tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post634836160027315225..comments2022-03-28T10:35:49.338+03:00Comments on Missionary Mom's Companion: Fonkey EnglishPhyllishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529794989164847124noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-32656554856031492812013-10-05T19:25:52.533+03:002013-10-05T19:25:52.533+03:00They're the same in Russian, but I guess I had...They're the same in Russian, but I guess I had never tied them to their English spellings in my mind. Hah!Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529794989164847124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-5014403253403317322013-10-05T17:23:31.616+03:002013-10-05T17:23:31.616+03:00Oh my WORD!!! I laughed so hard! Living here in ...Oh my WORD!!! I laughed so hard! Living here in Croatia provides loads and loads of these kinds of "fonkey" English. I do have to share that that I think Croatians have something against men. Brat is brother and Sin is son. Hmmm....Rosilind Jukichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304788871235090080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-20900024908395920142013-10-02T16:03:42.478+03:002013-10-02T16:03:42.478+03:00Oh my, these are all so great that I had to share ...Oh my, these are all so great that I had to share them with my husband! Thank you for making our day. These sorts of things absolutely crack me up!Ashley Lhttp://www.thelatvalasinrussia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-50680968387042180282013-09-30T20:35:35.491+03:002013-09-30T20:35:35.491+03:00There is a restaurant here in our town called &quo...There is a restaurant here in our town called "Peru Bras" meaning it's chicken cooked a certain way =) And there is also a very popular Ritz-like cracker called "Kraps" hahaDelanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959895777753673953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-59013648998760586422013-09-30T16:42:29.871+03:002013-09-30T16:42:29.871+03:00Ashley! The Megafart has me in stitches! And Phyl...Ashley! The Megafart has me in stitches! And Phyllis, we have Grossmart here too. My daughter is reminding me that in Ephesus nearby, there's a sales booth with a sign: "Genuine Fake Watches."<br /><br />My all-time favorite was an very expensively printed brochure on Turkish ceramics, full of beautiful color pictures and the title was "Why Pot?"Betsy de Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787903903743238209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-91439472991892370282013-09-29T23:19:52.450+03:002013-09-29T23:19:52.450+03:00Our local grocery store is called "Supermaxi&...Our local grocery store is called "Supermaxi". It cracks me up.<br /><br />We also have a burger joint which was misnames Chessburger. Instead of Cheeseburger.<br /><br />My all time favorite store name is a stuffed animal toy store in Cuenca which was horribly misnamed "Hell Kitty"Beckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314199834238208420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-25092236599907987622013-09-29T20:31:33.922+03:002013-09-29T20:31:33.922+03:00So funny, Phyllis! Love it. We also got a kick out...So funny, Phyllis! Love it. We also got a kick out of the store called "Manbition" in Krasnodar. Also, I lived in China for a year before I was married and there was a shop labeled in English as the "sick shop." It was supposed to say "silk shop." =)<br />Ashley Lhttp://www.thelatvalasinrussia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-62955861508196752222013-09-29T19:29:07.920+03:002013-09-29T19:29:07.920+03:00I remembered another one. We always laughed when w...I remembered another one. We always laughed when we went past Grossmart in Vladimir.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529794989164847124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088576474458664356.post-47427237360135229952013-09-29T15:47:13.732+03:002013-09-29T15:47:13.732+03:00This is my SIL's blog, not mine, but it goes w...This is my SIL's blog, not mine, but it goes with your casino name:<br />http://annahunsucker.blogspot.com/search?q=fartPhyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529794989164847124noreply@blogger.com