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7 EPIC TRANSLATION
FAILS
Original: "Got Milk?"
Translation (in Spanish): "Are you Lactating?"
THE AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION
Original: "It takes a tough man to make a tender
chicken"
Translation (in Spanish): "It takes a hard man to
make a chicken aroused"
PERDUE CHICKEN
Original: "Finger-lickin' good"
Translation (in Chinese): "We'll eat your fingers off"
KFC
Original: "Every car has a high quality body"
Translation (in Dutch): "Every car has a high
quality corpse"
FORD
Original: "The Jolly Green Giant"
Translation (in Arabic): "Intimidating Green Monster"
THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT
Original: "Schweppes Tonic Water"
Translation (in Italian): "Schweppes Toilet Water"
SCHWEPPES
Original: "It won't leak into your pocket and
embarrass you"
Translation (in Spanish): "It won't leak into your
pocket and make you pregnant"
PARKER PENS
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