Aug 05, 2007 in English, Engrish, United States
So this next one is not exactly from Japan, but I thought it was too good to pass up. This is from an Asian-American bank in Denver, Colorado (so it is Asia related).
In recent years, identity theft has become a major problem. Hackers and thieves use other people’s personal information to steal their their money, ruin their credit, the list goes on. The government has been trying to cut down on identity theft, but to no avail. One party that gets mixed up in identity theft cases are usually banks; thieves either clean out their victim’s bank account or pretend to be from a bank in order to obtain private and personal information. Banks do their best to try prevent this, as it can ruin their image and cost them thousands (if not millions) of dollars. However, it seems that one bank here in the US has given up on fighting identity theft:
Just in case you missed it, here it is closer up:
This bank in Denver, CO, Premier Bank, seems to have decided that since identity theft is such a big business for hackers and thieves, they might as well get in on the action. Either that, or the laziest hackers ever decided to try their hands at identity theft. Either way, it is still up if you don’t believe me and want to take a look for yourself. The link is http://premierbankusa.com .
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Aug 05, 2007 in English, Engrish, Japan, Music
Hi, welcome to “Is This a Pen” This will be a site dedicated to providing you with information, news, and just plain weird stuff about mostly Japan (other countries as well, if the need arises. I’m still getting things set up, so the look, feel, and whatnot may change fairly regularly until I settle on something I like.
So the question on all your minds must be what does “Is This a Pen?” mean, anyway? Well, there’s quite an interesting story behind this. While I was in Japan, I came across a pamphlet promoting a jazz orchestra. That in itself is pretty weird (who listens to jazz orchestras anyway?) but weirder yet was a section they had written in English. Take a look for yourself (I’ve crossed out identifying phrases as to not cause them embarassment):
Here is a closeup of the Engrish section:
For those of you who are still having a hard time, the text is as follows:
“Ladys and gentle men. This is wa __________ Jazz Orchestra. Do you know jazz? Yes. You know Jazz. You like Jazz. Welcome to mellow. Is this a pen? No it’s a dog.”
So from this, I have learned a few things.
- I know Jazz.
- I like Jazz.
- They know I like Jazz
- PEOPLE IN JAPAN COMMONLY MISTAKE DOGS FOR PENS!!!
So not only is it totally random (what does a dog or a pen have to do with a jazz orchestra?), but it makes no sense whatsoever! And that’s what this site about.
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