This isn’t a real example of funny English, but I think you’ll agree it’s worth including. I passed this little place in Basel — near Barfüsserplatz – which is where it gets its nickname. It was closed so I can’t say whether the name was fitting, but judging from the outside, I’d say it was pretty cute.
Posts Tagged ‘language’
Funny English: gag me with a coffee spoon
Posted in Funny English, tagged English, language on December 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Funny English: let’s get (gum-)cracking
Posted in Funny English, tagged chewing gum, English, language, shopping on March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
While standing in the check-out line, I couldn’t resist this chewing gum with the insistent name. It was actually pretty good, too.
Funny English: going potty at dinnertime
Posted in Funny English, tagged Animals, English, language, Switzerland on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you, but this ad kind of took my appetite away. What’s next, a “Litter Lunch Box”?
Funny English: humorous hygiene
Posted in Funny English, tagged English, language, Travel on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brawny, Bounty, Plenty … paper towels typically have a name that implies strength and absorbency. Not this brand, spotted in a Zurich ladies room. “Funny” must be for people who like to have a good time while drying their hands and wiping up spills. It made me smile, anyway! (Apologies for the poor-quality photo — I took it [...]
Funny English: X-rated?
Posted in Funny English, tagged English, language, shopping on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I only recently noticed this sign in Lucerne. Triple-X fitness sounds fairly hard-core, even for athletes obsessed with performance … … but a look in the shop window indicates that they merely mean XXXL, as in extra-large muscles. I knew it had to be something like that!
