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[Jonathan Poll]

Dear Jonathan

Is it me or is there nothing remotely funny about any of the four images that you have posted. They appear to have nothing to do with microcars. The Finnish Language is an ancient and noble language and I think that suggesting that it is in any way funny may be offensive to them. May I suggest that you look at the translation of signs into English.

 Airline ticket office,  Copenhagen :
WE TAKE YOUR  BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. 

In a Bangkok temple  :
IT IS  FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF  DRESSED AS A MAN.


Cocktail  lounge , Norway :
LADIES ARE  REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE  BAR.

Doctors  office, Rome :
SPECIALIST  IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Dry  cleaners, Bangkok :
DROP YOUR  TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST  RESULTS.

In a Nairobi   restaurant :
CUSTOMERS  WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE  MANAGER.

On the main  road to Mombassa, leaving Nairobi   :
TAKE NOTICE:  WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS  IMPASSABLE.

On a poster  at Kencom :
ARE YOU AN  ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN  HELP.

In a City  restaurant :
OPEN SEVEN  DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.

In a  cemetery :
PERSONS ARE  PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT  THEIR OWN  GRAVES.

Tokyo  hotel's rules and regulations :
GUESTS ARE  REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING  BEHAVIOURS IN BED.

On the menu  of a Swiss restaurant :
OUR WINES  LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.

In a Tokyo   bar :
SPECIAL  COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH  NUTS.

Hotel ,  Yugoslavia :
THE FLATTENING OF  UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE  CHAMBERMAID.

Hotel ,  Japan :
YOU ARE  INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE  CHAMBERMAID.

In the lobby  of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox  monastery :
YOU ARE  WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS  RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS,    ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT  THURSDAY.

A sign  posted in Germany 's Black Forest   :
IT IS  STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING  SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT  SEX,     FOR INSTANCE, MEN  AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY  ARE MARRIED WITH  EACH OTHER  FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Hotel,  Zurich :
BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF  ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE  BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED  THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS  PURPOSE.

Advertisement for donkey rides,  Thailand :
WOULD YOU  LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?

A laundry in  Rome :
LADIES,  LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON  HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Chris Thomas

What you posted also has no relation to microcars

Well, we laugh at them, and I'm sure they laugh at us, in there own language!

Just like the Goggomobil, doesnt mean anything in England, but it translates as "spaz chariott" in french! That is why they called the french goggo's Isards, if anyone wanted to know.

JP

[Big Al]

Whilst not rude it is very hard to get any uninformed person to take them seriously as the conversation goes something like;

'What sort of car is that?'

'A Goggomobil.'

'Never heard of it, its not a real car is it? Who made it?'

'Goggomobil did, part of the Glas group.'

'Where was that, then?'

'Dingolfing, Bavaria.'

'No. I do not believe you. Dingle thing indeed.' Walks off scoffing while you attempt to point out it is now a BMW factory. Its Egon Bach all over again!

That said I am not sure a Frisky Prince was the best marketing in San Fransisco unless you were of a certain persuasion! They still do it now. VW Toureg - no I do not want a vehicle named after what we believe are unreliable Arabian cut throats, for instance. VW Ponce sounds more likely.

[Jean]

Alan's tale reminds me of the early days when on leaving Burford after the Rally each year, for those of us heading for London, our first port of call was a certain petrol station near Oxford.  On this particular occasion the Sidcup Bubblers had turned out in force as was our want.  There were about five or six bubble cars and a couple of back up cars with more trailed micros and me in an ordinary vehicle. The man at the pimps (I am talking 1980's here - no self service) was obvious new to the micro invasion and started chatting to me as he filled up my Triumph Vitesse.  "I wonder what that red thing is ?" pointing at the Messerschmitt and I told him,  Silence, then "Cor, that little one's got four wheells" as the Goggo started to pull back into the traffic  "Whats that?  A Goggomobil from Dingafling" I replied.  "Oh yes and I'm Father Christmas" says he tasking my money "and where do you live Cloud Cuckooland!"    Jean

[NickPoll]

Coming out of Cheddar Gorge you pass the "Mendip Inn".             

[Bob Purton]

Alan's tale reminds me of the early days when on leaving Burford after the Rally each year, for those of us heading for London, our first port of call was a certain petrol station near Oxford.  On this particular occasion the Sidcup Bubblers had turned out in force as was our want.  There were about five or six bubble cars and a couple of back up cars with more trailed micros and me in an ordinary vehicle. The man at the pimps (I am talking 1980's here - no self service) was obvious new to the micro invasion and started chatting to me as he filled up my Triumph Vitesse.  "I wonder what that red thing is ?" pointing at the Messerschmitt and I told him,  Silence, then "Cor, that little one's got four wheells" as the Goggo started to pull back into the traffic  "Whats that?  A Goggomobil from Dingafling" I replied.  "Oh yes and I'm Father Christmas" says he tasking my money "and where do you live Cloud Cuckooland!"    Jean

Love it!      "Pimp attendant?"  What exactly is that, a bouncer at a brothel?

[marcus]

Alan's tale reminds me of the early days when on leaving Burford after the Rally each year, for those of us heading for London, our first port of call was a certain petrol station near Oxford.  On this particular occasion the Sidcup Bubblers had turned out in force as was our want.  There were about five or six bubble cars and a couple of back up cars with more trailed micros and me in an ordinary vehicle. The man at the pimps (I am talking 1980's here - no self service) was obvious new to the micro invasion and started chatting to me as he filled up my Triumph Vitesse.  "I wonder what that red thing is ?" pointing at the Messerschmitt and I told him,  Silence, then "Cor, that little one's got four wheells" as the Goggo started to pull back into the traffic  "Whats that?  A Goggomobil from Dingafling" I replied.  "Oh yes and I'm Father Christmas" says he tasking my money "and where do you live Cloud Cuckooland!"    Jean

Love it!      "Pimp attendant?"  What exactly is that, a bouncer at a brothel?

 

[richard]

musnt forget of course that the company i work for manufacture the market leading brand of condom in the U.S. - TROJAN . now that would be a hard sell .... ooh er . i mean the biggest brand ,  praps thats why Trojans dont seem to have reached there. can we imagine a car with DUREX in large chrome script across the front door

[Jonathan Poll]

musnt forget of course that the company i work for manufacture the market leading brand of condom in the U.S. - TROJAN . now that would be a hard sell .... ooh er . i mean the biggest brand ,  praps thats why Trojans dont seem to have reached there. can we imagine a car with DUREX in large chrome script across the front door

They gave us 2 at school! 1 was Trojan, other was Manix (yes, I know...)

I gave one to a girl, and blew the other one up, and launched it at my mum!

JP

[Stuart Cyphus]

I gave one to a girl

 Dirty boy!     That was a waste of a good balloon ya know....

 The French education system must be somewhat more liberal than of here. All we had by the way of sex education was one chapter out of a book & a video on plant propagation believe it or not The rest was trial & error. Mostly error.    

[Jonathan Poll]

I gave one to a girl

 Dirty boy!     That was a waste of a good balloon ya know....

 The French education system must be somewhat more liberal than of here. All we had by the way of sex education was one chapter out of a book & a video on plant propagation believe it or not The rest was trial & error. Mostly error.    

Nah, it was just in the bus, as kids do, you just show everyone you got a condom, and a girl wanted to see it, and didnt hand it back

[richard]

i was of the age where we got NO sex education at all !!

[marcus]

What are sex, are they for delivery coal in?

[Jean]

The man at the pimps (I am talking 1980's here - no self service)
  Jean

The damned spell check has let me down again!!  And lowered the tone of this topic.  Men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Jean

[richard]

boys 

[Bob Purton]

Language Jean!!    Your the one who started talking about pimps not us!!!!!!!!