flynn23 wrote:
] ] 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?'

And the fact that this is a recast of an old Monty Python skit is what actually makes it funny.

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