Sunday, March 11, 2012

カタカナ リタレリ ウォーク


しつもんをする

話すいぬ、
好きな数字は?
ワンと言う。

数字=すうじ=number


He Asks a Question

Oh great talking dog,
What number do you most love?
One*, the dog replies.

*T/N: In Japanese, the sound a dog makes is “wan wan” rather than “bow wow” or “woof.”

4 comments:

  1. Pithy!

    I very much like the katakana use of "one/wan" when I was expecting ichi (of course it's part of the joke). Clever poemですね。

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  2. ハハハ、トマスさんのうたは とても いとおもいます!

    いいね。

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  3. Very clever. Alright I need to tell a relevant joke.

    A guy takes his dog to the ringmaster of a circus, claiming it can talk.
    He is granted a trial performance. There, he questions the dog:
    What can you find on top of a house?
    *Roof!*
    Very good! What covers the outside of a tree?
    *Bark!*
    Right! Now, who was the greatest baseball player of all time?
    *Ruth! Ruth!*
    The ringmaster is fed up with this, and kicks the duo out.
    While they're walking away, the dog says to the owner:
    "Shoot. I guess I should have said Hank Aaron!"

    Anyway, you did your joke in Japanese, which is much cooler. Good work!

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