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On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

A sign posted in the Black Forest (Germany):
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.

In a Paris hotel elevator:
Please leave your values at the front desk.

In an Acapulco hotel:
The manager has personally passed all the water served here.

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Welsh road sign

Welsh-language translation on road sign reading: I am out of the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated.
Unaware of the real meaning of the message, officials had it printed on the sign under the English.

Source: Telegraph, October 31, 2008

Irish police solve case of Polish driver

The Irish police force recently released details of how it tracked down one of the worst drivers on the country's roads. His name was Prawo Jazdy, and he had racked up more than 50 tickets for speeding and parking violations. Each time he was caught, he would give a different address.
The Irish Times reports that in the end, all the police needed was a Polish-English dictionary: Prawo Jazdy means driver's license in Polish.

Source: The New York Times, March, 1 2009