Comments on: Arabic Fail http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:51:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: joey http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-465867 joey Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:48:42 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-465867 lmao i remember those XD lmao i remember those XD

]]> By: Omran http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-464032 Omran Mon, 11 May 2009 15:51:57 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-464032 heh.. Check out this Video made by am Emarati girl for an iPod video competition "Tourist" by Lolouwa Al Mehairbi http://www.hayahfilm.com/2007/ heh.. Check out this Video made by am Emarati girl for an iPod video competition

“Tourist” by Lolouwa Al Mehairbi
http://www.hayahfilm.com/2007/

]]> By: radiant guy http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-464016 radiant guy Mon, 11 May 2009 08:09:54 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-464016 Kinda remind me of a street sign in Transformers (the movie) :D I like the English phrase, very catchy :D Kinda remind me of a street sign in Transformers (the movie) :D
I like the English phrase, very catchy :D

]]> By: oh my goodness http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463962 oh my goodness Sun, 10 May 2009 13:37:20 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463962 This is a font called Pseudo-Saudi (or something like that) and its meant to use Arabic letters to form English letters.. If you look at it from far away without paying much attention to each single letter, it's supposed to say the same thing.. So no, it's not Arabic fail, it's just a poor sense of design :) This is a font called Pseudo-Saudi (or something like that) and its meant to use Arabic letters to form English letters.. If you look at it from far away without paying much attention to each single letter, it’s supposed to say the same thing.. So no, it’s not Arabic fail, it’s just a poor sense of design :)

]]> By: Drunk'n'Gorgeous http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463823 Drunk'n'Gorgeous Sat, 09 May 2009 15:52:29 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463823 Oh I get it! It took me a bit but I got it =P I dunno I like it, I think it's kinda' clever! Oh I get it! It took me a bit but I got it =P I dunno I like it, I think it’s kinda’ clever!

]]> By: desertsky http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463809 desertsky Sat, 09 May 2009 08:43:17 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463809 What's an epic fail is the fact some idiots think that the Arabic writing is a direct translation from the English text.As Mohamed stated it was NEVER meant to be read in Arabic. What’s an epic fail is the fact some idiots think that the Arabic writing is a direct translation from the English text.As Mohamed stated it was NEVER meant to be read in Arabic.

]]> By: Micky http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463806 Micky Sat, 09 May 2009 07:24:32 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463806 I think it's really funny cos it rips off stereotyping !!! I think it’s really funny cos it rips off stereotyping !!!

]]> By: safi http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463801 safi Sat, 09 May 2009 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463801 wow, now the shirt owner has to get stopped for 5mins each time for deciphering. wow, now the shirt owner has to get stopped for 5mins each time for deciphering.

]]> By: suspic http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463796 suspic Sat, 09 May 2009 02:08:23 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463796 Tourists are just as annoying. Tourists are just as annoying.

]]> By: CreativeForces http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463774 CreativeForces Fri, 08 May 2009 20:56:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463774 it's an arabic fail and a dope WIN! it’s an arabic fail and a dope WIN!

]]> By: Usman Shaheen http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463771 Usman Shaheen Fri, 08 May 2009 20:51:33 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463771 Yes Mohammed, its English written in arabic like alphabets. really nice Yes Mohammed, its English written in arabic like alphabets. really nice

]]> By: eleventh.st http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463769 eleventh.st Fri, 08 May 2009 20:32:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463769 I love the shirt!! I love the shirt!!

]]> By: Talloush http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463765 Talloush Fri, 08 May 2009 19:31:13 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463765 What Mohamed means is that you're not supposed to read the Arabic script in Arabic. Look at it as though each Arabic script letter looks like an English letter. That is, "thaal"= i, "taa2 marboo6a"= a, "seen"= m, etc etc. It's stupid but I get the idea. What Mohamed means is that you’re not supposed to read the Arabic script in Arabic. Look at it as though each Arabic script letter looks like an English letter. That is, “thaal”= i, “taa2 marboo6a”= a, “seen”= m, etc etc.

It’s stupid but I get the idea.

]]> By: safi http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463764 safi Fri, 08 May 2009 19:28:04 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463764 There's no ق (gaf) in the English or Arabic equivalent sentence... so it's a definite fail. I don't know what you're on about Mohamed. There’s no ق (gaf) in the English or Arabic equivalent sentence… so it’s a definite fail. I don’t know what you’re on about Mohamed.

]]> By: Mohamed Marwen Meddah http://www.248am.com/mark/funny/arabic-fail/#comment-463763 Mohamed Marwen Meddah Fri, 08 May 2009 19:07:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7134#comment-463763 Hmmm... After thinking this was too epic a fail to be true, I thought there might be a bit more to it, I tried looking closer, and I think they never meant it to be read in Arabic, they just chose some Arabic (and some not so Arabic) letters and arranged them to look a bit like the exact phrase in English. So even in that gibberish it says "I am a tourist not a terrorist" in English. Do you guys see it too? It's still a fail, and a shitty t-shirt, just not as epic as I first thought :P Hmmm…
After thinking this was too epic a fail to be true, I thought there might be a bit more to it, I tried looking closer, and I think they never meant it to be read in Arabic, they just chose some Arabic (and some not so Arabic) letters and arranged them to look a bit like the exact phrase in English.
So even in that gibberish it says “I am a tourist not a terrorist” in English.
Do you guys see it too?

It’s still a fail, and a shitty t-shirt, just not as epic as I first thought :P

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