Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Some Engrish pictures
In my ongoing DAM Project, I’ve come across a few humorous pictures from times gone by. These have been lying unorganized in various folders and since I’ve recently come across them, I thought I’d put them up here. This first one was from Taipei. Not exactly Engrish, but I thought it was entertaining nonetheless. Taken…
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Digital Asset Management
Been awhile since I’ve made any blog entries. I have lots of good ideas; I even have plenty of good pictures and some videos. What I don’t have is time – this year has been especially hectic. Furthermore, much of my free time has been taken up by my ongoing attempt to organize all my…
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Weirdest. Commercial. Ever.
So Miss Expatriate and I were settling down and watching some tv the other night. Flipping through the channels, around 11 pm or so, we suddenly came upon a commercial. The product? Medicine to help men get erections. Now, this is nothing new. Every country probably has these. In Taiwan, however, they are all aimed…
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Beautiful day for a bike ride
It was a beautiful day outside, so I thought I’d take my new bike, a Giant Iguana, out for a short ride. Miss Expatriate was tired and didn’t want to go out in the heat, so I had the opportunity to set my own pace, stop for pictures, etc. It was quite hot, but I…
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Zoo Engrish
This Engrish picture today comes from Forumosa, a popular meeting and discussion place for expats and Taiwanese. At first it seems rather incomprehensible, but thanks to some of the Chinese speakers at Forumosa, it was quickly decoded. The first sentence means “No destruction of property.” The second sentence is really odd, but it’s just a…
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Vote for Michael Turton as the best Taiwan politics blogger
Michael Turton, author of the View from Taiwan blog, does a wonderful job keeping me and everyone else on the island informed about Taiwan politics and many other important matters. Now it’s time to show our appreciation by voting for him as the best Taiwanese Politics and Economics blog in the Hi-On Website Competition. The…
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Engrish movies I
I’m a big fan of movies and generally watch quite a few. Even in Taiwan, I like to go to Blockbuster and rent a few every few weeks. I also enjoy staying home and just catching whatever is on HBO, Starz, or Cinemax. I’m often fascinated with the Chinese translations for American movies. They are…
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Engrish Ketchup
Another little gem from some restaurant. King’s Soce Ketchup. It was, apparently, supposed to be “King’s Sauce” but either through bad spelling, bad luck, or bad software, it ended up as “Soce.”
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Buddhist Lottery
I found something pretty interesting in a newspaper the other day. It’s a pink sheet with a picture of Buddha and several lottery numbers on it. Apparently it comes everyday in the paper (China Post, I think) and is placed there, either by Buddhist monks (unlikely) or probably by the lottery ticket companies who want…
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