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istorik
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azarashi sushi
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| Maybe this is old and has already been posted. |
Yes, it's old and yes, it's been posted before. |
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Quibby84
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| Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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that is really funny..is it for real?
haha!
I cant get the catchy toon out of my head "I was robbed by twwwooo men" |
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Chris21
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I've never seen that before... it was really funny! I can't understand why the lead robber tied his scarf around his nose, basically concealing nothing. Maybe to make his enunciation clearer and let viewers see his mouth, perhaps? Anyway, it was funny!
I guess in situations like this, it's best not to count on the police 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4287899.stm
(if you haven't seen it, check out the video) |
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JimDunlop2
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shuize
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That's funny as sh:t. I especially liked how they incorporated smiling jazzercise dancers into the routine.
I'm pretty sure it's a joke, but who the hell says "spare me my life?" Why not: "please don't kill me?" Maybe it's harder to dance to. And who the hell is so worried to actually practice this sort of English and then still goes on the trip?
Thug: Give me yer bag!
Woman: Take whatever you like!
Thug: Anything? Hmm .. I was just going to take your bag, but now that you mention it ...
Woman: Spare me my life!
Thug: (confused) Wha'?
Woman: (remembering her dance steps) Spare -- Me -- My -- Life!
Thug: (comprehending) Ah ... Well, I was planning on killing you to eliminate any witnesses, but since you asked so nicely and in such fine English, I guess I'll get you go.
Woman: Thank goodness for those eikaiwa lessons! |
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JimDunlop2
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| shuize wrote: |
I'm pretty sure it's a joke, |
Ya know, I don't think it IS a joke. It was a feature on Fuji Terebi -- and at the end of the segments they have some old, bald guy going over the grammar points in Japanese. Also, if you go to some of the links referred to in the cross-reference thread, and search for "zuijin girls" you will find more of the same. There's even one with the foreign muggers dancing along and chanting Japanese... TSUMARANAI-MONO-DESU-GA.... TSUMARANAI-MONO-DESU-GA.... If you have a chance to check it out, make careful note of the facial expressions on some of those guys. |
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shuize
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:23 am Post subject: |
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| Ya know, I don't think it IS a joke. |
Then it's even funnier. |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| My husband thought it was a parody of the serious language programmes on NHK- he says Fuji TV sometimes does things like that. Hard to be sure though. |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| I can't understand why the lead robber tied his scarf around his nose, basically concealing nothing. |
That's a kind of traditional way of depicting a robber in Japan- like we imagine them with a black eyemask and maybe a prison uniform. |
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furiousmilksheikali
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| I can't understand why the lead robber tied his scarf around his nose, basically concealing nothing. |
That's a kind of traditional way of depicting a robber in Japan- like we imagine them with a black eyemask and maybe a prison uniform. |
Apparently it is called "kosodoro" - doro from dorobo and koso from er... kosokoso - whatever that is.
If you ever see one of these coming towards you prepare to run away or use the immortal words "好きなものもってって!"
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kinshachi
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| shuize wrote: |
| I'm pretty sure it's a joke, but who the hell says "spare me my life?" Why not: "please don't kill me?" Maybe it's harder to dance to. |
Having recently encountered this phrase in karaoke, I believe you'll find the source is "Bohemian Rhapsody" - "Spare me my life from this monstrosity..."
Now we know where they get their material from. "Take anything you want" could be from just about anything, but I'd love to hear the song that "I was robbed by twooo men" came from... |
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JimDunlop2
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Mamma mia!  |
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istorik
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| I want to move to Japan now, just so I can teach esl through Jazzersize. |
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canuck
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| istorik wrote: |
| I want to move to Japan now, just so I can teach esl through Jazzersize. |
Interesting life goals. |
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