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A funny sign in a Norwegian cocktail lounge:
"Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar."
In a Zurich hotel:
"Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the
opposite sex
in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this
purpose."
In a Bangkok dry cleaner's:
"Drop your trousers here for best results."
In an Acapulco hotel:
"The manager has personally passed all the water served here."
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop:
"Ladies may have a fit upstairs."
In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency:
"Take one of our horse-driven city tours - we guarantee no
miscarriages."
In a Rome laundry:
"Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having
a good time."
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office:
"We take your bags and send them in all directions."
A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
"It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that
people
of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in
one
tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose."
Note at the bottom of the menu of a German restaurant:
"After the main course we suggest that you sample the tart of the
house"
In a Paris hotel elevator:
"Please leave your values at the front desk."
In a Japanese hotel:
"You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid."
In a Leipzig elevator:
"Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up."
In the office of a Roman doctor:
"Specialist in women and other diseases."
In a Bucharest hotel lobby:
"The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time
we regret that you will be unbearable."
In a Tokyo shop:
"Our nylons cost more than common, but you'll find they are
best in the long run."
On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
"If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it."
In an East African newspaper:
"A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the
contractors
have thrown in the bulk of their workers."
In a Tokyo bar:
"Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts."
In a Yugoslavian hotel:
"The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the
chambermaid."
In a hotel in Athens:
"Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the
hours
of 9 and 11 A.M. daily."
In a Hong Kong supermarket:
"For your convenience, we recommend courageous, efficient
self-service."
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox
monastery:
"You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and
Soviet
composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
At a Budapest zoo:
"Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food,
give it to the guard on duty.
Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand:
"Would you like to ride on your own ass?"
In a Japanese hotel room:
"Please to bathe inside the tub."
In a Tokyo Hotel:
"Is forbitten to steal hotel towels please. If you are not person
to do
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