Kodak, Fujifilm, Pepsi, Cock, Soda, Leman.
Signboard of Akash Audio and Cold Drink Shop, somewhere between Uttarkashi and Gangotri
Remove Outer Packing Before Consumption
Printed on plastic that is used to individually wrap Britannia Processed Cheddar cheese slices
Ya malik kyon banaya motor banane wale ko?
Ghar se beghar kar diya motor chalane wale ko.
[Attempted translation]
Oh Master why did you make the car makers?
You took car drivers from their homes and made them homeless.
Sticker on dashboard of taxi,
Life is precious, don’t give up, try once more, try us.
Ad for a 'suicide' clinic, seen at Kalighat Metro Station , Kolkata
Frigid Corporation
An aircon shop near
Infurno
Name of a furniture store in New Alipore.
Pent House
On the sign-board of a paint shop in Selimpur
Don't whistle at the girl going out from here. She may be your Grandmother!!
Sign on a famous beauty parlor window:
Those....drinking to forget... please pay in advance.
Sign in a bar
Success is relative. More the success, more the relatives.
Seen on a bulletin board
Cholonto dhaatu
Heard at IIT
Dhora porley Dhononjoy..naah porley enjoy.
SMS text msg
Jaata obostha...oshomoy-ey maa hoyey gelum.
[(Attempted translation]
In dire straits, have gained motherhood at wrong age)
Girl calling up home from
Show-case-e bhodrolok
Godown-e goonda
From political campaign poster pasted on a JU canteen wall
She turns me on.
A 48 year old man on why he prefers Mallika Sherawat to Aishwarya Rai (on
God is love. Fixed price.
Asha Saree Centre, Gariahat
Biyebaarir doi, Banglar koi;
Shobai kheye bole, bor-bou koi?
Sales pitch for 'Dushtur Mishti Doi', sweet-yougurt flavoured candy, 234 Bus,
Entering and playing by non-authorized persons is strictly prohibited.
Notice posted at Gate No. 3,
Why can't my son answer the English deparment admission test in Bengali?
Insistent parent at Presidency College, Kolkata
Is it absolutely necessary for my daughter to come for her admission test herself?
Asked by confused parent trying to submit admission form, heard at Presidency College, Kolkata
"Go see a shrimp!"
helpful advice from a friend over MSN.
Electricity theft is a crime. Do not be a hooker.
Placards put up by the CESC, seen all over Calcutta
It is far better to be pissed off than to be pissed on.
People tell you to trust your gut feeling; until you realise that your gut has no feeling.
The mind is like a drunken monkey. If you titillate it, it wants to get higher.
Heard in Kolkata
Ees Your Tooths Strongaar Than My Feest?
Exchange in a Calcutta
Trinamool, Padma phool.
Before election, beuatiful.
After election, April fool.
Election related graffiti seen off Gurusaday Road
Bankura sohorrey Booby asee-chey! Lach-lachi tey Rissi Kapur, dholla-dholi tey Dim-paull . Bisess akorsson! Bisess akorsson! Leddiss der jonno pissup er alada byabostha achchi!
[Attempted ranslation: Bobby is coming to Bankura. Dirty dancing, Rishi Kapoor! Steamy sex, Dimple! Special attraction!!! Special attraction!!! There's a separate place for women to piss!)
Movie promotional campaign in Bankura
TMC candidate, Mamata Banerjee
Press this botom.
Election-related Graffiti seen near Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata
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