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Jessica Brown
Aug 29, 2017

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Twitter / @LibyaLiberty
A hotel has got itself a little bit tongue tied - much to the amusement of everyone else.
In a massive translation fail, the Erbil International Hotel labelled its meatballs as “Paul is dead,” according to this photo uploaded to Twitter.
Hend Amry wrote:
Best translation fail. The arabic spells out a transliteration of 'meat ball' in English - which sounds like 'mayit baul', or Dead Paul.
Best translation fail. The arabic spells out a transliteration of 'meat ball' in English - which sounds like 'mayi… https://t.co/J7s3ZNtkki— Hend Amry (@Hend Amry) 1503960435
And it looks like it could just be catching on:
@LibyaLiberty Honestly so hungry I could eat a half dozen Paul is Dead— Jason (@Jason) 1503962621
@longwall26 Lolol try a Paul is Dead sandwich. With cheese.— Hend Amry (@Hend Amry) 1503962855
The hotel's mistake also single handedly reignited conspiracy theorists who think the original Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966.
@LibyaLiberty This tweet is resurrecting a 50 year old conspiracy theory. I KNEW Paul was dead, but who's this guy… https://t.co/qzewpTisyl— Kellogg Whitcomb (@Kellogg Whitcomb) 1503963319
@LibyaLiberty Rest in Pasta, Paul.— seedy sea (@seedy sea) 1503960676
Those are some powerful meatballs.
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