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its talking about an octopus card.
its a card that you load with money to pay for stuff in Hongkong
Its an alternate for debit cards and cash.
Mark S is right. I have one too!
I have one three!
Thanks for ruining this for me, joke killer.
Que?
Good reads, love the info, keep up the good work.
Wife: Honey we forgot our octopus
Husband: Are you sure it’s not in your purse
Wife: No, I remember putting in on the counter just before we left
Husband: Great, now what are we going to do?
I love you, with a small and mighty passion.
*presents octopus*
You mean with a small and mighty poisson?
In the style of RPG games everywhere… some store their octopus down their pants inexplicably. Please, don’t have these people present their octopus…
I laughed really heard.. Always these weird asians with octopus fetishes..
lol not stereotyping at all!?
this sign actually makes perfect sens as in this context it’s referring to an octopus card – used to pay for the mtr, buses, some macdonalds, 7-11’s, etc in hong kong.
i live in asia and i have no idea what fetishes you’re on about.. O_O freak…
¿Qué?
Hm… reproductive organ related joke anyone?
Wanna see my tentacles?
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours
Octopus is actually the English nickname for a prepaid subway card in Hong Kong.
I love this. Someone happens to come along with the actual meaning of such a totally random phrase and ruins the mystery ; )
No, srsly, what I love about these comments are that people are on them who actually know how to decode the Engrish! (or at least sound believable)
Like Oyster cards in the UK?
(Man…there aren’t any funny metro transit systems here in the US.)
Exactly. Funny that, last summer I was at a Hong Kong metro station, and mistakenly called the Octopus card the Oyster card, which got the attention of another Londoner at the next ticket machine .
The entire octopus or just my eight tentacles?
Can we have a real translation, please?
“Please present your octopus” is actually fairly easy to understand.
“Please” is an adverb and means “to act to the pleasure of”
“Present” is a verb and basically means to show.
“Your” shows ownership.
“Octopus” is an eight-tentacled sea creature.
They are pretty much asking to see your sea creature.
Hope that helps. :3
Ha! You’re a smart one, you are… XD
Ha! You’re a sarcastic one
(I fail’t)
Ha! I fail at replying to the correct rebuttle.
i like octopusses
I like turtles.
I like sheep
i like Girls like everyone else
except octopussy OH that movie was awesome
I like turtles
if you like turtles so much, why are you dressed up as a zombie?
Octopi*
No. Octopodes, actually.
I fail to see how you failed to reply to the right rebuttle. Which one were you replying to?
Oh, never mind.. I figured it out.
You don’t fail.
Yoda you are
i think catgirl wanted to know what the sign really said. Not a grammatical analysis of the incorrect translation.
gee… you think?
yeah i do. apparently overrandom didn’t.
tee hee. I’ll show them my puffer fish as well
I have no idea what they were trying to say, so yes, an actual translation would help a lot.
actually, the OCTOPUS is a prepaid subway card, similar to the metrocard in NYC. it can also be used to pay for a variety of things, and is a very popular form of payment in Hong Kong. There is actually no grammatical or spelling error in this at all. it just sounds strange.
This is Engrish; maybe what it means is give your octopus a present. They want you should be nice to your octopus.
I think it’s a disgrace we live in a society where people have to be reminded to be nice to their octopus. Damn people.
What a shame…
While funny-sounding, that sign is completely legitimate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card
http://www.octopuscards.com/enindex.jsp
“Octopus” is a regional e-payment system, which can be confusing to non-locals when used as a standalone noun.
you are correct, sir
lawl urwrong said u r correct….paradoxon
i luv teh asians…their signs confuse me every time
engrishfunny.com fail!
This isn’t really Engrish… Octopus is the brand name of a smartcard Hong Kong.
Spoil sport. >>.
I know because my grandfather went too Hong Kong not too long ago, but telling ruins all the fun, no?
Well, the Octopus card in Hong Kong is a prepaid smart card used for transport – so instead of carrying loose change around, you have a card that you put $20/$50/$100 in and use it until it runs out. You can also use it at convenience stores and supermarkets now for small purchases.
The name still surprises me:)
http://www.hong-kong-travel.org/Octopus.asp
What you didn’t say is that it costs HK$120 for the card itself. Very annoying if you’re only planning to be in HK for only a few days. Oh, and you have to be a *local* student to qualify for the “student discount” Octopus card.
actually, if u read what it says on its website, u’ll find that paying HK$120 for an Octopus card includes HK$50… Meaning you are paying HK$70 for the card and putting the rest inside it. I know cuz I live in Hong Kong and actually have a card.
engrishfunny.com fail indeed.
You will get a full refund if you return the card in working condition.
LOL Octopus is a bus pass/smartcard used in Hong Kong, but they still fail at not putting ‘card’ at the end.
not really… People in Hong Kong like me don’t usually put “card” at the end because it has become such a generic term here it doesn’t really matter.
Some little known facts about octopii from Octopus
1. This card is designated as a “Sold Octopus” and is issued subject to the “Conditions of Issue of Octopus” (downloadable at the Octopus website, dispatched or displayed at designated transport stations).
2. This card functions as a normal Adult Octopus.
5. If the value on your Octopus is zero or negative, it cannot be used until it is reloaded.
It’s legal to carry a loaded octopus in Hong Kong?
Concealed or unconcealed?
Do you need a carry permit?
No carry permit needed, but for concealed loaded octupus, you need to ask, therefore the “show your octupus” sign.
It’s not how big your octopus, it’s how you use it.
“The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in an electronic payment system in Hong Kong. Originally launched in September 1997 as a fare collection system for the city’s mass transit systems, it has grown into a widely used electronic cash system for convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants, parking garages and other point-of-sale applications. It has become one of the world’s most successful e-cash systems, with over nine million Octopus-cards circulating and over 80 service vendors (June 2003). It replaced an older system called Common Stored Value Tickets, which used plastic magnetically sensitive cards.”
Oh…it’s not as funny now.
Nah, it’s still just as funny! Sure, it’s not a mistranslation, but it’s still the same sentence, even if you have context. I say that the CONTEXT is also funny! Think about it… There are thousands of people in Hong Kong right now with an Octopus in their pants.
that may be one of the top 20 sentences on the internet.
Even better:
“There are thousands of people in Hong Kong right now with a LOADED Octopus in their pants.”
Can I get in on some of that action?
What if I don’t want to?
Airport security is getting tougher all the time.
All I’ve got is a cuttlefish, will that do?
Cuttle your cuddlefish.
Twenny FiTH!
I’m not sure if this was taken in Hong Kong or not, but they have cards called Octopus Cards that you sort of use as debit cards. You can put money on them and use it at different shops and you use it to get onto the subway and other public transportation too.
Could be what this sign is for.
Fail! For failing to notice that several people pointed this out already!
Reading the previous posts giving the explanation FAIL.
Reading the previous post pointing out that previous posts had already given the explanation FAIL.
Not getting the obvious joke FAIL.
Yes folks, apparently I failed not to get the obvious joke.
Oh
I was hoping it was an octopus fighting club.
The first rule of Octopus Fight Club is nobody talks about Octopus Fight Club.
What the…
Here’s the sick squid I owe you.
haHAHAHAhaha ow! I think I broke something. Seriously, ask the hoosband, I laughed till I fell off the bed.
hehe, my work here is done.
I’m another victim. Bumped my head laughing so hard.
Being an American, it took me a little longer, but, I finally hurt myself. Also pee’d my pants a little.
The London transport smart card payment system is called Oyster. But there are no signs saying “Please present your oyster”.
And there is a credit card in the UK and Goldfish, and a bank called Egg.
Typo – … credit card in the UK called Goldfish (not “and”).
Octupus meets the Oyster.
Tonight at 11 PM
Adult only.
I only have a Cthulhu. Can I present that?
Only works for the Innsmouth, Arkham and Dunwich trains.
Discount if you have your Miskatonic Uiniversity card. Go pods!
dork win, which is, oddly enough, a euphemism for “octopus”
I’d show my octopus but its missing 7 tentacles …
That’s an eel, then. And there’s nothing humorous about eels! (Well, except when you drop them down someone’s trousers….that’s comedy gold, right there.)
His started out there.
‘Tis a Monopus.
Heeeeeerrrreee ya go…
Heeeeeeerrrrrreeee ya go…
Heeeerrrree ya go…
Heeeeeerrrreee ya go…
Quick, name that movie………
SHAPED like there’s a bite taken out of it!
“shaped” in quotes like there’s a bite taken out of it!
Funny part is I first thought that would be a Redwings Hockey game.
I thought it might be when Pittsburgh was trying to confiscate the octopi during the playoffs!
You stole my answer.
In soviet russia octopus presents you.
LMAO You win the… whatever this is…
I like the soviet russia thing.
The Societ Russia thing likes you.
SoViet…damn fingers.
The Social Russians like you.
Do the Antisocial Russians like him too? Or are they just antisocial to everybody?
Demon City Shinjuku movie showing: all tentacled beasts must be checked at the door.
Mmmm…..tentacled beast….
Davy Jones!
Sever your leg please, sir.
Please present your Octopussy
You get used to the octopus signs after a few days in Hong Kong, but I could never stop giggling at the “Single journey ticket issuing machine”.
73th!!!
Surely you mean “73rd”? Or do you fail on purpose?
This must the line for prospective Flying Dutchman captains. There’s a mermaid handing out heart-ganking knives at the door.
…..
…..
*tumbleweed*
I don’t have one! What do I do?
Are you presenting your Octopus, or are you Happy to see me?
I am shocked, amazed and disappointed that none of you have thoguht of Davy Jones, who is always presenting his octopus.
Ah, but see Aaron Hong’s comment above…
All right. The jig is up. Present your OctoPuss already!
Are you sure it doesnt mean “I would find it pleasurable if you showed me your….” you know?
anyone who has lived in hong kong will know that octopus is a common credit card used for all forms of public transportation and mini markets.
Anyone who has read previous comments will find that this subject has been thoroughly covered.
Octopus is a bus/train ticket for hong kong dammit!
And again.
*whips out octopus*
.. so do I get a prize?
Now I feel bad for the out-of-town guy in Hong Kong who tries to board the train with an actual octopus in his pocket. When the ticket worker asks him to present his octopus, he will be mystified when she promptly freaks out. After all, she wanted to see the #$%%^ thing.
oh wow.
I definitely think everyone has got the wrong idea. An “octopus” is a card that gets you through the metro. It’s like a credit card. Octopus is just the pet-name for it. It’s right.
In my country pre-paid card for the metro is called T-money…
I don’t even know what the T stands for..
careful there buddy…that can get you arrested in some countries…
Soz i allready ate mine…
I LAUGH HARD
I’ll present you my octopus if you gimme that oyster!
Please present you lolcats. kthnxbai
I seem to have forgotten my octopus.
Would you like to see my squid instead? xD
Sorry my octopus is still in the shop…
I seem to have misplaced my octopus…
she showed me her octopus but it smelled like fish… i have a sea cucumber in my trousers. and a small dog. I call it a trouser Schnauzer.
you want my octopus? sorry. i’m a boy. yes, i checked.
this actually isn’t that funny, it’s referring to an octopus card, which is how people in Hong kong pay for transportation.
Please present all your base! Ha ha ha ha…
If customer no octopus have is, pond next here it is, catch octopus do is, beware of slippery, fall in water carefully