Slogans

[roddy]

Came across a list of Local Slogans from Pheonix Weekly. Apparently the local ones aren't checked as closely as the national ones. I can't claim to understand all of them, but of the ones I did, my favourites are . . .

抢劫警车是违法的

Hijacking Police Vehicles is Illegal

光纤没铜，偷也没用

Optical fibre has no copper

So its of no use to a robber (ok, YOU make it rhyme . . .)

发展内衣制造业是我们的基本国策

Developing the underwear industry is our basic national policy

严禁触摸电线，5万伏高压，一触即死，违者法办

Touching the power lines is forgiven. 500,000 volts, if you touch it you will die. Offenders will be prosecuted

外地车辆在巫山境内一般不被处罚

In Wushan, non-local vehicles are not generally fined

There's also a couple with unfortunate line breaks.

开展创造

性的活动

群众有困

难找监察

Anyone want to translate those?

Roddy

[skylee]

Very funny. Thank you.

[Quest]

I think Pazu posted some of those before.

[roddy]

Yeah, I remembered seeing something similar, but the only thing I could find was the Communist Expressions - so I posted them anyway . . .

Roddy

PS If it is a duplicate, hopefully a passing admin will close the topic . . .

[Quest]

Since it's the poster's first offense, I will let it run this time.

[roddy]

That's very kind of you, I appreciate your leniency. Could you provide me a link to the first posting of these though - I'm sure I'd be very interested to read them. Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the administrator of this board for his very very hard work.

Roddy

[Quest]

http://www.chinese-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1918&highlight=

I hope our visitor is happy now

[Azumanga]

This is is really funny.

开展创造

性的活动

It is supposed to mean "Develop creative activitites" or something similiar if without line breaks, like 开展创造性的活动; but that unfortunate line break, it bacomes "develop creativity, sex movement" since 创造 (chuang4 zao4) can be used as a noun or verb, but 创造性的 is adjective.

群众有困

难找监察

I can't translate this very well, anyway it supposed to mean: if you encountered inconvenience or troubles, you should find a policeman (who can help); but with bad line break, "when you encountered troubles, it is hard to find a policeman." Hehe, really really bad line break, don't separate 困 and 难 (kun4 nan2)

Just for fun. Sorry for my bad English

[hparade]

2.云南某农村："一人超生，全村结扎！"

no....... this can't be true......... ^^"

[yonglan]

严禁触摸电线，5万伏高压，一触即死，违者法办

Touching the power lines is forgiven. 500' date='000 volts, if you touch it you will die. Offenders will be prosecuted[/quote']

Perhaps you meant to type "strictly forbidden" and "50,000"