Comments on: And You Thought Spinach Was Soggy

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:08:13 +0000

R**e is also a conjugated form of the French verb r**er meaning to grate.
Which is why graters elsewhere on this sight have the word on them,
French Canada has to have both languages. This is also where the word rapier comes from, it is a sword for cutting thin.

By: attorneys

attorneys — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:35:31 +0000

is this spinach?

By: annarox101

annarox101 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:27:46 +0000

where do these things grow? omg gotta get one

By: CathyC

CathyC — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:11:48 +0000

Thanks! Didn’t know all that.

By: Lesa Walker

Lesa Walker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:17:55 +0000

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By: James

James — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:32:33 +0000

Dog fish is actually a species of shark. Though you shouldn’t eat any that grow over 24″ in length as they accumulate mercury in their tissues.

By: Neko

Neko — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:11:47 +0000

And Rapists have to pluck these leaves as punishment if arrested

By: lolie

lolie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:09:05 +0000

It would be ironic if you worked in a book store, learn the rules

By: hlyshtvwls

hlyshtvwls — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:28:05 +0000

Yeah, “rape of the head or chicken” would be funny. And Engrishy. XD

By: what

what — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:43:01 +0000

Ask for rape instead.

By: ryszard

ryszard — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:08:30 +0000

AND WAS PASSED ON BY EF.COM. You must remember that.

By: ryszard

ryszard — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:05:59 +0000

And in the American south, “snapper” has another connotation which would bring this thing full circle.

LOL still notfunny.

By: Where's My Refund

Where's My Refund — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:01:16 +0000

don’t be such an idiot

By: Thetrace360

Thetrace360 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:56:03 +0000

I agree. Most Engrish that I see on here tend to use rape as a verb. Like I’ve seen a menu on here that said something like; “Rape of the head or chicken.” If it said something like that, it would definitely be an Engrish.

By: sara

sara — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:14:15 +0000

again, rape is a plant. this is not a fail….only a fail for the person who posted it, seeing as how they didn’t realize that it’s an actual plant *headdesk*

By: Kanchou

Kanchou — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:59:58 +0000

Not to mention that fresh spinach isn’t soggy.

By: RPGod

RPGod — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:53:15 +0000

Are you stupid?

By: lollie

lollie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:42:22 +0000

Um, achef? In this post, the rape is a green. …You know, like turnip greens? Greens are vegetables. Duh.
I didn’t mean the verb, silly pony.

And for the record, I work in a comic/records store. How ironic is your lame retort.

By: Scot Z

Scot Z — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:31:06 +0000

Along that line, shark appears in some fish markets as “dogfish.”

By: Scot Z

Scot Z — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:30:07 +0000

I have a whole bottle of rape sitting on my kitchen counter!

By: rgadrgd

rgadrgd — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:23:35 +0000

lol!

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:33:05 +0000

Agree with previous posters – aside from being 1. unfunny and 2. not a mistranslation, the title “And You Thought Spinach Was Soggy” is pretty offensive.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:32:57 +0000

‘plant rape’.. Thats one I’ve NEVER heard of and a thought I don’t want to entertain *punctures eardrums with a rusty railroad spike*

By: Prigruss

Prigruss — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:12:58 +0000

Actually, its pretty sad. Captain Weiner = Douche

Rape seed oil can also be used as bio diesel.

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:53:30 +0000

Yeah, rape seed is a fairly common item

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:18:41 +0000

Yeah, sorry to say this one ain’t funny. Rape is a plant. Shows the intelligence of the poster, perhaps?

By: Doragon Shinzui

Doragon Shinzui — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:07:00 +0000

Amusingly enough, rape is a plant. It’s in the mustard family. technically, this is completely right.

of course, I’m not going to go to a grocery store and get rape, so it’s still funny.

By: achef

achef — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:58:55 +0000

Sorry lollie, but your ignorance is showing. Rape seed is a spice and you can plant it in your garden to grow. You are only thinking of rape as an action. Many words have different meanings but are still spelled the same way. Maybe if you picked up a book instead of just reading comics……

By: Sterno

Sterno — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:20:45 +0000

Close, but not quite correct. Canola is a very specific breed of rapeseed bred in the 1970′s in Canada. The name Canola stems from ‘CA’nadian ‘O’il, ‘L’ow ‘A’cid

By: plantgirl

plantgirl — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:22:27 +0000

Canola is derived from rapeseed. canola has been bred to not have as much sulfur in it. (sulfur in the brassica family is what gives some people gass when they eat cabbage or broccoli). this helps with the quality and taste of the oil. canola oil takes much less processing than rapeseed oil.

rape leaves taste a lot like spinach.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:14:20 +0000

For the most part, in the west, Rape is grown for seed only, the leaves being used as cattle feed. Thus, while not Engrish per se, it’s an example of the vile things Johnny Foreigner eats… and thus obviously Xenophobially funny…

Let’s have the Foreigners Song

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kL1zs4OKYAU

By: Pretentious White Girl

Pretentious White Girl — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:16 +0000

Actually, that’s pretty funny.

By: Matthew B

Matthew B — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:02:57 +0000

They must grow on the tentacles we see in Anime movies

By: CobraJoe

CobraJoe — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:02:52 +0000

I hate rape more than spinach!

By: CobraJoe

CobraJoe — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:02:26 +0000

I haven’t heard of it…

Ok, I didn’t think of it when I read it…

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:56:02 +0000

Absolutely agree with you. Especially the part about the censorship.

By: Ramfis

Ramfis — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:51:39 +0000

I told my mom how much I hated spinach! She never listened to me!!

By: hlyshtvwls

hlyshtvwls — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:34:58 +0000

Rape is the BEST spice.

…or is it just too hot for you?

By: hlyshtvwls

hlyshtvwls — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:34:21 +0000

I’m not going to comment on your comment.

Oh, wait. I screwed up, didn’t I?

By: hlyshtvwls

hlyshtvwls — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:33:49 +0000

I agree that this is kind of a fail. Who doesn’t know about the plant rape? And it’s not really ambiguous. The translation is correct. I’ve seen some Engrish that had “rape” in it in a much more humorous way. Just referring to the plant called rape isn’t humorous on its own.

I’m also kind of bothered that “rape” is censored in the description. Even if you’re reading it as the sexual assault and not the plant, it’s not an obscenity. You hear newscasters say it all the time. Making it taboo to even say the word puts a stigma on the victims.

Double fail.

By: lollie

lollie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:29:18 +0000

…rape isn’t a SPICE…

By: Private Parts as ordered around by Corporal Punishment

Private Parts as ordered around by Corporal Punishment — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:46:57 +0000

I’m not going to comment on this one at all.

By: ringo

ringo — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:20:09 +0000

Actually, canola is one particular strain of rape that contains less urushiol, and is therefore considered safe for human consumption (indians have been eating the other stuff for centuries, but it makes the FDA nervous).

By: Captain Weiner

Captain Weiner — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:44:23 +0000

heh heh u said “anal”
(is anal-ogy the study of butts?)

By: MacFluffy

MacFluffy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:37:30 +0000

Don’t you mean dental dam?

By: MacFluffy

MacFluffy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:36:24 +0000

I have rape in a spray can?

By: pkchukiss

pkchukiss — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:35:32 +0000

Protect your mouth with condom!

By: cherry

cherry — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:53:35 +0000

Thank you! But the oil, formerly known as rapeseed oil, not rape oil, has now been renamed canola to appease ruffled sensibilities.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:37:58 +0000

Actually, “red snapper” is used for all kinds of other fish in the rockfish family, because “red snapper” sounds much better than rockfish. This may be more of a restaurant issue, but there are plenty of foods that are sold strangely.

By: tinascratch

tinascratch — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:30:45 +0000

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Shinyshinyshinyshiny!!