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。」
Saturday, December 16, 2023
yada yada
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
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
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!!!"
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!"