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canuck
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 Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:31 am Post subject: Ian and John. Who are these guys? (Warate ii tomo) |
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| You know the show..it's on around lunch time, a variety show with the guy with dark glasses etc.....But there are two guys on the show, staying in background, wearing name tags, laughing at the jokes, but never saying a word. It's the weirdest thing. Their jobs are token foreigners!?! Anyone have any insight about this? |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Ian and John. Who are these guys? (Warate ii tomo) |
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| canuck wrote: |
| You know the show..it's on around lunch time, a variety show with the guy with dark glasses etc.....But there are two guys on the show, staying in background, wearing name tags, laughing at the jokes, but never saying a word. It's the weirdest thing. Their jobs are token foreigners!?! Anyone have any insight about this? |
No idea. Human wallpaper and Japanese young people love seeing gaijin act idiotic on TV. Just like the group of Aryan women that used to giggle and laugh behind Katori Shingo any time the Japanese guest panel on SMAP Station cracked a joke.
the guy with dark glasses on Waratte ii tomo is Tamori (real name Morita spelt backwards) |
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shuize
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| Except that Morita spelled backwards does not = Tamori. Try it: Tarimo (hiragana) or Atirom (roma-ji). |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| shuize wrote: |
| Except that Morita spelled backwards does not = Tamori. Try it: Tarimo (hiragana) or Atirom (roma-ji). |
If you want to get technical....
MORI-TA ...... TA-MORI. The Kanji used is the same in both but is placed back to front. He doesnt use Romanji or Hiragana as far as I can tell. |
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stillnosheep
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:23 am Post subject: |
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| game, set, match! |
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shuize
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Settle down. It was a joke. Nothing more.
Here's a smiley face to prove it:  |
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stillnosheep
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| MOD EDIT .... off (plus additional letters to meet board posting limit) |
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bearcat
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| stillnosheep wrote: |
| MOD EDIT .... off (plus additional letters to meet board posting limit) |
If memory serves, they got a bio on em on the show's website. |
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canuck
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