tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post9053954279315233489..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Confusing bilingual packagingCath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41340884612639698202009-04-09T10:01:00.000-07:002009-04-09T10:01:00.000-07:00I miss the sans nom brand or, for most of the time...I miss the sans nom brand or, for most of the time, the superstore brand. Before I started school here in the US, I cannot even remember the last time I bought name brand tuna. But then I miss random Cdn things like getting PFK delivered...heheShellhttp://shellspace.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-6696272124554936712009-04-03T12:10:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:10:00.000-07:00I think my cats just about know what their names a...I think my cats just about know what their names are. Any other instructions are ignored...Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-81514893595695900362009-04-03T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:21:00.000-07:00I always think "Yogurt without grass" when I look ...I always think "Yogurt without grass" when I look at the wrong side of the non-fat yogurt packaging. <BR/><BR/>And my cat really is bilingual. I can call the few phrases she understands ("NO!" and "come here!") in either Dutch or English and the response is the same. (Yes, there actually is a response, although I have to yell "NO!" with increasing anger about 3-5 times before demolition Evahttp://network.nature.com/people/eva/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-60524570327951754122009-04-03T06:52:00.000-07:002009-04-03T06:52:00.000-07:00Hee hee! Strine! My friends and I went through a m...Hee hee! Strine! My friends and I went through a major Strine phase when Neighbours was really popular, drove our parents crazy.<BR/><BR/>SM, I only looked because we hadn't bought that brand before... the juxtaposition with "dinner for cats" really jumped out at me!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-52164244257784184812009-04-02T23:30:00.000-07:002009-04-02T23:30:00.000-07:00I've seen that no name translation so many times, ...I've seen that no name translation so many times, and never thought anything of it till now...ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-87447175977342876062009-04-02T22:07:00.000-07:002009-04-02T22:07:00.000-07:00He's trilingual: his native language is Strine.He's trilingual: his native language is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strine" REL="nofollow">Strine</A>.Bob O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924796617668384141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-37320240829289240482009-04-02T16:15:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:15:00.000-07:00Is the Beast bilingual yet?Is the Beast bilingual yet?Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-11227782998060974452009-04-02T10:10:00.000-07:002009-04-02T10:10:00.000-07:00Ah, cat food with DIY nom. The beast approves hear...Ah, cat food with DIY nom. The beast approves heartily.Bob O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924796617668384141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-75592943561097963982009-04-02T08:11:00.000-07:002009-04-02T08:11:00.000-07:00lol @ sans nom ! ! !lol @ sans nom ! ! !Dr. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282370723678000525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41437652479194082182009-04-02T08:04:00.000-07:002009-04-02T08:04:00.000-07:00Yup, pretty much! They usually only get wet food o...Yup, pretty much! They usually only get wet food once a week (when the Sunday sushi arrives, so they don't bug us too much), but as soon as I took this out of the cupboard to photograph the amusing French translation, they went so crazy that I had to give it to them.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-92196597091972200712009-04-02T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:41:00.000-07:00LOL! Cats always seem to come around to just about...LOL! Cats always seem to come around to just about any food, don't they?Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695509619557410413noreply@blogger.com