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Friday, August 18, 2006

Were these signwriters taking the piss? 

&bull posted by Matt Wharton @ 10:13 AM  

Welsh cyclists were left confused by a bilingual road sign telling them they had problems with an inflamed bladder.
The "cyclists dismount" sign between Penarth and Cardiff became "llid y bledren dymchwelyd" in Welsh - literally "bladder inflammation upset" (or tip or overturn).

The Vale of Glamorgan Council said new signs were being made.

It is possible that an online translation led to confusion between cyclists and cystitis.
Was there no Welsh speakers at all in the department that created the sign?

I'm glad that there wasn't as it does make for a very funny story.

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