close by... "
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