09-12-2009
Some unusual signs & mis-translations ...
Quote:
In hotels ...
"The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable."
"If you require room service, please open door and shout, `room service!'."
In a booklet about using a hotel AC: "Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control yourself."
In the window of an appliance store: "Don't kill your wife. Let our washing machine do the dirty work."
Detour sign: "Stop: Drive Sideways."
On a radiator repair garage: "Best place to take a leak."
In a ...
restaurant: "Our wines leave you nothing to hope for."
tailor shop: "Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation."
newspaper: "A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers."
window of a store: "Why go elsewhere and be cheated when you can come here?"
brochure of a car rental firm: "When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor."
...
In a clothing store: "Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks."
In a zoo: "Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty."
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device::usb::pcsensor::hidtemper::ntc
Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::NTC(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::NTC(3pm)
Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::NTC - The HidTEMPerNTC thermometer
VERSION
Version 0.02
SYNOPSIS
None
DESCRIPTION
This is the implementation of the HidTEMPerNTC thermometer that has both one internal and one external sensor measuring the temperature.
CONSTANTS
None
METHODS
o init()
Initialize the device, connects the sensors and makes the object ready for use.
INHERIT METHODS FROM
Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::Device
DEPENDENCIES
This module internally includes and takes use of the following packages:
use Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::Device;
use Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::NTC::Internal;
use Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::NTC::External;
This module uses the strict and warning pragmas.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or missing features using the CPAN RT tool.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
None
AUTHOR
Magnus Sulland < msulland@cpan.org >
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
None
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2010 Magnus Sulland
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.10.1 2010-07-24 Device::USB::PCSensor::HidTEMPer::NTC(3pm)