More Laughter in the Trenches

[studiot]

Since this is the day for jokes.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36638929

 

 

 

[dimreepr]

Every day is the day for jokes, good one +1.

[imatfaal]

There is / was a road sign in Wales which reads / used to read in Welsh "Sorry but we are out of the office today - if you email any text you need translated to us we will revert with the Welsh text on Tuesday"

[mp][/mp]

 

did a bit of searching - my memory was close

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7702913.stm

 

 

The English is clear enough to lorry drivers - but the Welsh reads "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated."

[ajb]

Google translate one told me that the Polish for 'basis vectors' translates as 'evil wife'.

[swansont]

An oldie but a goodie: the partially true story of Coca-Cola's translation as "Bite the wax tadpole"

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tadpole.asp

 

 

Then there's this, which was an overlooked autocorrect

[Phi for All]

Google translate one told me that the Polish for 'basis vectors' translates as 'evil wife'.

 

I've referred to my evil wife as "linearly independent". I think Google nailed it.

[Mordred]

 

I've referred to my evil wife as "linearly independent". I think Google nailed it.

I lost track of which vector my wife is going a long time ago

[John Cuthber]

There must be a "Cross product" joke there somewhere.

[Mordred]

Lol

[Moontanman]