Photo Dump: Hilarious, Interesting and Puzzling

We see lots of interesting things every single day.  Sometimes I get pictures, sometimes I don't.  This is just a landing spot for those things. 

First off is a brain dump of 'pictures' in my mind that I don't want to forget.  

In the park during morning exercise:  

🤨 A man standing with his arms up to the sky groaning/screeching "ahhhhhhh"  at a high decibel for more than 30 seconds and not a soul except us seeming to notice.    

😯 A 60+ old lady jumping up and grabbing a branch in a tree, swinging a few swings then falling. Repeat.

😳 A bird swooped down a few feet in front of us, Tom and I ducked (it seemed close to us!), but it hit an approaching man right in the forehead.  If this wasn't odd enough, the man and the three women behind him went on as if this happened every day.  

This might not be extraordinarily odd looking, if you knew that many Chinese do not want to have dark skin so they shield with umbrellas and clothing as you see below.  But if you knew that this was well past sundown, 91° and, per my weather app, felt like 105° you might be puzzled too. 

Here are a few funnies from translations of our community fire safety boards.  I am not sure where I should safely store my banana water or my haystack if I can't store them in my house, but maybe we can figure something out.....  

Am I always to keep wet clothes on hand?

In other countries this may be considered racist, but here in China, it's just another thing to wear. If you can't see it, his shirt says "Mexican".  He clearly isn't Mexican.

New York Yankee's gear in an NBA store?

Only in China is an arcade written "Tom's World" on one wall and "Tom sworld" on another.   It is the key to happiness after all!  

Grecian goddess statue blowing a bubble. 

Is this how you want your steak?  Or is it "well done, thou good and faithful servant"?

A mug for every teen?

With that labeling, I'm not sure anyone who can read English would want to eat this.

They aren't expert at bread here in China, so I shudder to think what watermelon bread must be like....

I bought this:  2 Tide laundry soaps, 92 oz. each for $7.44 total.  If this is closer to the actual cost, it is highway robbery for the stuff in the US. Maybe it's just the labels in English that are pricey?

Individually wrapped jelly beans?  Why yes.  Maybe it's so you'll eat less.

You'll have to zoom in to get the full effect of this.  Passport photo dos and don'ts.

If they knew what this said, would they really use it for decoration in a child's room?

We learned why quarantining sleep was so difficult...the mattress was a pressed fiber brick.  The only other choice for mattresses here is memory foam.  I was never a fan of memory foam, but I am now, because it beats the alternative.  (I do look forward to sleeping on my Purple again!)

At Sam's Club on Saturdays, you can sample several kinds of alcohol. No wonder Sam's Club is extremely packed on Saturdays.  If you thought Costco was bad, I'm telling you, you have seen nothing.  There are times when you seriously cannot move in any direction.

Lawn mowing here is a bit different....

High school artwork that we saw in a mall that is reminiscent of quarantine.

Bulk flour anyone?  I will pass.

These sun bonnets are quite common, but the animal face mask tipped it over to awesome!

For my MLM loving family.  On a sink sitting in an alley. 

Is it fraud to misrepresent 'fraud'?

There should be more of these signs all over China.  Sidewalks, sides of buildings etc. all have places that would be so easy to trip.  No lawsuits over here for such things....

You will have to really zoom in to see this, but this lady has not one, but two dogs on the back of her scooter.

To be fair, Tom says that the characters for this are pronounced "poo kuh", but as written made me laugh out loud.

From the motion picture studio; it may be what is really written in a police station, hopefully I don't get to find out.

Also from the motion picture studio.  The 'd' should be turned so that it says 'pigeon', but the whole movie was filmed as digeon!

Think this rake is very effective?  

Also from the motion picture studio---this hasn't been used so it has become very dilapidated, but to have Southern Fried Chicken in the same building as an Italian restaurant is funny.

When your bedding/couches need airing, haul all of them down the elevator and out to the patio.  Wrap the coverings in plastic bags and set them out too.  Then leave them out all day. (I guess!  From what I could tell, that is what is happening here.)

We were hopeful to find a good chocolate.  But it was not to be.

You are not allowed to eat hamburgers or soda on the train.  I'm not worried one bit about that with the Chinese. I really am puzzled as to why that image is what they chose to represent food.

The sign translates to "It is strictly forbidden to climb over, beware of falling.  Pay attention to safety and care for life.  Violators bear the consequences."  My question is, is that the only hazard here??? 

Please, please do not steal my brand name and slogan.  This is going to bring me big bucks when I return to the US.  Think the website will still be available in a few years?  

Just put your eggs in a plastic bag and take them home.  I buy mine in a carton, but I'm in the minority.

A label on a skirt we bought for Tessa. If WeeMoon is taken for my future business, this one may still be available. 🤞

You can buy beer scented body wash here. Just holler if you want some.  (Tom has tried some, compliments of the quarantine hotel.  He used it until I required him to get something else.  But we think it might be what kept mosquitoes away from him?)

The end.  Until I have too many pictures that need a blog home.  If I'm lucky, it might be next week...