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" In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. "
The Big Book of Duh: A Bathroom Book - Page 338
by Bob Fenster - 2007 - 352 pages
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Friends for Life: Relationship Fundraising in Practice

Ken Burnett - Fund raising - 1996 - 620 pages
...trousers here for best results. And similarly in a Rome laundry a notice informed patrons, Ladies. Leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. But I was particularly struck by the appropriateness of one blooper that appeared on the wall in the...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Public Speaking

Laurie Rozakis - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 392 pages
...best results." >• A Roman laundry likely didn't mean exactly what they wrote on this sign: "Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time." The size of the transaction doesn't seem to affect the skill of the translator, as the following sign...
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The Whole Truth

Mark Eckel - Religion - 2003 - 222 pages
..."Any day or night our chef will throw up his favorite pasta dish for you." » A Rome laundry: "Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time." Confusion also happens in education. Art Marquardt, a former high school teacher, interviewed students...
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"Borrowed Plumage": Polemical Essays on Translation

Eugene Chen Eoyang - History - 2003 - 202 pages
...In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: "Drop your trousers here for best results." In a Rome laundry: "Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time." In a Tokyo bar: "Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts." On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: "Our...
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Well, Duh!: Our Stupid World, and Welcome to It

Bob Fenster - Humor - 2004 - 340 pages
...animals. Give all food to the guard on duty." 5. On a restroom hand dryer along an American turnpike: "Do not turn on machine with wet hands." 6. In a German...here and spend the afternoon having a good time." Two Spectator Sports That Could Easily Be Made Less Dumb Hockey wouldn't be such a dumb sport if they...
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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon the English Language

Richard Lederer - Humor - 2006 - 198 pages
...has been passed under the bridge since this variation has been played. In a Rome laundry-. Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse -driven city tours— we guarantee no miscarriages....
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The Anchor Course

Tom Goodman - Religion - 2007 - 279 pages
...invited to take advantage of the chambermaid." That's like the laundry in Rome that advertised: "Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time." Finally, there was the sign at a Paris hotel that advised: "Please leave your values at the front desk."1...
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I Fail to Miss Your Point

Jim O'Bryon - Religion - 2007 - 502 pages
...03. Rome Doctor's Office Sign: Specialist In Women And Other Diseases. 04. Rome Laundry Sign: Ladies, Leave Your Clothes Here And Spend The Afternoon Having A Good Time. 05. Bucharest Hotel Lobby Sign: The Lift Is Being Fixed. During This Time You Will Be Unbearable. 06....
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Naughty Jokes

Ed. G. C. Goel - 164 pages
...kiss?" Manoj: "lf you give me that, the rest will follow without my asking." ln a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. Miss Deepti: "l've a feeling that you don't know the first thing about making love." Mr. Pratik: "Never...
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