Even the Ministry of External Affairs gets it wrong … They probably speak Chinese better. Via @gopiharan.

Nero played while the CD-Rome burned? Via @YasirNasir.

Spelling gone to the, err, doggyis. It’s a barking mad world out there. Via @Nazly.

We are a nation of ‘postulators’. We love to postulate to the world. Wait. You mean ‘population?’ o.O Via @Sald_D_Man.

Oh dear, whoever wrote this is on a (tolet peaper?) roll. Via Chris Fraser.

The government won’t permit ‘shotage’, but this newspaper will. Via @nuzster.

Written proof that Sri Lankans mix up their ‘Vs’ and ‘Ws’ …. / Via @kirubesh.

So the 2nd edition of the Electric Peacock Festival ( @electriclanka ) came and went in December. And by all accounts, it was awesome. Here’s a photo spread featuring some of the ladies who rocked up to the event courtesy of the Daily Mirror. But what really caught our eye and induced a few guffaws were the comments about “having ...

We hope the ‘corden’ bleu, ‘bockwyrst’, and chocolate ‘biscut’ pudding are not as bad as their spellings. Spotted by @Sal_D_Man at MACKY’S in Colombo. At least they got ‘bleu’ right.

We like the ‘candid feel’ of this. Via Yamille Wikramanayake.

There is nothing quite like having a luxurious piss (usually, after that 9th pint). Evidently,...

‘Some Body Wont Me?’ These tuk tuk slogans can cause serious accidents. Via @MegTegal.

A typo as ‘frendly’ as a root canal. We are not going anywhere near this place in Wellawatta.

It’s like sticking a note on someone’s back saying ‘kick me’. We suspect it would take a lot of nerve to drive this ‘FAG Express’. Via @lankan_gunner.

Think we’ll have the Gobi Manchurian (camel head?) instead of the Special ‘Dump’ Biriyani. Via Yamille Wickramanayake.

If we were to create a posse of cartoon characters, we’d visit the Steam Boat restaurant for inspiration: E-Ginger, Coka Cola, Mixed Mong, Devilled C, Crabs Sing, Cuttle Fis, and Fruit Cock. Via @skitswhore.

At least they are honest - about the “I wanna relax” part. Via Manilka Philips. More...

Android needs to invest in a good writer. Our friend @yasirnasir found this in Contacts > Menu > More > Settings > Send contact. #FAIL 

How apt! Wouldn’t expect anything less than you clam up. Pic by tommyajohansson Via @hashir

Tastes kingly, grammar poorly. Spotted by @nisald at Excel World.