STATIONERY/PACKAGING
This is still a relatively untapped Engrish market - the Japanese love
to decorate their
stationery, bags and wrapping paper with some far out
Engrish. Look for more of
this type of Engrish soon.
Week from March 8, 1996:
If you can find a more comfortable
notebook, then you have graduated from College.
Week from March 23, 1997:
I have got to meet this dude TOMTE.
(Taken from a bakery bag)
Caption as
follows (note: voted best bread message!):
"Our little friend "Tomte" use magical secret-power fro delicious
BREAD that,
Well enjoy in next morning. Children who living in NORTHERN
EUROPE
tell us secret that just baken BREAD. YES ..........TOMTE's
secret.
HOKUO as. BREAD country SAPPORO is very similar with TOMTE's
land."
(NOTE: Tomte is the name for Santa Claus in Sweden. I know this because
countless Swedish people have written in to tell me. Thanks
guys.)
Week from April 1, 1997:
I don't want to know what the "special" thing
is.
(packaging for manila envelope, as I recall)
Week from May 10, 1997:
It is not often that you can find paper
that
contributes its excellence for a new generation!
Week from June 23, 1997:
I never really knew why I loved fruit - it must be that whiff of
oxygen!
Once again, I have to thank Todson and Jennifer Page for
contributing
the above Engrish. Todson writes:
"One interesting tidbit
- that fruit logo was on the outside of a photo
envelope (the kind you get
your pictures in from the photo processing shop).
So not only is it bizarre,
but it was in a totally illogical environment as well."
Visit the Page
home page:
http://www.japan.co.jp/~toypage/index.html
Week from November 4, 1997:
"The Art of Hot
Side by side, I'll be yours forever.
Because please don't weep."
I found this one recently on the side of a paper cup.
Week from November 24, 1997:
Week from November 24, 1997:
"Spanking!
By the Sea"
(I don't know about you, but I get all my spankings by the sea)
Fine Print reads:
"The earth consists of the the water of 130,000,000
cubic km.
Then you and I live having 65% of water. We are living with the
earth after all.
Nomadic Inc."
The above plastic pencil case was sent to me
by
Dale Humphrey (I stole the above line from Dale, too).
Dale apologizes
for the poor resolution of the picture.
Week from December 7, 1997:
And all this time the flowers were trying to
tell me so much....
Small print reads:
"The flowers in recollection sing a poem in sepia
color. Time seems to return
to the turn of it's beautiful melody flow. Please
listen to the dream a fresh heart
discloses. Please look at my fresh face.
Please receive it just when you open
your heart. A bouquet to all of you over
the world."
(taken from a florist's bag)
Week from December 24, 1997:
What - a chic town?
Why do they make it so hard to enjoy graceful
time?
Print:
"Please enjoy graceful time of the afternoon
with
the pie of YAMAZAKI in the cafe
terrace
of a chic town."