Bloopers in English For each of the bloopers in English  Figure out why the blooper is amusing or funny, and how the meaning of the message has been.

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Bloopers in English For each of the bloopers in English  Figure out why the blooper is amusing or funny, and how the meaning of the message has been distorted.  Give a corrected version free from ambiguity.

In a Paris hotel elevator Please leave your values at the front desk.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

In a Japanese hotel You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

In a Bucharest hotel lobby The elevator is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.

Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

In a Bangkok dry cleaners Drop your trousers here for best results.

In a Copenhagen airline ticket office We take your bags and send them in all directions.

In a Norwegian cocktail lounge Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

In an Acapulco hotel The manager has personally passed all the water served here.

In a Rome laundry Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.

A sign in a Vienna hotel In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.

A sign in a Moscow hotel You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.