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Even Amazon Japan gets things wrong - it should obviously be: “Lux Frip Frops Brack”… 

Screenshot sent in by Sean Bulkley.

This sign was found in a clothing store in São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. I wonder how crowded the fitting rooms got… 

Photo courtesy of Derek “Orpheum” Silva.

Some people take all the fun out of going to the zoo… 

Photo courtesy of Eric Barros. Found at Phuket Zoo in Thailand. Cage features crocodiles!

Looks like Thai Airlines has got their security intact - they go by the honor system: 

Photo courtesy of Andrew Jeeves. Found in Thailand. 

I agree with the whole separating out your trash concept, but this is taking it to a whole new level… 

Photo courtesy of Amelia Nicholson. Found in Hong Kong. 

Dong-won Kim, aka “Korean Boy”, loves to videotape himself singing English songs in Karaoke and then post them on Youtube. This video (with subtitles) has now made Dong-won famous in the West, but maybe not as he had originally intended: 

If you are a purist and prefer it without subtitles, click here for the original video.  If you just can’t get enough of “Korean Boy”, visit his Youtube page here for more original songs.

I must say that I am a fan of dried squid myself, but ’strawberry flavored squid’?? That is just gross… 

Photo courtesy of Wally Viper. Found in Korea. 

Not quite Engrish, but I took a double take at this pic - motivation from a trash can is pushing it a bit much… 

Photo courtesy of reMeks. Found in Korea.

This bootleg tshirt was bought in Moscow Russia. The submitter speculates that it was made in China or Turkey. 

Photo courtesy of Sergei Menshov. Image was not photoshopped.

OK, at 5 million views some of you may have seen this one already, but if you are in the mood for silly stuff it couldn’t hurt to watch it again (the signs even have Engrish):

The above video is taken from the comedy duo Downtown’s tv show “Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!“, which often features Japanese TV talents in bizarre and painful situations. 

According to Wikipedia, the segment has been adapted into an American game show set to air on MTV on June 15th, 2009 (yesterday!). I am sure that they ruined it just like most US adaptations of Japanese shows. Did anyone see it?