Friday, October 24, 2025

Kumbaya

Zさん:”What would you call it if we sat in circle around a campfire with some Japanese people and sang Kumbaya?”
Aさん:「I don’t know.」
Zさん:”私たちフィーリー。”

Saturday, October 11, 2025

GI Joe

Zさん:”Did you know that the reason GI Joe shouts out ‘Hyo Jo!’ is because that is Japanese word for ‘facial expression’ and Cobra Commander has no face?”
Aさん:「Does Cobra Commander shout バカ?」

Friday, September 26, 2025

Eat at the Train Station

Aさん:「。。。赤ちゃんは食べられるのために、野菜を液化。」
Zさん:"Wait, you turned vegetables into a train station? How have I not heard of this?"
ミスタスパーコル:「Mmm... train station...」

 

Friday, September 19, 2025

Pregnant

 Zさん:”The Japanese word for pregnancy is にんしん and the kanji for it is 妊娠。Really? Wouldn’t 人新 make more sense? As in New Person?”

Friday, September 12, 2025

Limit

Zさん:"What is the Japanese word for 'limit'?"
Aさん:「制限。」
Zさん:"What is the Japanese word for 'limit'?"
Aさん:「制限。」
Zさん:"What is the Japanese word for 'limit'?"
Aさん:「。。。制限に達した!」
Zさん:"..."

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Unexpected 倍

Zさん:"The kanji 旧 is interesting. It means ex-something, and is pronounced きゅう。I would expect it to be pronounced じゅうはち。" 

Friday, August 8, 2025

ハハ

Zさん:”Happy Mother’s Day!”
Bさん:「ハッ?」
Zさん:”今日はハハ”
Bさん:「Allow me to reiterate, ハッ?」

Saturday, July 12, 2025

What's in a Name

Zさん:"Hi 雪ちゃん, sweetie! How are you?"
雪さん:「We need to talk.」
Zさん:"What's up?"
雪さん:「This relationship isn't working out, I think we should break up.」
Zさん:"I see"
雪さん:「... the thing is, it's not you, it's me. Understand?」
Zさん:"So what you are saying is, your name isn't ゆき, but rather, みき?"
雪さん:「。。。」


Friday, May 30, 2025

てs

Bさん:「ゴミいっぱい。捨ててください。」
Zさん:”That word has too many てs. We should throw one away.”
Bさん:「。。。」

Friday, May 23, 2025

One

Cさん:「Zさん、... is your... sister... 独身?」
Zさん:"What?"
Cさん:「... your sister... 独身?」
Zさん:"I don't understand."
Cさん:「is she... ah! シングル」
Zさん:"You know, 99% of people over the age of 50 have the virus that causes Shingles already inside them."
Cさん:「ハッ」

 

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Suffixes

5歳:かわいい、明ちゃん!

17歳:頑張れ、明くん!

35歳:ごくろさま、明さん!

62歳:どもありがとうございます、明さま!

85歳:かわいい、おじいちゃん!