相撲

Aさん：「遠藤！行け！行け！頑張れ！」
Zさん："Ok, so, let me see if I understand this. Endō is the name of the wrestler. Ikimasu is the verb ‘to go’, and, oh!, the imperative form of ikimasu is ‘ike’. Likewise the verb ganbaremasu means ‘to do one’s best’, and the imperative form of that is ‘ganbare’. So altogether, that would be, Mr. Endō, go and go and do your best!”
Aさん：「... you’re not a sports guy are you?」

Small Animals

Zさん：”あっ！見て！５枚の子猫！”
Aさん：「The counter for small animals is 匹。」
Zさん：”So is the counter for hickeys ‘small animal’?”
Aさん：「... what?」

帽子

Zさん：“That’s a cool hat. Where did you get it?”
Aさん：「カブール。」
Zさん：“No, I know what to do with a hat, I’m asking where you got it.”
Aさん：「。。。」

タイプ

Zさん："I read that recently scientists performed an experiment, and they successfully used an enzyme to change type A, B, and AB blood into type O." *
Aさん：「Wow! That's incredible!」
Zさん："Yeah, and in a related experiment they were able to turn Pisces, Tauri, and Gemini into Leos."


*Seriously! Click here.

Muppets Take Tokyo

Piggy: “Oh, Kermie, that show was so much fun! And it’s still early! Maybe we could get something to eat, or I guess we could go home...”
Kermit : “... um, Piggy, well, ... 帰るよ。”
Fozzie : “... 熊よ。ワカワカ！”

略語

Zさん："... so, I overhear this conversation two other people are having, and out of the blue, one of them says, '... and by the way, I am LGBT'."
Cさん：「... so... N5?... N4?」

"90"

Zさん："The kanji in 酔わす makes me smile.  Apparently drinking 89 bottles of sake is ok, but 90 qualifies as drunk.  Well, I guess the line had to be drawn somewhere."