Once, my son won a prize at a church carnival. The object of the game (made in China) was to bounce a ball off a rubber target and into a cup. But this is how they described the process on the box: "Convulsing enter!" Something sure got lost in translation.
Below is a snippet from a spam comment that was left on one of my blog posts. I deleted it from the post, but had to share this piece of it. I changed none of the wording, spelling or punctuation, but I did remove the company name and the link. (Sorry, you'll have to find another way to get rich):
I`m happy and lucky, I started to get income with the help of this company, and I invite you to do the same. It`s all about how to select a correct partner utilizes your savings in a right way - that`s [company name]!. I make 2G daily, and what I started with was a funny sum of 500 bucks! It`s easy to join , just click this link [removed]and lucky you`re! Let`s take our chance together to feel the smell of real money.Isn't that a hoot? Whatever you do today, have fun, be clear, and if you're lucky, maybe you can take the chance to feel the smell of real money!
3 comments:
Jennifer, as one who's critiqued my work, you know how those metaphors can mix and match like the old Buster Brown clothes.
Thanks for gifting me a chuckle.
You go, girl!
Patti
Love the 'smell of real money'! Never heard that one before:) Yes, it is so important to be clear and concise when we write. Easier said than done, but something to shoot for, truly. Blessings!
Patti, your metaphors have NEVER been so miss-matched!
That spam just cracked me up. Almost made me want to find the person who wrote it and thank him for the chuckle... except that I don't want to smell the money with him :+}
Have a lovely day, ladies!
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