Doo-Hickey
Davey Small
"doo-dad" or "whatchama-call-it" etc?
Dave
Travers Naran
> Is there an equivelant in Jpanese to the terms "doo-hickey" ,
> "doo-dad" or "whatchama-call-it" etc?
Nani-nani? :-)
BTW, is English the only language with such a colloquial expression for
technology?
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Dave Fossett
> Is there an equivelant in Jpanese to the terms "doo-hickey" ,
> "doo-dad" or "whatchama-call-it" etc?
Are da yo... are...
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Saitama, Japan
Eric Takabayashi
"Nani ka?"
Bryan Parker
>Is there an equivelant in Jpanese to the terms "doo-hickey" ,
>"doo-dad" or "whatchama-call-it" etc?
ナントカカンとか(?)
Nantoka kantoka(?)
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gaijenesis -
noun: the event that is a beginning; a first part or stage
of subsequent events of gaijinhood
Bryce
"Bryan Parker" <puntspe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Michael Cash
<fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
going with:
>なんとか なんとか？
>
You gotta say it in katakana. We're gaigins.
Bryce
"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
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Michael Cash
>nanntoka nanntoka?
Don't patronize us; we've all been through Advanced Japanese and can
therefore read katakana. We have maxed out, you see.
Bryce
I must be missing something here.
"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
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Jim
>
> I must be missing something here.
>
I submit this for "Understatement of the the Year" for
this year's FJLIJ Awards
-Jim
Bryce
"Jim" <etern...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Declan Murphy
Monsieur Cormier, I second Jim's submission.
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Louise Bremner
going to bother trying to re-order the contributions):
> Bryce the top posting prat wrote:
> > Wow. Advanced Japanese!
> >
> > "Jim" <etern...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:3F81AE13...@hotmail.com...
> >
> >>Bryce wrote:
> >>
> >>>I must be missing something here.
> >>
> >>I submit this for "Understatement of the the Year" for
> >>this year's FJLIJ Awards
> >>
> >>-Jim
>
> Monsieur Cormier, I second Jim's submission.
I thought the subject was aiming for this year's Whooooosh-ee award.
________________________________________________________________________
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If you want a reply by e-mail, don't write to my Yahoo address!
Declan Murphy
> Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote (and no, I'm not even
> going to bother trying to re-order the contributions):
>
>>Bryce the top posting prat wrote:
>>
>>>Wow. Advanced Japanese!
>>>
>>>"Jim" <etern...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:3F81AE13...@hotmail.com...
>>>
>>>>Bryce wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I must be missing something here.
>>>>
>>>>I submit this for "Understatement of the the Year" for
>>>>this year's FJLIJ Awards
>>>>
>>>>-Jim
>>>
>>Monsieur Cormier, I second Jim's submission.
>
> I thought the subject was aiming for this year's Whooooosh-ee award.
Perhaps a Chicago style sweep of the awards is on the cards?
Michael Cash
>Well if you can read katakana, then you can surely read hiragana. No?
No. Gaigins can only read katakana. This is common knowledge.
>
>I must be missing something here.
Perhaps, but nothing worth worrying about.
Ryan Ginstrom
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:56:06 -0700, "Bryce"
> <fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
> going with:
>
> >Well if you can read katakana, then you can surely read hiragana. No?
>
> No. Gaigins can only read katakana. This is common knowledge.
I thought gaigins spoke in katakana, and couldn't read any of it.
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Ryan Ginstrom
Bryce
"Declan Murphy" <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Bryce
It's pretty funny.
"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
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Louise Bremner
He's going to have to work hard for the Which Poster Would You Most Like
To Meet award....
Bryce
"Declan Murphy" <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Bryan Parker
>You guys really take this seriously don't you.
>
>It's pretty funny.
WHOOOOOOOOOSH!
>
>
>"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
>news:4965ovo9tl4umjr21...@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:56:06 -0700, "Bryce"
>> <fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
>> going with:
>>
>> >Well if you can read katakana, then you can surely read hiragana. No?
>>
>> No. Gaigins can only read katakana. This is common knowledge.
>> >
>> >I must be missing something here.
>>
>> Perhaps, but nothing worth worrying about.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Declan Murphy
> Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Louise Bremner restored some resemblance of order and wrote:
>>
>>>Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote (and no, I'm not even
>>>going to bother trying to re-order the contributions):
>>>
>>>>Bryce the top posting prat wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Wow. Advanced Japanese!
>>>>>
>>>>>"Jim" <etern...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:3F81AE13...@hotmail.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Bryce wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I must be missing something here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I submit this for "Understatement of the the Year" for
>>>>>>this year's FJLIJ Awards
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-Jim
>>>>>
>>>>Monsieur Cormier, I second Jim's submission.
>>>
>>>I thought the subject was aiming for this year's Whooooosh-ee award.
>>
>>Perhaps a Chicago style sweep of the awards is on the cards?
>
> He's going to have to work hard for the Which Poster Would You Most Like
> To Meet award....
Aye, that would require some hard yards up the middle. If he played
rugger, he'd be a forward. Though after the vintage "god damn yankees"
and "it's pretty funny" posts in this thread, he might switch his focus
from whooooosh-ee to the latter.
Michael Cash
>As long as it ain't the god damn yankees.
Keep that up and I'll start to like you.
Bryce
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Bryce
"Declan Murphy" <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Bryce
But to address it would make you think it's funny.
Whoooosh all you'd like.
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Bryan Parker
>No, you misunderstand.
I must've picked the wrong week to stop mainlining
black tar heroin.
>Your 7 year old style humor is easily recognizable.
That's a very good start, Li'l Bryce. Some night I
might teach you even more about the elements of a
sense of humor.
*AFTER* you've finished your nighty-night story
and milk-n-cookies!
Gaijinetics: Convincing Japanese that the path to salvation is L. Ron
Hubbard
- Michael Cash
Bryce
Wow. You are really good. The absolute best I've come across in Usenet.