Engrish Brog

Soon to be a reality?

engrishwebmaster — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:27 +0000

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Sharpie or Skerpie

engrishwebmaster — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:21 +0000

The Skerpie packaging is so eerily close to the Sharpie packaging, that it leads me to believe that they were made in the same factory…

More Reverse Engrish – Kanji Tattoo

engrishwebmaster — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Recently on Japanese television they interviewed a person with a Japanese tattoo in New York, and I thought it was a funny exchange:

They had him pull up his shirt to show off his “kanji” (Chinese character) tattoo, which says “ronin”.

Tattoo’d New Yorker: ”It means a ‘samurai without work’, or a ‘student’, right?”

Japanese Reporter: “Actually it (commonly) means a student who didn’t pass his entrance exams.”

(In other words, a “student” who has yet to enter college/university – something not to be too proud of…)

Tattoo’d New Yorker: “Well, that’s cool too…”

Rembo Cologne

engrishwebmaster — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:00:49 +0000

Yes, you read it correctly. This is a men’s cologne found in Central Asia. I can’t imagine what effect it will have on the ladies…

Photo courtesy of Lynnora Weast.

Silly, yet explosively fun

engrishwebmaster — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:00:20 +0000

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Beauty Smile Trainer

engrishwebmaster — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:08 +0000

Who can stand that poor smile of yours. Correct your smile with the Beauty Smile Trainer (available at Amazon Japan!). ”In order to create the perfect smile line, one must work their mimetic muscles upward an additional 30 degrees.”

All it takes is a 3-5 minute work out twice a day for about 2-3 months. You’ll get there in no time!

Genki Sudo Video

engrishwebmaster — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:00:01 +0000

This is currently one of my favorite videos out of Japan from Genki Sudo a former mixed martial artist turned actor, writer and musician. The movements here are not special effects or camera tricks – they are actually moving at this speed…

That’s how I spell it…

engrishwebmaster — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:00:05 +0000

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Look, up in the sky!

engrishwebmaster — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:45 +0000

Bootleg toy from China:

Reverse Engrish – Hemorrhoids

engrishwebmaster — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:00:08 +0000

This boy likely has no idea what his hoodie says – because the big white character says “hemorrhoids” in Japanese*:

(*Chinese usually is two characters: “痔核”).