I still remember taking more than three years in German class, trying to dig up the proper way of saying "I don't remember".

But you don't get into the real funny stuff until you try translating NAMES.
"Odd Frogh" is a genuine Norwegian name, and the poor guy actually went to the States to work. On the flip side, an American name showed up in a chain letter in Norway. This guy actually worked with a friend of mine for Amoco in Denver, though, so I thought it particularly funny. His name was Steve Pick, which pretty much means....well, "stiv" (which sounds just like "Steve") means "hard", and "pikk" is a dirty word for a certain male body part.....