Aさん：「Hey, you must be the new guy. I'm A, and these are X and Z.」
Tom："Nice to meet you. My name is Tom Aneggi."
Aさん：「*snicker* So, can I put you in a salad, or maybe in French soup.」
Xさん：「Or, could I deep fry rings of you, or maybe saute you over a steak.」
Tom："Yeah, yeah, I've heard them all before."
Zさん："Oh, oh... I got one. If I cut you, will I cry?"
Aさん：「。。。Dude, don't be weird。」
Tom："... It's actually pretty clever..."
Punny Japanese: There's Some Ginger! edo@punnyjapanese.com
This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "Tom Aneggi sounds like たまねぎ(tamanegi), the Japanese word for onion, which one can put in a salad, saute over a steak, etc."
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