Monday, February 13, 2012

Please don't


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8 comments:

Ratz said...

Perhaps someone better than me can confirm/refute, but that really does appear to be what it says.

please, do not, sit, (something) crocodile, fish, on.

Li Hong said...

That's definitely what it said in Chinese.

Ratz said...

Li Hong: What's the symbol between sit and crocodile?

Li Hong said...

It's the Chinese character 在. It's a generic term that serve as a pointer to what the next character would describe. In this case it represents 'on'. It can also be for 'in', 'at', 'be'. I think there is a English term for these pointers, but I have forgotten.

Li Hong said...

The character 上 means up/above. It complements 在 in this case because 在 is pointing at the crocodile and 上 is pointing the surface of the croc. In other words, a literal translation would be:

Please, don't, sit, on, crocodile, above (surface).

Ratz said...

You learn something new every day! Thanks Li Hong. My abilities thus far are limited to just about being able to read Chinese menus. (Though I still have to sit in the honky section) ;)

Anonymous said...

I assume this was such a problem that it merited a sign? ;)

Lurker111

Li Hong said...

@Ratz,, you are welcome =).
@Anonymous I believe it's for people who think it's cool to pull such a stun and still think they would have time to outrun the crocs. =p