Is Beijing Ready for the Olympics?

Well, I have to say, my friend Dan is always one that can ferret out a funny web site when needed. I just added a link that I'm sure you'll all like. He always knows how to send something funny to me when I need it the most.

Having a mind numbing headache this morning, I wasn't sure what kind of mood I'd be in today. I was supposed to have my last door and storm door put on my house today. But, given that construction workers/carpenters, cable installers, telephone line people, (you get the picture) create their own schedules over and over again, I wasn't the least bit surprised that they didn't show up today (and....it's not a monsoon!). What's REALLY annoying is having had to make "camp" arrangements for my two hounds today, for no apparent reason......apparently.

Pissy as I was this morning about the missed "appointment" with the contractor, my friend Dan sure must have sensed it. He sent me one HELLUVA website. Now, for anyone that might be offended by off-color humor (especially when it deals with other cultures, let's say) you may not like it. I, on the other hand, thought the website was SHEER BRILLIANCE!

I visited Dan when he was stationed in Korea a few years back, and I marveled at all of the signs, t-shirts, and other weirdness of Korea had to offer when the English language doesn't really translate well....or at all. Take for example the word "wow." Seems pretty simple. Well, in Korea....it's so.....not simple. As Dan and I were strolling through this underground mall in Seoul (apparently constructed in case the North Koreans with their wooden combat weapons and germ warfare devices might attack....at least Seoulians will have a place to shop!), we came across a t-shirt that had a really odd English-like word on it. As we glanced at it more.....and phonetically sounded it out loud, we soon realized that the word was "wow," only in Korean it translates to : WHOAU. Go figure.

After that, and seeing a little boy dressed in a pink shirt that said "Tommy Girl" on it (which i quickly said to Dan, "oh, how unfortunate"), I realized I wasn't in Wisconsin anymore, but rather the "land-of-the-not-quite-right." Yes, this would be Korea in all its splendor. Well, "Engrish" is a great (and FUNNY) website that no doubt will keep me busy "hunting" when I go to China in October. It was nice to reminisce about the time I had in the Orient.

What'll they think of next?