Wordplay And Blasphemy Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Zさん："What is this place?"
Aさん：「This is a Shinto Shrine. You know, a place of worship. It's called a 神社。」
Zさん："Mmm... ジンジャー。"
Aさん：「... yes, well... see this wooden box? People throw money in as a kind of donation, or 寄付。」
Zさん：「Sutherland?」
Aさん：「... Seriously, dude...」
Zさん："2 for 2!"

JLPT 2019

Zさん："JLPT 2019!"
Aさん：「That's right, in North America on Dec 1.」
Zさん："Did you know they added a new section this year called 'Food & Culture'? "
Aさん：「Really? What will they test?」
Zさん："How to eat with chopsticks, how to slurp noodles, J-POP カラオケ singing, rock/paper/scissor strategy..."
Aさん：「Something tells me you are kidding, but I will enjoy studying anyway...」

Basketball

Dくん：「Ok, around the back, left-hand layup, nothing but net.」
Eくん：「Got it.」

Eくん attempts... but fails.

Dくん：「あっ！You've got 「う」！」

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Games of horse are much shorter in Japan. Not because of a lack of talent, but because of a lack of カナ。

忙しい

Zさん："I was looking at the kanji for 忙しい, and I thought to myself, 'There is a big gap in this character. It is almost as if whoever designed it, was too busy, and could not find the time to finish it."

「に」

お爺さん：「Stop! What is your name?」
Aさん：「Aです。」
お爺さん：「What is your quest?」
Aさん：「To seek the Holy Grail.」
お爺さん：「What is the color of the go traffic signal?」
Aさん：「青い。」
お爺さん：「You may pass.」

お爺さん：「Stop! What is your name?」
Zさん：”Zです。”
お爺さん：「What is your quest?」
Zさん：”To seek the Holy Grail.”
お爺さん：「What is the color of the go traffic signal?」
Zさん：”Blue. ... no Green... Aaaaaaa!”