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theplustwo
07-26-2003, 12:34 AM
Okay, my Mom bought a box of '2 Microwave Egg Boilers'. Basically, they are little plastic egg-shaped containers that you can microwave an egg in. Here is a transcription of the box. Any typos are as they appear on the box.

The Top:


Note to heating time
Heating time will vary according to different brand or maker of MICROWAVE.
it's recommended to experiment at first to determine the correct heating time.

MICROWAVE OVEN "OK"

FREEZER "OK"

DISHWASHER "OK"

AVOID "FRY"

AVOID "FIRE"

The Left Side:


How to make a half-cooked egg
Take an egg, break it in the container and use
a toothpick to pierce york 2 to 3 holes.
Put on lid, cooked for 40 to 50 seconds at a
strong wave. When oven stops, steam it con-
tinually for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove lid and eat
egg with a spoon.
Add sauce and salt in according to taste.
Note
Cooking time will vary according to egg
temperature, ..., etc. It's necessary to adjust
the time, but, please refer 40 to 50 seconds
as a standard time.
Please don't over heat it avoid explosure.

The Right Side:


How to make a scramble egg
Take an egg, break it in the container and use
a toothpick to pierce york 2 to 3 holes.
Put on lid, cooked for 40 to 50 seconds at a
strong wave. Take out the container from
microwave. Remove lid, then scramble it
immediately for eating.
Note
Cooking time will vary according to egg
temperature, ..., etc. It's necessary to adjust
the time, but, please refer 40 to 50 seconds
as a standard time.
Please don't over heat it to avoid water
evaporation.
:laughing:
Breaker
07-26-2003, 12:38 AM
... and there's something wrong with this?
Drunken Tiger
07-26-2003, 01:28 AM
I dont get it either... :confused:
Master Ghaleon
07-26-2003, 02:25 AM
:odd: uhhh :confuse2: alrighty:shrug:
inori
07-26-2003, 03:07 AM
Hey, it's better than some of the native speakers who post here do... :rolleyes:
zora man
07-26-2003, 03:10 AM
Well it seems useless,I mean just cook the god damn egg in a pan!
moocow
07-26-2003, 03:25 AM
I guess if you consider the word "yolk" was spelled "york"...

/me still doesn't get what's so funny...
gdorf
07-26-2003, 03:37 AM
Maybe a picture would help us understand?
Cloral
07-26-2003, 03:39 AM
What I'm trying to figure out is why the thread is titled 'Taiwan is like a lame Japan'. :confused:
inori
07-26-2003, 04:24 AM
Originally posted by Cloral
What I'm trying to figure out is why the thread is titled 'Taiwan is like a lame Japan'. :confused:

I'm presuming this gadget was made in Taiwan, and we're comparing Taiwan's Engrish to Japan's Engrish. :shrug:
Master Ghaleon
07-26-2003, 04:39 AM
Like Japan is better then Taiwan's manufacturer? I dunno:confuse2:
TheGeepster
07-26-2003, 02:52 PM
I do know neither Japan and Chinese have both an "R" and an "L". (China has an L but no R. And Japan is the opposite, as far as using English letters to represent their own language is concerned. In Korean, too, R and L are considered the same sound, represented by the same phonetic entity.)
Eckels
07-26-2003, 05:42 PM
It's the grammar that's funny. It's complete engrish. While not hilarious, it's still pretty funny.

Considering the way most of you type, you are probably so unfamilliar with correct english grammar that this seems perfectly normal.

Dont worry, theplustwo. I see the humor in it, even if everyone else doesn't.
stormwatcheagle
07-26-2003, 05:49 PM
Real Americans don't use proper English...

I soppose it's a little funny. The 1st time I read it, I chuckled a bit.
theplustwo
07-27-2003, 03:01 PM
Originally posted by Eckels
It's the grammar that's funny. It's complete engrish. While not hilarious, it's still pretty funny.

Considering the way most of you type, you are probably so unfamilliar with correct english grammar that this seems perfectly normal.

Dont worry, theplustwo. I see the humor in it, even if everyone else doesn't.

thank you :P... yes, the product was made in japan, hence the reference. i thought i mentioned that, but evidently i forgot.

while not the most hilarious engrish, it is the funniest i have ever personally stumbled upon.
TheGeepster
07-27-2003, 05:33 PM
Japan and not Taiwan? Where does Taiwan come into this? I'm just curious.

(Taiwan is currently independent of both Japan and China, but has closer ties to China that any other nation, being founded by people fleeing China due to persecution, if I have my history correct.)
Cloral
07-28-2003, 02:34 AM
They were the losers of the civil war in China. Mao's party won, and as a result China became communist. Because the island was the one stronghold that Mao could not break, China considers Taiwan to have been in a state of rebellion ever since (instead of being its own country).

It was a bit funny. Then again, I tend to find engrish funnier than most do.
linkofzelda1
07-29-2003, 02:23 AM
Heheh. I find stuff like this funny, if no one else does... As i was reading it, i remembered a knife package my mom got at Uajamaya (or however the hell you spell it). It read:

"Warning: Knife very sharp. Keep out of children."

:laughing:
MottZilla
07-30-2003, 04:14 AM
Heh, well I did like this part.


Please don't over heat it avoid explosure.