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Dear Guests,
Our tap-water is filtered and checked directly at the hotel.  Regular monthly checks by and independent company guarantee the utmost quality.  We don’t recommend to drink it.

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  1. JasonK says:

    What language is this?

  2. Jane St.Clair says:

    Shouldn’t this be on Engrish?

  3. BondFan4518 says:

    Bonus fail: they misspelt “guarantee”

    • kannadzuki says:

      Yeah, it looks like the utmost quality has been “quaranteened.” That’ll be why they “don’t recommend to drink it.”

      • That’s why your in-room fridge is stocked with $3.00 bottles of water and $6.00 bottles of beer. Profit Time!

        • Bassplaya says:

          Just $3? I was at the Ritz Carlton and it was somewhere around $5 for water.

          • Emperor says:

            Drink from the tap when you are in the Ritz, not directly, because that is gross, but cup you hands.

            • Avis says:

              I’m reasonably certain that the Ritz provides their guests with glassware. Ostensibly to pour your pricey mini-fridge drinks into, but I am positive that those same glasses will hold tap water without disintegrating.

              • Emperor says:

                See but I was taking the cheap route, as I was under the impression that a used glass would cost money. Sorta like the bottles of water they provide, then again I have never really been in a Ritz or extreme high class hotels. Most of the time when I have been in a hotel it was for a family vacation. Though I wont deny that I was oblivious, good catch Avis.
                P.S. Saw a truck with your name on it. I think they are a shipping company.

                • Avis says:

                  Even the less expensive hotels and motels usually provide their guests with drnking glasses of some sort. At no charge.
                  Avis is also the name of a rental car provider. I chose it for it’s original meaning though. Bird.

                  • Emperor says:

                    Hence the avatar? or is there a deeper meaning behind the shadow of your bird?

                    • Avis says:

                      Hence the avatar. It’s actually a stencil, not a shadow. And there is a deeper meaning to the name choice, it’s deeply personal though.

                      • Emperor says:

                        I cut off my prodding finger so don’t worry I will not ask. Did you draw it though, just wondering if you are an artist as well as an accomplished cook.
                        (Your site is full of nice treats, wish I could cook though).

          • Well, this is the Turkish version of Motel 6, “We’ll leave the camel fat lamp burning for you.”

  4. kira says:

    imma drink the water

  5. weinerbagel says:

    hm

  6. DrB says:

    Guarantee the utmost quality? I think they accidenty their anagram.
    Guarantee the quay silt to tum.

  7. DrB says:

    Yes, it’s filtered…through the kidneys of our Employee of the Month.

  8. Fail says:

    GOBBLE GOBBLE!

  9. BondFan4518 says:

    I just looked out of the window and it’s hailing!

    • JasonK says:

      I just looked out of the window and it’s….well, night. I can’t see anything.

      • Jam says:

        Blue sky with a light breeze here.

        • hammykins says:

          Bright, warm, sunny, cloudless spring day.

          • Emperor says:

            Its sunny but cold still, well chilly. I think I am going to go play soccer, for bff and jam, I’m going to play football. I don’t know who else is British.

            • Jam says:

              You can call it soccer. I care very little about it either way. :-)

              • Emperor says:

                Really, even if I ask you what your favorite team is? You must have a reply. I know what you meant but since I escaped the political correct police (PCP). I need to not attract any more unwanted attention.

                • Jam says:

                  I have to say NUFC because it’s my local/home team but I’d rather watch paint dry.
                  I’d get lynched for that if those northerners ever heard me.

                  • Emperor says:

                    Well myself grandfathered in literally enjoy watching Inter Milan. I am partial to Italian league Soccer firstly as I am Italian, and because that’s all I watched growing up, aside from every World Cup, which I incurred World Cup disease whenever school interfered. I am glad I got to see my nation win.

                    • Jam says:

                      Everyone gets a touch of the World Cup disease. That’s the only time you’ll catch me watching it though; patriotic and all that jazz.

                      • Emperor says:

                        It is true no one else takes pride in their team unless they are in the World Cup, I would say this applies to North Americans rather than Europeans as they do care also for the European Cup, but not as much. Sometimes I track Italy’s progress to the cups, but not that often. Most of the time, I know that they will qualify and just watch the tournis. Aside from that I am basically watching Inter every Saturday, either taped or live or off the internet, no pun intended.

                  • SSFC Matchday 2 is TODAY! :) says:

                    Newcastle United…watching pant dry…
                    Is there a difference? ;)

                • SSFC Matchday 2 is TODAY! :) says:

                  Seattle Sounders! :)

        • Bassplaya says:

          Call me the breeze
          I keep blowin’ down the road
          Well now they call me the breeze
          I keep blowin’ down the road
          I ain’t got me nobody
          I don’t carry me no load

          Ain’t no change in the weather
          Ain’t no changes in me
          Well there ain’t no change in the weather
          Ain’t no changes in me
          And I ain’t hidin’ from nobody
          Nobody’s hidin’ from me
          Oh, that’s the way it’s supposed to be

          • BondFan4518 says:

            How many roads must a man walk down
            Before you call him a man?
            Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
            Before she sleeps in the sand?
            Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly
            Before they’re forever banned?
            The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
            The answer is blowin’ in the wind.

            • hammykins says:

              Let the wind blow,
              Let the grass grow,
              But don’t let her go.

              • Bassplaya says:

                After all the jacks are in their boxes
                And the clowns have all gone to bed
                You can hear happiness staggering on down the street
                Footprints dressed in red
                And the wind whispers Mary
                A broom is drearily sweeping
                Up the broken pieces of yesterday’s life
                Somewhere a queen is weeping
                Somewhere a king has no wife
                And the wind, it cries Mary

                The traffic lights, they turn, uh, blue tomorrow
                And shine their emptiness down on my bed
                The tiny island sags down stream
                ‘Cause the life that lived is,
                Is dead
                And the wind screams Mary

                Uh-will the wind ever remember
                The names it has blown in the past?
                And with this crutch, its old age, and its wisdom
                It whispers no, this will be the last
                And the wind cries Mary

        • Weendows? We ain’t gots no steenking weendows!

    • BondFan4518 says:

      Now there’s lightning! Goodness, is this the Apocalypse or something?

  10. Bassplaya says:

    It’s hailing your windows? RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! BFF’S WINDOWS ARE FALLING FROM THE SKY!

  11. TurkishFail says:

    Other than the spelling mistake they also didn’t translate it well. Here is my translation of what the sign says in Turkish, it’s different than their translation…

    Dear customer, Our tap water has been filtered and has passed through necessary controls to achieve quality approval. But we don’t recommend you drink it.

  12. Bassplaya says:

    This could mean the water is checked for bugs and such.

  13. AHAHAHAHA says:

    This really is not a fail, they are expressing that there is nothing wrong with it, however they don’t suggest drinking it… Fail fail

    • thepowerofblue says:

      I see the FAILpologist trolls have arrived.

      • Dragonwriter says:

        And they aren’t making any sense.

        *offers a cookie*

        There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it…but I wouldn’t suggest eating it.

        • Bassplaya says:

          There may be nothing wrong with it, but is there anything right with it?

        • Deathalicious says:

          Here’s the thing: they are basically saying that their water is perfectly safe to wash in and they’ve done everything in their power to make sure it’s clean, but it’s not potable.

          This is totally normal in Third-world and developing countries. In fact, the truth is many people traveling to the US or places in the West can get sick on tap water because there are some microbes they’re not used to.

          In Cairo, the water is *completely* safe (it’s chlorined to the nines), but it tastes like crap. I don’t recommend drinking it either if you’re only there for a short period of time.

          In most places, tolerance to local bacteria etc can be built by eating the local variant on yogurt (there usually is one in most places) and the local variant of pickled vegetables. Both foods are filled with the beneficial bacteria that will get your body used to the local bugs. It’s still not always safe to drink the tap water at that point either.

          Yeah, this is totally a Fail fail.

  14. keshet says:

    I do appreciate the honesty.

  15. Art says:

    fail picture description spelling fail: an ≠ and

  16. joe mama says:

    mmmm…rancid water. makes the poo move quicker. YAY diarrhea!!!!

  17. Nelson666 says:

    ninety fifth!!

  18. Reina says:

    I wonder what it says in Turkish. Maybe this was just a translation error.

    • lucp4rt says:

      It is more like:

      Our tap-water is filtered and checked and its quality is approved but we don’t recommend to drink it.

      a greater fail!

      • alpernebbi says:

        It is much more like:

        Dear Guest,
        Our tap-water, while being filtered, has passed necessary checks and and given a quality guarantee. Nevertheless, we don’t recommend to drink it.

  19. Aja says:

    Just sayın’…

  20. Baris Unver says:

    I wondered when my country’s gonna be on FailBlog; now I’m truly happy. I think it’s our first, right? It’s actually an honor to be here among all the fails our frienemy USA has :D . (omigod i offended someone)

    • Bush(low IQ for idiot people,or change we need; please we want our thumbs back) says:

      hell yeah boy ,u are right , we should now bring u some democracy .

      for the smartass:
      hey u smartass ,wanna fight for my oil -i mean ur country ?
      good booy know u can die for ur country (and make me rich).
      u are sooo smart ,here fetch it…

    • failedyaagain says:

      yeah failblog will be funnier from now

  21. Bassplaya says:

    What the hell is up with these trolls today?

  22. Sabot says:

    YAY IM FIRST FOR ONCE!!! IM GONNA RUN DOWN MY STREET NAKED SINGING LADY GA GA IN MY MOST FEMININE VOICE WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!! SUCK IT!!!

  23. lucp4rt says:

    translation fail.

    this translation sucks, really. it is a better fail in Turkish.

    where did you get this photo from? are you from Turkey or were you a tourist?

    • lucp4rt says:

      It’s more like:
      Our tap-water is filtered and checked and its quality is approved but we don’t recommend to drink it.

  24. Karanis says:

    This actually isn’t mistranslated. According to my translator, “Ama içmenizi tavsiye etmiyoruz” really does mean, “But I do not recommend drinking”.

  25. Rachel says:

    Actually, it says “quarantee” … with a Q.

  26. illuyankas says:

    I love my country..We are so honest what can we do ??
    P.S : Yes. I’m Turkish

  27. gezz+ says:

    This is in Turkish. in TurkisH part, it says “But, we don’t recommend to drink it” in the last sentence. Not “we don’t recommend to drink it” . So there are two fails. As a Turkish guy, i’m seeing another fail here, why they don’t recommend even they say it’s tested, etc.. . There must be something wrong they don’t say about it and they don’t want people die from this.
    cheers.

  28. Mark says:

    At any rate, I wouldn’t drink the water. I’m a vegetarian.

  29. Vegetarian’s don’t drink water now? Interesting.

  30. RogueThree says:

    Wow, just… wow.

  31. Onionfury says:

    For a second there I thought I was going to be able to drink it :(

  32. deborah says:

    Is the spork a failure of the fork and the spoon, or a success of both? http://tinyurl.com/spork-more

  33. Nolan says:

    This sign inspared Dave Matthews to write a song.

  34. Dragonwriter says:

    *wraps self up in bright paper and ribbon*
    *snuggles down to wait with bells on*

    • binary freak says:

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      • DrB says:

        I think you misspelled effluent.

      • Ragidandy says:

        010010010010011101101101001000000110111001101111011101000010000001100110011011000111010101100101011011100111010000100000011000010111010000100000011000010110110001101100001011000010000001100010011101010111010000100000010010010010000001110100011011110110111100100000011000110110000101101110001000000110011001101001011011100110010000100000011000010010000001100111011011110110111101100100001000000111010001110010011000010110111001110011011011000110000101110100011011110111001000101110
        *poke* <- I couldn’t resist.

    • bob says:

      oh hell son

  35. bob says:

    and the kids they dance and shake their bones and the politicians throwing stones cause its all to clear we’re on our own singing ashes ashes all fall down

  36. jenny i got your number

  37. bob says:

    trying to stimulate conversation FAIL
    trying to talk on new page never seen before FAIL
    trying to fit in with the cool kids FAIL
    trying to play out of his league FAIL
    FAILING…? Who knows?

  38. binary freak says:

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  39. binary freak says:

    01101000 01101101 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01101001 00100111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01101110 01100101 01110110 01100101 01110010 00100000 01110011 01100101 01100101 01101110 00100000 01110011 01100011 01110010 01101111 01101100 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01100010 01100001 01110010 01110011 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 00100000 01100010 01100101 01100110 01101111 01110010 01100101 00101100 00100000 01110110 01100101 01110010 01111001 00100000 01101001 01101110 01110100 01100101 01110010 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110
    (my binary actually says comments, i’m not just spaming)

  40. Stuch says:

    Also, it says QUARANTEE, instead of guarantee, if anyone else hasn’t noticed.

  41. buba says:

    okay, no problem, buba will eat that water then.

  42. Adam says:

    That wasnt at a little hotel in Istanbul was it? I think I have a photo of the same sign…

  43. Closet says:

    Those turks.

  44. Gilgamesh says:

    Never visit a country where you can’t drink the tap water. Stick to the first world.

  45. Jason Beanbo says:

    LOL, too funny dude. Good thing for bottled water huh?

    RT
    http://www.privacy.at.tc

  46. maria says:

    belongs on Engrish.

  47. scott says:

    in these countries, they look at tap water poorly for consumption, even though its as clean as ours. For some reaosn they just dont trust it, they only drink bottled. So yea, not as hard of a fail as most people prolly think

  48. Alstein says:

    i noticed the Q in Guarentee lol

  49. Lucy says:

    Wtf is supposed to be funny about that? In many regions you just don’t drink tap water, even if it’s sanitary safe. You use it for bathing, cleaning or cooking. Extra filtering or boiling before drinking is recomended.
    Damn, drinking water should be a class better quality at least.

    • Sir Alfred Von Tudor says:

      It’s funny because they tried to assure the patrons of the facility that the drinking water was safe and clean, yet ended up stating exactly the opposite.

      Which is a failure on the part of the translator.

      Which is funny.

      Now that I’ve spelled it out to you, it won’t be funny anymore anyway, for you or myself. Your anti-lulz have ruined my lulz.

  50. hansolo says:

    Cesme doesn’t mean tap-water, but means foutain, spring, etc; it is also the name of a town near Izmir.
    I frequent Cesme every year for holydays and I know that its tap-water is radioactive, undrinkable and you have to buy bottled water, but you can have there fantastic curative saunas.

    p.s. sorry for my engrish, I’m italian :)

    • lucp4rt says:

      actually “çeşme” means tap (or fountain) and “su” means water so it does mean tap-water. i would translate as “musluk suyu” which is the exactly same thing.

  51. kiwi says:

    I would like to point out that in the Turkish version it says: HOWEVER, we don’t recommend you drink it.

  52. Poopy says:

    I was just wondering why the caption under the picture says “guarantee” when the picture says “quarantee”

  53. Tirobir says:

    I don’t see anything interesting or fail about the sign. It is filtered for bathing but not enough for drinking.

  54. trevor danger says:

    they spelled the word guarantee wrong, they spelled it “quarantee”

  55. llc says:

    it must be for the toilets?

  56. Cathy says:

    Hey, they’re being honest. It’s filtered but stick to bottled water to be safe. Better than the hotel I went to in Honduras that told us the water was filtered and safe to drink. I was sick for a week. PS Everyone is right. It’s Turkish with only the “but” missing.


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