FUN GAME FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS

Posted on Friday 29 June 2007

Mitt Romney could be read as “Sticky Rice” or “Uncooked Rice.” Fred Thompson might be read as “Virtue Soup.” And Barack Obama could be read as “Oh Bus Horse.”

Candidates’ names are tough in Chinese (AP, via silveradept)

Oh, I’ll bet we can do better than that.


1 Comment for 'FUN GAME FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS'

  1.  
    29 June 2007 | 11:54 pm
     

    Just getting things started …

    Obama = Oh Daddy Mommy

    Baba (AKA Daddoo) has said that he will look into what the Chinese press are calling these people. This could be fun.

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