Comments on: The one stereotype I haven’t heard before.

By: ElderlyGenius

ElderlyGenius — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:05:59 +0000

Persevation?
That a perversion of perseverance?

By: Alias

Alias — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:05:15 +0000

I was thinking it was James Bond and he took some sort of crazy detour underground (he dug to China!) and didn’t have to go through all the airport/etc.

How’s that hypothesis?

By: Alias

Alias — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:58:13 +0000

Ok, Billy Mays.

By: Xenobiologista

Xenobiologista — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:38:44 +0000

That’s only when we meet white people. Try going to a real Chinese restaurant (as in, one where a lot of Chinese people actually eat) and you’ll be surprised by the noise level.

The other thing too, is that China is a HUGE country and far from culturally homogenous.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:14:22 +0000

Yo! Be on failblog. Arguing about what is or isn’t Engrish isn’t funny. Remember, this is “engrishfunny,” and for most of us, the second part is the more important.

By: Cpt. Obvious

Cpt. Obvious — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:06:48 +0000

it is funny but unless its a mis translation, that ought yo be on failblog rather than engrish funny, because engrish implies that something was lost or twisted in translation.

By: Droll not Troll

Droll not Troll — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:09:12 +0000

*goes to middle of busy highway to continue playing with ShadowSplicer’s head*
Wow! This median strip is wide.

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:17:02 +0000

yeah, i don’t think you evur think, or, no think, or…what? STOP MESSING WITH MY HEAD!!!!!

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:14:52 +0000

no, i deleted my search history. (not that it would be there anyways)

P.S. go play in the middle of a busy highway!

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:33:50 +0000

…perseverating.. would be something Autistics do. I myself, am a rocker =o)

By: An Cat Dubh

An Cat Dubh — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:09:14 +0000

And not a pipe, either!

By: Droll not Troll

Droll not Troll — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:36:43 +0000

I see. The louder you speak, the bolder you get.

By: Droll not Troll

Droll not Troll — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:34:55 +0000

So could you give us a link to the wikipedia page you didn’t copy?

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:47:16 +0000

Sarcasm is a form of humor that uses sharp, cutting remarks or language intended to mock, wound, or subject to contempt or ridicule.[1] It is first recorded in English in The Shepheardes Calender in 1579:

Tom piper) An Ironical [Sarcasmus], spoken in derision of these rude wits, which make more account of a rhyming Rimbaud, then of skill grounded upon learning and judgment.
—Edmund Spenser

It comes from the ancient Greek σαρκάζω (sarkazo) meaning ‘to tear flesh’ but the ancient Greek word for the rhetorical concept of taunting was instead χλευασμός (chleyasmόs).

there, i know what sarcasim is!
and no, i did *not* use wikipedia for (not) copying this!
so go stick your head in a microwave! :!

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:40:10 +0000

orginic whothewhata?

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:38:42 +0000

YES FUNNY, BUT OVERUSED!!!!!1! :p

By: Mr Stuie

Mr Stuie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:08:53 +0000

I thought everyone knew Chinese people can’t whisper
That’s where the game came from

By: dr handle

dr handle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:51:21 +0000

Once seen, never forgotten. It’s probably on the interwebs somewhere.

By: dr handle

dr handle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:49:10 +0000

THAT WAS A FUNNY REFERENCE!!!!!!

By: No, it's not!

No, it's not! — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:08:46 +0000

On this planet, you’re always in funny-land.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:53:14 +0000

Will Ferrell also did something on SNL about “voice modulation control.”

By: No, it's not!

No, it's not! — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:24:58 +0000

That’s the fun of this site. We take something funny and engage in a lot of back-and-forth that makes it even funnier. On bad days, it’s a nice break from work. On good days, it’s absolutely hysterical!!

By: JohnB

JohnB — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:44:14 +0000

Are you familiar with the concept of “sarcasm”? And, incidentally, repeating the same thing over and over for no apparent reason is called “perseveration,” which is a sign of organic brain impairment.

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:31:40 +0000

WOW, YOU MUST HAVE SOME KIND OF MENTAL PROBLEM!! ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

By: ShadowSplicer

ShadowSplicer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:29:33 +0000

THAT WAS A BAD REFERENCE!!!!!

By: np

np — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:43:15 +0000

THAT IS NOT ENGRISH! OMFG!

By: JohnB

JohnB — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:54 +0000

If it was, it was entirely subconscious, since I have no conscious recollection of any such sketch.

By: Caghs

Caghs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:32:05 +0000

*wipes tears of laughter from her cheeks*

I thought it was funny to begin with, but you’ve added an extra flavour … like salt on chips

(Please ignore the cat behind the curtain, she hasn’t had coffee yet)

By: Caghs

Caghs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:29:46 +0000

This is supposed to be funny? Oh, I forgot I was in funny-land. *runs off with arms waving in the air, screaming madly*

By: dr handle

dr handle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:56:09 +0000

Was this inspired by Kenny Everett’s “How To Become A Bee Gee” sketch?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:31:22 +0000

But if we say that Europeans tend to see Chinese that way, are we not stereotyping Europeans?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:53:23 +0000

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By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:34:53 +0000

Cathedrals in Russia are often noted for their “onion-like” tops, often of gold. I didn’t know they also shot dogs.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:31:26 +0000

Kind of?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:24:21 +0000

Hey, I LIVE in China, and I can tell you that this is not necessarily true.
In Beijing, all Taxi drivers are loud, salespeople are loud, and cranky people are loud. Everyone else seems to be on key with American sound levels, and even beneath.

Maybe this is a European stereotype?

By: JULIA!

JULIA! — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:38:39 +0000

It is most probably meat from one of the dogs shot by the cathedral who’s architecture is not like in the west. By the bathroom.

By: this guy

this guy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:10:27 +0000

billy mays is chinese? 0_o

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:25:12 +0000

I wish I still had my Russian textbooks from beginning Russian, since many of the dialogs they presented for practice were so bizarre they would definitely qualify as Engrish! One of the phrases I have retained to this day is, “The architecture of the cathedral is not at all like that of the West.” Now I have nothing against discussions of architecture, but I suspect that if I were really in Russia I’d be more interested in phrases like, “Where’s the bathroom,” and “What kind of meat is this, exactly?”

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:20:52 +0000

Having been born and raised in the NY metro area, and having lived the past 30+ years in mostly rural settings or small cities, when I’ve gone back to New York it always strikes me how noisy it is in general, and how loud people talk. One of the things I love about rural living is that it’s not at all hard to find a quiet place.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:17:40 +0000

That reminds me, I first learned hypnosis as a party stunt, years before I ever learned the clinical used. If I had a particularly good subject (of course, that partly depended upon the pre-procedure medication), I’d regress them into past lives and they’d begin speaking in what sounded darn like foreign languages, but always ones that no one in the room spoke. I suspect it was just their minds doing their best to comply with instructions, but who knows?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:12:58 +0000

The Loud Family as done in a comedy skit was, I believe, SNL, but long ago. The only person I can see clearly in my vague image of the skit is Joe Piscopo.

By: mamarosa

mamarosa — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:52:55 +0000

Sry, that may have been MadTV

By: mamarosa

mamarosa — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:52:22 +0000

SNL ref FTW!

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:27:57 +0000

10-gauge shotgun. Or a short-barreled .357 magnum. A shot from either one can render you temporarily half-deaf.

By: face

face — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:33:28 +0000

How do I shot loudly?

By: Jojo

Jojo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:42:54 +0000

No he knows so freaking many languages that it is just a blur to him, as is most of reality.

By: lol

lol — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:31:22 +0000

It’s true, we do shot/speak loudly mainly because there’s too much talking around us.

By: Dina

Dina — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:56:55 +0000

I get the impression that this is from a Chinese textbook for English speakers, not the other way around… so how exactly is this Engrish?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:11:47 +0000

When the Acts of the Apostles speaks of Jesus’ BFFs speaking in tongues and people thinking they are drunk, I can relate. I used to speak all sorts of languages no one ever understood! Of course, it wasn’t necessarily better if they understood…

By: JohnB

JohnB — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:09:24 +0000

More likely, “The Old and the Demented.”