Zさん："I didn't know you worked here at the zoo!"
Aさん：「Yep, I am making a statue of a giraffe.」
Zさん："Cool! What is this large stone piece over here?"
Aさん：「That will become the neck. 首になる。」
Zさん："Oh... sorry to hear that... you were doing so well."
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: "首になる (kubi ni naru) means both 'become a neck' and 'you're fired'."
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