Some light relief

Highly developed marital equipment

The United States has the most advanced military in the world, a politics student at Brunel University in London wrote, because it possesses “highly developed and powerful marital equipment”.

Ivana’s 6,000 bras?

New York Times correction (22 October 2000):

“An article about Ivana Trump and her spending habits misstated the number of bras she buys. It is two dozen black, two dozen beige and two dozen white, not two thousand of each.”

Looking after the tourists

Copenhagen airline ticket office: “We take your bags and send them in all directions.”

Roman laundry: “Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.”

Dry cleaner window in Bangkok: “Drop your pants here for best results.”

Japanese hotel notice: “You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.”

The archbishop’s legacy

Newspaper report: “The archbishop, who died on Tuesday, leaves behind three sisters and two brothels.”

A major messtake

Apology in an English newspaper: “Yesterday we mistakenly reported that a talk was given by a battle-scared hero. We apologise for the error. We obviously meant that the talk was given by a bottle-scarred hero.”

Greasy honeymoon

A frank report from the Shoreham Herald: “Best man was the bridegroom’s brother, Mr Martin Gasson. A reception was held at Langford’s Hotel, Hove, and the couple are honeymooning in grease.”

Slurls – website naming disasters

carsexpress.com – Vehicle leasing and sales
teacherstalk.co.uk – Teachers’ discussion forum
1hourscrap.com – Rapid scrapbook making
childrenslaughter.com – Children’s charity
therapistfinder.com – Californian counsellors directory
blindsexpress.com – Blinds shop
choosespain.com – Holiday rentals