(True story of a broken-English case.)

When Douglas MacArthur was touring Japan after WWII, he was a possible candidate for the US presidential election.

Some of his enthusiastic supporters wanted to make him feel welcome, and keeping in mind that a Japanese 'r' and English 'l' sound quite a bit alike, think of the reaction when MacArthur saw the huge banner they had hung from the Dai Ichi building to greet him: In 6 foot long letters they had written 'We Pray for MacArthur's Erection!'