How Ali G slapped down Kobe Bryant has had me in stiches for a while.

Yo dawg.

Again, I’m behind on the times. This meme is a couple years old.

I wonder if you actually have to be sick to get those free antibiotics.

A common theme on Engrish sites (such as engrish.com or engrishfunny.com) is a food establishment with the sign “Fuck the vegetables”, or the like. I’ve seen it enough times so it’s not funny anymore, but finally had to research why “干” was so commonly mistranslated.

(Example)

The Language Log page assauged my curiosity:

The problem here is that the word “gan” means both “to dry” and “to do,” and the latter meaning has come to mean “to fuck.” Unfortunately, the recent proliferation of Colloquial English dictionaries in China means people choose the vulgar translation way too often, on the grounds that it’s colloquial.

Just some stuff from around town. Thanks to Annie on the first one; I’d completely missed it before she pointed it out.

Thanks to Allen for this week’s submission!

As opposed to the non-metric United States, where 70 in 1000 represents 4.5%.

Found in: Swine flu worse in Mexico than US, but why?

It’s a bit hard to read; here’s what it says:

The Gift of Nature

Haioreum understands our housewives’ concerns for their families.
Haioreum products contain 100% natural resources from the nature and
it is the best solution for you and your family’s health and wellness.

Stealing borrowing from The Daily WTF.