September 28th, 2008

So fun Engrish iPhone knockoffs for great victory!

Really, how could you not want to buy this phone? Check out its stats: it can be ued all over the world Supports: Work for all over world Language:English, Spaish, Portugal, Chinese(complexity), Chinese(simpleness) Games:Built-in PPC games, can download thousands of PPC 3D games, and built-in the Java Midp 2.0 also can be downloaded thousands of entertaining games, which will bring you into the… → Read More

February 6th, 2008

Something about discounts on MacBook Airs, we think

I am a writer. I write in the English language, one that I can also speak quite well. In summarizing this post on the UK’s T3, which I believe is about a way to get a discount MacBook Air if you sign up for a year’s worth of broadband, I’m lost. A tasty quote: The discount is £250, so 100 nicker less than it could be, but it does bring Apple’s size zero newbie down to… → Read More

August 27th, 2007

And Japan's Vending Machines Are Better, Too

Ah, Engrish Yes, another Japan > USA post from me. This time, vending machines. At the average vending machine here in America, you’ll find the usual assortment of candy and soda and potato chips, each healthier than the last. Over in Japan, yes, you’ll find that stuff, but you’ll also find coffee, ice cream and various health drinks with funny names (“Coolish”… → Read More

June 17th, 2007

Brooklyn Engrish

Nothing odd here… Just something cute from the weekend’s festivities. My wife bought this beach toy, some sort of snapping turtle with shovels and buckets attached. When she got it home, we were amazed to find the most blatant disregard for English and cultural sensitivity since, oh, BenQ slapped their spokesmodel up against the ruins of the WTC. → Read More

January 10th, 2007

Keep Death from Beheaded Pretty Flowers via USB

If you can forgive the noir color scheme, you might enjoy this USB flower vase from some design house in Europe. What could a flower vase possibly do via USB? Tell you that your pansy is low on water, that’s what. When your slowly dying bud (ha! ha!) needs more liquid love, a message pops up on your computer monitor to alert you to the task. Even with this technilgical help, however, I fully… → Read More