Hi everybody! So with all the traveling we do, I’m sure most of us have seen some pretty funny signs, warnings, menus, etc., where something got a little lost in the translation to English. This is from a sign posted on a boat in the Galapagos Islands, telling what each crew member would do in case of emergency…a bit long, but hilarious!

SQUARE GENERAL OF SHAMBLES

Fire To/Long Whistled B 1
Captain: To govern the ship from the control bridge, to work the alarm, to maintain communication, it directs all the operations, he informs position of the catastrophe.
Helmsman: He is the captain’s messenger, he helps to install the emergency bomb.
Machinist: Operator of bombs and you scheme, to block the electric power and the pass of fuel, and it fastens the bomb against emergency fire.
Sailor I: It takes extinguisher, hose of the bomb against emergency fire.
Sailor II: First python, hose of exit of emergency bomb.
Sailor III: Second python, extinguisher and axe.
Cook: Auxiliary with extinguisher, it operates hidrantes valves.
Guide: It gathers and you attended the passengers.

Long Whistled Abandonment of Ship 2
Captain: It directs operations from the bridge, in charge of the communications and he informs position of the catastrophe, it throws flare and it takes sailing teams.
Helsmsman: Boss of maneuver active balzas lifeboat, takes radio it bouys and rescue team.
Machinist: It takes tools, lanterns, binnacle of you scheme help to the shipment of passengers in the rafts or pangas.
Seafaring I: Lowers pangas, takes flare lights, intermittent lanterns, I radiate portable, magnetic compass.
Sailor II: It takes radar respondedor, circular hoop, and gasoline to the panga.
Sailor III: It takes blankets and quilts, it takes radio vidireccional.
Cook: It takes water, provision, canned, he helps it embarks of passengers.
Guide: It takes radio VHF, first-aid kit first aids.

QUESTION: So what are the passengers to do while the crew gather the pythons, bombs, circular hoops, and quilts?

Here is the sign in every passenger’s cabin:

“Yacht Gabi any alarm, alarm voice that listens to it takes to its life jacket and to go wing starts off of the stern that is the reunion site with calm they hope instructions not to alter itself to help to an A the others.”

I am glad that passengers have a special role to play, too!

I can laugh because I know I have sounded just as funny in other languages that I struggle with… Oh, and running things through electronic translators generally leads to a good deal of hilarity as well. (I’m guessing that is what happened with the above-mentioned signs.)

Anyone else have some good ones to share????

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