Back in the early 2000s I too needed to be saved from my Sims. That PC game was eating up way too much of my time!
Love this post - I actually saw that original comment which sparked this and it left me scratching my head as well!
I deal with a lot of people from India at my job, and so I have maintained a document on my computer entitled “engrish.docx” where I record particularly amusing examples. A few of my own:
please find attached new file. Please let me know in case of any doubt.
good news. Before time.
sorry I missed the attend last Friday meeting
I like to suggest please keep open both tickets till issue is not fixed in both environments
thanks for the prompt response I will like to bring following to your kind notice
I am OK with QA scheduled but QA efforts considered for this work is very less
And my all time favorite:
kindly do the needful
Ah yes, those are some gems! I have kept some of my old notes from various gigs, just to save the funny bits.
Back when I worked in IT, my friend Arjay (who was "technically speaking" Indian, but was born and raised in Texas) would occasionally break out a thick Indian accent and exclaim "A thousand pardons! I am standing here beside myself!" when he'd forgotten to submit some part of project... and then — just for effect — he'd add "Y'all..."
My ex worked for an insurance company and said some of the things they saw on claim forms were every bit as funny as some of the web memes that have done the rounds:
"An invisible tree appeared from nowhere, collided with my vehicle, and vanished."
Uhm-hmmm....