Several years ago, I was a guest at a hotel in Japan. In my room, I read the multi-language Warning Label on the built-in hairdryer: “Do not use for the other purpose.” This still makes me chuckle to this day -- something went amiss in the translation. The wording is close enough that we can infer what the writer meant: The hair dryer is only to be used for drying hair. The humor results from [...]