Suicide King's blog: "Ethnophaulisms, Culture Shock, and other errors in translation"

When the main Panasonic headquarters in Japan acquired the rights to Woody Woodpecker for their "Internet Guide" to the company's website, they came up with a slogan to bring attention to him. On the eve of the campaign launch, it was cancelled indefinately. The reason: on that night, an english speaking company member spoke up on the translation into english, which was, "Touch Woody, the Internet Pecker."

At the Coppenhagen International Airport in Norway, an airline's slogan was literally translated into "We take your bags and send them in different directions."

In Japanese cultures, it is considered a sign of great disrespect to point your tea pot spout towards your guest

Pepsi's slogan "Pepsi: Come Alive," when translated into the Spanish language literally means "Pepsi: Will Bring Your Ancestors Back From the Dead"

When translated into the Japanese language, KFC's ad campaign "KFC: Finger-Licking Good" literally reads "KFC: Eat Your Fingers Off!"