I can see it

"I always get a laugh out of those women's lower back tattoos having Han
(Chinese) characters. At least half of them would probably translate to
'Kung Pao Chicken With Singapore Rice Noodles' or similar."

How about "A cheap dish but very tasty." ?

Or, "If you are what you eat I'm cheap, fast, and easy!"


You young whippersnappers probably don't remember this, but in one issue
in 1946, Life Magazine, which then ran a "picture of the week,"
published a rear-view picture of a woman wearing a stunningly beautiful
robe, made of flaming red satin, with a huge dragon embroidered all
over the back. It went all the way up one side and across the shoulders
and down the other side. And of course there were a lot of Chinese
characters.

In 1946 there were U.S.Marines in China. The picture's caption said that
the woman's husband, a Marine captain, had sent it to her.

A week or two later, the "Letters to the Editor" column contained a
brief letter from a Professor of Chinese at some university. It said,
"You may be interested to know that the inscription on that robe says,
"I am Nanking's finest prostitute."

vince norris

Vince,

Before my time on this mortal coil, but it underscores my point. I'll bet there are any number of these "artworks" whose owners would be horrified to learn what's actually being said.

At least "Property of Hells Angels MC" one can understand.

--
Mike Kanze

"I always get a laugh out of those women's lower back tattoos having Han (Chinese) characters. At least half of them would probably translate to 'Kung Pao Chicken With Singapore Rice Noodles' or similar."

"vincent norris" wrote in message ...
"I always get a laugh out of those women's lower back tattoos having Han
(Chinese) characters. At least half of them would probably translate to
'Kung Pao Chicken With Singapore Rice Noodles' or similar."

How about "A cheap dish but very tasty." ?

Or, "If you are what you eat I'm cheap, fast, and easy!"


You young whippersnappers probably don't remember this, but in one issue
in 1946, Life Magazine, which then ran a "picture of the week,"
published a rear-view picture of a woman wearing a stunningly beautiful
robe, made of flaming red satin, with a huge dragon embroidered all
over the back. It went all the way up one side and across the shoulders
and down the other side. And of course there were a lot of Chinese
characters.

In 1946 there were U.S.Marines in China. The picture's caption said that
the woman's husband, a Marine captain, had sent it to her.

A week or two later, the "Letters to the Editor" column contained a
brief letter from a Professor of Chinese at some university. It said,
"You may be interested to know that the inscription on that robe says,
"I am Nanking's finest prostitute."

vince norris

On May 8, 12:07 pm, "Mike Kanze" wrote:
Classifications are wrong:

William J. Clinton (YSR-69)
Hillary R. Clinton (IX-580)

Bwaaa, Sludge Removal Barge...very good.

On May 8, 5:42 am, "Hunter" wrote:
I can see it in the near future, the new CVN-82 USS Hillary R.Clinton saling
side by side with her sister ship CVN-79 USS William J.Clinton

There's actually a USS Hillary R. Clinton in the "Axis of Time" series
of historical fiction novels. Named after the assasinated 44th
president of the United States, "The most uncompromising wartime
president the country ever had", the Big Hill is thrown back in time
and emerges near Midway Island just before the decisive battle between
the U.S. and Japan. General time-travel chaos ensues.

the Big Hill is thrown back in time and emerges near Midway Island just before the decisive battle between the U.S. and Japan.

The most uncompromising wartime president the country ever had

Sounds like a not-very-original plotline rip-off of the movie The Final Countdown (1980), not to mention a characterization paralleling Margaret Thatcher's during the Falklands campaign.

--
Mike Kanze

"I always get a laugh out of those women's lower back tattoos having Han (Chinese) characters. At least half of them would probably translate to 'Kung Pao Chicken With Singapore Rice Noodles' or similar."


wrote in message ps.com...
On May 8, 5:42 am, "Hunter" wrote:
I can see it in the near future, the new CVN-82 USS Hillary R.Clinton saling
side by side with her sister ship CVN-79 USS William J.Clinton

There's actually a USS Hillary R. Clinton in the "Axis of Time" series
of historical fiction novels. Named after the assasinated 44th
president of the United States, "The most uncompromising wartime
president the country ever had", the Big Hill is thrown back in time
and emerges near Midway Island just before the decisive battle between
the U.S. and Japan. General time-travel chaos ensues.

Yes, well, if this movie season is any proof, originality doesn't
sell. (Sequels and remakes do, however).

On May 11, 12:03 pm, "Mike Kanze" wrote:
the Big Hill is thrown back in time and emerges near Midway Island just before the decisive battle between the U.S. and Japan.
The most uncompromising wartime president the country ever had

Sounds like a not-very-original plotline rip-off of the movie The Final Countdown (1980), not to mention a characterization paralleling Margaret Thatcher's during the Falklands campaign.

--
Mike Kanze

"I always get a laugh out of those women's lower back tattoos having Han (Chinese) characters. At least half of them would probably translate to 'Kung Pao Chicken With Singapore Rice Noodles' or similar."

wrote in glegroups.com...

On May 8, 5:42 am, "Hunter" wrote:
I can see it in the near future, the new CVN-82 USS Hillary R.Clinton saling
side by side with her sister ship CVN-79 USS William J.Clinton

There's actually a USS Hillary R. Clinton in the "Axis of Time" series
of historical fiction novels. Named after the assasinated 44th
president of the United States, "The most uncompromising wartime
president the country ever had", the Big Hill is thrown back in time
and emerges near Midway Island just before the decisive battle between
the U.S. and Japan. General time-travel chaos ensues.