Humor for the Category: 'Funny Stories'
Funny Stories: Lost in Translation
Here are several funny stories about bad translations and how they led to massive embarassment:
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux were embarassed to find lackluster sales when they used the following slogan in an advertising campaign in America: “Nothing sucks like an Electrolux.”
In Italy, a campaign for Schweppes Tonic Water translated the name into Schweppes Toilet Water. Zesty!
Coke in China? The name Coca-Cola in China was first rendered as Ke-kou-ke-la. Unfortunately, the Coke company did not discover until after thousands of signs had been printed that the phrase means “bite the wax tadpole” or “female horse stuffed with wax” depending on the dialect. The Coca-Cola corporation then researched 40,000 Chinese characters and found a close phonetic equivalent, “ko-kou-ko-le,” which can be loosely translated as “happiness in the mouth.” Much better.
That’s One Amazing Soft Drink. In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan “Come alive with the Pepsi Generation” came out as “Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead.” Whoops.
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Funny Surveys and Studies
Here are some funny stories related to surveys and humorous research studies:
“A new study by the American Medical Association shows that having sex does not trigger a heart attack — it’s getting caught having sex that triggers the heart attack.”
“A new study shows that three quarters of all Americans are overweight. In fact it’s so bad, three quarters of all Americans are now 9/10ths of all Americans.”
“New statistics show that last year the number of murders in the U.S. fell by 8 percent. Unfortunately, that may not be accurate since the number of pollsters murdered went up by 25 percent.”
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Funny Stories About Politicians
Here are some funny stories about politicians:”In last night’s Republican debate, Lamar Alexander accused Bob Dole of lacking vision. Dole said, ‘When I find out who said that he’s in big trouble.’”
“93-year-old Senator Strom Thurmond said that he’s still mentally sharp and he’s running for re-election. Isn’t that nice. He also said that President Lincoln is doing a terrific job.”
“According to Nature magazine, scientists have discovered a powerful appetite suppressor. It’s actually a naked picture of Newt Gingrich.”
“In a recent interview, 93-year-old Senator Strom Thurmond says he does 50 minutes of exercise every morning. Actually, it’s what other people call getting out of bed.”
“Over the weekend, Dan Quayle said that when he’s a little older he may run for President. He said, `Either that, or become a cowboy.’”