Saturday, December 16, 2023

yada yada

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。」

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

Zさん:"Who says you can't use 同の字点 with romaji?" 

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 ..."