Bさん:「I saw the craziest video on YouTube. This golfer made a hole-in-one shot on a par 5 hole! 万一!」
Zさん:"I don't know about the term 万一。Literally one out of ten thousand. That is not that rare."
Aさん:「I agree. English is a little better with the phrase "One in a million", but still not great.」
Bさん:「Guys... you are missing the point...」
Zさん:"I think a better phrase would be 億一。"
Aさん:「Or even better 兆一。」
Bさん:「If you ask me, the chances you guys will be pedantic in conversation are 一一。」
Friday, September 18, 2020
万一
Friday, September 11, 2020
Double Take and Call Me in the Morning
[At a Hospital]
Zさん:"Hi, I'm Mr. Z, and I'm not feeling well."
看護師:「Ok, Mr. Z, over here is Doctor Joe. Show Joe the symptoms.」
Zさん:"... is the seemingly unnecessary redundancy due to Covid-19 concerns?"
Friday, September 4, 2020
A Table For Some Reason
Zさん:"So what's the deal with the kanji 「卓」? It's like someone had a car, one of the wheels broke, so they made it into a table for some reason"
Friday, August 28, 2020
Harley-Davidson
Zさん:"What do you call it when a biker dude rides his Harley through a quiet residential neighborhood?"
Aさん:「I don't know, what?」
Zさん:"ウルサイクル。"
Friday, August 21, 2020
Wheel Of Fortune
テレビ:"Welcome to Wheel Of Fortune! ... and here is our host... Pat Sajak!"
Zさん:"... I dunno... I think he's really more of a Pat 優しい。"
Friday, August 14, 2020
Hungry Bears
Zさん:"I've got a riddle for you."
Aさん:「Shoot.」
Zさん:"If a grizzly bear has no teeth, how does it get nutrition?"
Aさん:「I don't know.」
Zさん:"魚 fish"
Aさん:「...? oooooh... I get it... clever.」
Friday, August 7, 2020
Beloved Disney Character?
Zさん:"What do you call an alligator that can compact garbage and has a collection of kitschy stuff?"
Aさん:「I don't know, what?」
Zさん:"W...a...n...i..."