Dave saw this in Singapore. We have no idea what it means. So the quotation marks may or may not be necessary, perhaps the whole sign is unnecessary.
"Banheiro" "quebrado"
8 years ago
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- like the kids are calling it
- "t" shirts
- that's his nickname
- we do ok
- pretend discount
- if you call that a taco
- free soup when you steal it
- as it were
- more "special" things
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- that's "special"
- "trash only"
- "america" as it were
- "chest pain"
- so they say
- "B" prize for adults
- good slogan
- you know, figuratively
- free "tapa"
- most of them, the big ones
- maternity test anyone?
- not the real God
- easy!
- pants!
- top ten anyway
- "today's soups"
- nice fake humility
- except the favorites of course
- "topping"
- well, I suppose
- right. ok.
- alleged ice
- sounds like a smooth "operator"
- well, I guess you can
- hey, "E", how's it hangin?
- the elusive level four
- "none"
- a "goldmine" eh?
- "return"
- participate in a sham election!
- sounds yummy
- sure it is
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- if you call that clothing
- you can NEVER LEAVE
- mmm "sandwich"
- "try" it
- Oh, I see "vandalism"
- zombie DJ
- "orange drink"
- Adulterous tapes?
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- perfect-ish
- there's "rules"
- shaaaaake
- "shadow-free"
- that makes "sense"
- simulacrum of food?
- "bat colony"
- Family in the generic sense
- incomplete
- I don't know what to say about this
- just say tho!
- I have something to "give away"
- wait, stolen?
- yeah, totally "tell" her
- fart jokes!
- become a good "listener"
- "for safety reasons"
- not exclusively
- responsible-ish
- "knives" or whatever
- make it ok!
- sounds "edible"
- you can check out anytime you like
- thank YOU
- sure it is
- it's a code
- like the vagina monologues for bees
- 24/24 starts at midnight!
- classy
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- that's uncomfortable
- it's ok
- feign caution!
- whatever
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- semipublic
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- sure you can "hear" it
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5 comments:
It's a colloquial expression meaning be serious and not to fool around. The sign is encouraging passengers boarding the subway to let alighting passengers get off first.
This belongs on Engrish.com.
That sign is so gay.
heh
Exactly what J said. I used to live in Singapore and can attest to this particular parlance.
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