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Really weird/funny one, Rogie.  I can't even fathom what they meant to say when they wrote "prick" in English.  The sign in Thai says: Beware of falling rocks ahead. 

 

In Thai, crab is "bpoo."  One restaurant having a special one day had a huge sigh out front saying: "Fresh Poo."  And, of course, I've also seen it listed on many menus as "fresh crap" or just "crap."

Posted

Poke?  Weird.  In Thai, the word (อันตราย or an-dta-rai ) before the exclamation point means "danger" or "dangerous."  The next word (อย่า or yaa) means "don't" and the next two words (เข้า or kao and ใกล้ or glai) really are an idiom that means "to get close" or to "come near."  I suppose if you've poked at it, you're way too damn close/near! 

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I found this at the Emporium Cinema bathroom yesterday. It reminded me of my first trip to Thailand and not being able to figure out where the footprints came from on my toilet at the Intercontinental in Bangkok. :)

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Guest Promsak
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Sorry no pictures but I've seen the ubiquitous menus offering 'crap sandwiches' (and not only in Thailand).

There was a salon on Pattaya second road offering 'ear picking by experts'.

And on Silom Soi 6, a massage parlour that boasts 'Special Testicle Massage'. (sadly, the specialists seem to all be female!).

Posted

Yep, have seen many menus offering "crap" or "fresh crap" over the years.  Of course, they meant crab which in Thai is pronounced "bpoo."  And, of course, there was the large sign outside the fancy restaurant here in Chiangmai announcing "FRESH POO" for sale.

 

The following isn't a sign but on Friday I had to take a picture of these items sitting on a side table at a nice restaurant here in Chiangmai.  I'm still trying to figure out what the woodcarver was thinking....

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Guest Promsak
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I am guessing Ear Picking is some form of ear cleaning?  I have seen this done at a barber shop.

Or maybe they meant ear piercing?

Posted

I was thinking of ear cleaning first, but then read the Thai sing (as Bob said: pierce a hole). But ear cleaning is not uncommon in barber shops.

 

So Thais misspell "crab" as "crap" and romanize ปู "bpoo" as "poo".

Guest Devint6669
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I know this sing is not in Thailand but i thought this was funny.

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Guest Devint6669
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Here some Thai Picture that I saw on the web... I could not believe what some Thai can put on a sing.

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