Aさん:「So I was driving down the highway the other day, and this 18-wheeler passed me. I happened to notice, though, that the truck was extremely narrow, more so than a regular truck.」
Zさん:"Awesome. That's a BTP."
Aさん:「?」
Zさん:"Semi は狭い。Bilingual Tautology Pun."
Aさん:「A new form of ridiculous word play. Nice.」
Friday, January 14, 2022
Ridiculous Word Play
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Cabbage!
Zさん:"Why should you brush your teeth after eating Chinese cabbage?"
Aさん:「I don't know, why?」
Zさん:"はくさいですから。"
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Friday, December 10, 2021
丸と零
Zさん:"What's the deal with the kanji 丸? It means round or circular but that character is anything but, with all the jagged and pointy lines. I think the kanji for まる should be 「〇」"
Aさん:「and don't get him started on 零」
Zさん:"and don't get me start on 零. Why is the kanji for zero, a simple concept, such a complicated character?"
Aさん:「never tire of that particular tirade...」
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Brain Game
Zさん: "Good morning, Dr. R"
R先生:「Good morning, Z, how are you?」
Zさん:"Fine thanks, how are you?"
R先生:「I am well, thanks. So today I would like to give you a psychological test. I will say a word or phrase, and you say the first thing that pops into your mind, ok?」
Zさん:"Ok."
R先生:「Dog」
Zさん:"犬"
R先生:「Water」
Zさん:"水"
R先生:「Seven」
Zさん:"しち"
R先生:「Pencil」
Zさん:"鉛筆"
R先生:「Are you just saying the Japanese translation of what I am saying?」
Zさん:"通訳"
R先生:「Ok, please stop」
Zさん:"辞めて"
R先生:「。。。」
Friday, November 26, 2021
Mr. Mendo
Aさん:「Eくん、食器を洗ってごらん。」
Eくん:「だって、面倒くさいんだもん。」
Zさん:"Who is this Mendo character, and why is he so stinky?"
Friday, November 19, 2021
The Rice Fugue
Zさん:"What famous musician wrote 'The Rice Fugue'?"
Aさん:「I don't know, who?」
Zさん:"ご飯セバスチャン・バッハ"
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