Saturday, December 16, 2023

yada yada

Zさん:"I am not really a fan of how MetroPCS hijacked the meaning of the phrase 'yada yada'. I prefer the Seinfeld version from back in the 90s. What do you think?"
Aさん:「。。。嫌だ。」

Friday, November 24, 2023

+ - ' "

Aさん:「Flathead? Philips? Why don't Americans just say + and -   ?」

Zさん:"分?秒?Why don't Japanese people just use ' and "  ?

Friday, November 17, 2023

々々

go々d
fluf々y
kne々s
bal々
Go々gle
kit々en
piz々a
jug々le
tat々o々
cof々e々
mil々en々ials
hap々ines々
vacu々m
bo々k々e々per

Zさん:"Who says you can't use 同の字点 with romaji?" 

Friday, November 3, 2023

Blame It On The Rain

Zさん:"The Sun and The Rain were dating for a while, but they broke up."
Aさん:「What happened?」
Zさん:"雨降った。"

Friday, October 20, 2023

On Hold

Aさん:「Ever since Xさん and Yさん have been dating, he does whatever she asks. It's like he's putty in her hands.」
Zさん:"Like holding an Eiffel Tower snow globe."
Aさん:「。。。」

Friday, September 8, 2023

Price of Informercials

Zさん:"In American infomercials, the prices of the wares being hawked is usually $19.99.  In Japanese infomercials, the price is usually ¥1980. I guess those 19 yen make all the difference." 

Friday, May 12, 2023

Tempura Leg

Zさん:"So, doctor, did you get the examination results?"
先生:"Yes, and I'm afraid it is bad news. You will be walking on crutches for a while. You tore a tendon in your leg."

ミスタースパーコル:"Mmm ... 天丼 ..."

Sunday, April 30, 2023

True Family

競売人:"... and the next item up for bids is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting of his niece as a young woman. It is very rare, highly valued, only recently discovered."
Zさん:"... niece, eh?"
Cさん:「いいえ、本物だよ。」

Friday, April 14, 2023

平和

Zさん:"I heard North Korea fired another missile over Japanese airspace."
Aさん:「ニューズの J アラートによると聞きました。」

ミスタースパーコル:「Mmm... ジェラート。」

Zさん:"..."
Aさん:「。。。」

Friday, March 31, 2023

This is not -4

「よんひくはちはくちです。」

Zさん:"分かった?"

Friday, March 3, 2023

国際料理

Aさん:「お父さんは若くない。退縮しますよ。」
Zさん:"That's great, but when discussing food from foreign lands, you should use the terms like タイ料理。"
Aさん:「。。。」

Friday, February 24, 2023

Little Lulu

"Oh, the clock says 7:30, it's really after 10
Look's like Lulu's been repairing it again.
Though you're wild (Wild!)
You know it's true, loo
And you're very hard to tame
Little Lulu, We love you
Just the same-the-same!
Little Lulu, we love you
Loo... just... the... same!
Luluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!"


Zさん:"Wow, talk about control freaks... loving ルール…”

Friday, February 17, 2023

Sweet Pun

Bさん:「My boyfriend and I decided to elope.」
Yさん:「You can't elope! You should have a big wedding with your family!」

ミスタースパーコル:"Mmmm, cantaloupe"

Zさん:"Is that what you call a メロンパン?"

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Star Fleet

Ensign Zさん:"I heard Jim Kirk passed the Kobayashi Maru test by reprogramming the simulator. How did you do?"
Ensign Aさん:「The best that I could, using hunches and intuition.」
Ensign Zさん:"勘ーーーー!"

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Soul Food

Aさん:「オーム、オーム、オーム」
Zさん:”ラーイス、ラーイス、ラーイス”