Lost in Translations: well-meaning hilarity

Although we haven’t been in Indonesia long, I’ve glimpsed a few bits of English worth a chuckle:

• Want to know what’s in this package of “Snack Indonesia?” Listed under the heading Komposi: Various Ingredients.” Oh. How illuminating.
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  Ladies and Gentle, Boys and Girls, may I draw your attention to…

  Favorite toilet sign: advertises services for “Ladies & Gentle.”

• Favorite menu description: “A traditional style dish of intoxicatingly glass noodle accompanied on your choice of shrimp and sausage.”

• Favorite restaurant name: “Tahu Bum.” Knowing only the translation for the first word, in my brain this place is called, “Tofu Butt.”

• What are the applications for this Strawberry Soda? The back of the can explains: “For fresh.”

• Hungry? Have some rice crackers. What flavor? How about “Snow?”

• Second place for favorite menu description:  “Clear of vegetable soup — a healthy clear soup for vegetarian.” Let the record reflect that  “Clear of vegetable soup” is pretty tasty.

• Heard on the streets:  “Hello-yes-please!” Meaning: “Come into our restaurant!”

• Finally, a sign in the waiting room of the local health clinic didn’t exactly engender confidence: “Customer!! We Cannot tell S ccess without U!”

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