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Here’s Top5's original list from August 25, 1997:
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August 25, 1997
The Top 15 Chinese Translations of English Movie Titles
15> "Pretty Woman" - "I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money"
14> "Face/Off" - "Who Is Face Belonging To? I Kill You Again,
Harder!"
13> "Leaving Las Vegas" - "I'm Drunk And You're a Prostitute"
12> "Interview With The Vampire" - "So, You Are a Lawyer?"
11> "The Piano" - "Ungrateful Adulteress! I Chop Off Your
Finger!"
10> "My Best Friend's Wedding" - "Help! My Pretend Boyfriend
Is Gay!"
9> "George of the Jungle" - "Big Dumb Monkey-Man Keeps
Whacking Tree With Genitals"
8> "Scent of a Woman" - "Great Buddha! I Can Smell You From
Afar! Take a Bath, Will You?!"
7> "Love, Valour, Compassion!" - "I Am That Guy From Seinfeld
So It's Acceptable for Straight People to Enjoy This Gay
Movie"
6> "Babe" - "The Happy Dumpling-to-be Who Talks And Solves
Agricultural Problems"
5> "Twister" - "Run! Ruuunnnn! Cloudzillaaaaa!"
4> "Field of Dreams" - "Imaginary Dead Baseball Players Live
in My Cornfield"
3> "Barb Wire" - "Delicate Orbs of Womanhood Bigger Than Your
Head Can Hurt You"
2> "Batman & Robin" - "Come to My Cave and Wear This Rubber
Codpiece, Cute Boy"
and Top5’s #1 Chinese Translation of an English Movie Title...
1> "The Crying Game" - "Oh No! My Girlfriend Has a Penis!"
[This list copyright 1997 by Chris White and Ziff Davis, Inc.]
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Selected from 96 submissions from 35 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors are:
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Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 1, 11, 15 (13th #1/Hat trick!)
Sam Evans, Charleston, SC -- 2, 7 (Hall of Famer)
Gene Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT -- 3
Hank Weilevy, Fairless Hills, PA -- 4
Caroline Gennity, VA -- 5, 8, 12 (Hall of Famer/Hat trick!)
Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY -- 6, 10, Topic (Rookie!)
Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA -- 9, 14
Fred Hesby, Portland, OR -- 13
Nathan Hansar, Australia -- Banner tag
David Bowie, Mustique -- Ambience
Chris White, New York, NY -- List owner/editor
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Ruminations & Ponderances
Piano students who have trouble playing the
black keys should just paint them white,
because white keys are easier to play.
(Thanks to Paul Paternoster)
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