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Posted on: December 10, 2008 4:31 PM, by John Wilbanks
From the Independent:
A respected research institute wanted Chinese classical texts to adorn its journal, something beautiful and elegant, to illustrate a special report on China. Instead, it got a racy flyer extolling the lusty details of stripping housewives in a brothel.
Let me be the first to make the joke that I'm all for "open access" but this is a bit much...nyuk nyuk nyuk...
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Comments
Ooo dear. I always suspect something similar with tourist T-shirts with slogans on them. Just goes to show you can't be too careful.
Cheers
Posted by: Maddy | December 10, 2008 6:24 PM
I've heard you find stuff like this on tatoos--that the Chinese characters on that hipster's arm are as likely as anything to say "stupid white guy paid too much for this tatoo"
Posted by: tim maguire | December 11, 2008 1:33 PM
Most tattoos I've seen are only one character. Do you really think they can make a whole phrase about how stupid you are out of one character?
Posted by: Tom Wood | December 12, 2008 5:12 AM
Yes it reminds me teenagers' T-shirts with these stupid and vulgar images and slogans.
Posted by: Translations Company Manager | January 16, 2009 11:15 AM