21-Feb-09 たまには

CONFUSING ENGLISH と言うメールがシンガポールのスタッフから回ってきました。
かなり若い女性のスタッフで大学を出たばかりとか。

内容は以下の英語が。
好きです、こんな皮肉っぽいの。

1. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP ?

2. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks ?

3. If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from ?

4. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from
Holland called Holes ?

5. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery ?

6. Why the man who invests all your money called a broker ?

7. If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make
terrible ?

8. Why is it called building when it is already built ?

9. If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success ?

10. If you're not supposed to drink and drive, then why do Bars
have parking lots ?

11. If you take an Oriental person and spin him around Several
times, does he become disoriented ?

12. If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat ??
Human ??

で、最後の落ちが以下の分。
13. If working hours are meant for working, then why are you reading
this ???

仕事中に回送してきたわけですよ。
週末ですので辞書でも引いて読んでください。