Bogus Dictionary!!!

[docetboy]

Yahoo! Entertainment

Bogus Dictionary Lands Tourists In Trouble!
Thursday December 4, 2003


A practical joker has stirred up trouble by publishing a Japanese-to-English phrase book with incorrect definitions for every phrase!

Now thousands of Japanese tourists who've painstakingly studied the bogus dictionary in preparation for trips to America are arriving on our shores only to encounter blank stares, hysterical laughter or even brutal beatings as soon as they open their mouths.

"The man who compiled this dictionary clearly went out of his way to wreak havoc," says New York hotel concierge Jacqueline Porseman, who arranges tours for many VIP guests from Japan.

"For instance, when the Japanese think they're asking 'Can you direct me to the rest room?' the book actually has them saying, 'Excuse me, may I caress your buttocks?'

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http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/en...055000003.html

[cash78mere]

that is too funny...but it's sad if people are really being beaten up because of it

[Lady Pi Phi]

Somebody obviously had waaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands and was watching far too much Monty Python.

[Optimist Prime]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Somebody obviously had waaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands and was watching far too much Monty Python.

This is what happens when you take away napster.

[KillarneyRose]

Maybe one of the GreekChat trolls finally got tired of trying to cause trouble on here and has gone international.

Seriously though, I think that's horrible. No reason to humiliate people or cause them to encounter bodily harm if they've never done anything to you.