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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (74929)	6/7/2011 3:24:41 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219862

It happened twice in an airport lounge. I read a little book of The Economist. "The Economist Style Guide" And then there was explanation of a bad written article on the very The Economist about the EMU. As the analysis of the article progressed there were cartoons illustrating. As it happens Emu is a bird from New Zealand and they used it for the cartoons. First I just smiled. Them I chuckled and at the end I threw the book on the floor as I was laughing uncontrollably. The whole people look at each other and started laughing. I dashed to the WC to dry the tears of my laugh. Wait a little bit. Came back and did not open the book until I got to Nigeria.

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (74929)	6/7/2011 3:32:07 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219862

Second time in a wine bar in Munich. An article about Japenglish. (Japanese English). In a beer watering hole would not be big deal. But I was an upscale place in Leopoldstrasse. The article told about funny English names Japanese gave to products. When they said that there was a baby powder named: Skin-a-baby I started laughing like crazy. The patrons, beside me, tried to keep talk like nothing was happening -in typical German fashion- but I could not stop they no longer control themselves and were laughing with me. I appologized and explain what it was about. And I pointed to the article line showing the name of the product. Then was their turn. The bartenders and other patrons. Were looking amazed that this happens in a a German wine bar.