Doo-Hickey

Davey Small

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Oct 5, 2003, 6:51:37 PM10/5/03

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Is there an equivelant in Jpanese to the terms "doo-hickey" ,
"doo-dad" or "whatchama-call-it" etc?

Dave

Travers Naran

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Oct 5, 2003, 8:12:38 PM10/5/03

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Davey Small wrote:

> 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

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Oct 5, 2003, 8:45:10 PM10/5/03

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Davey Small wrote:

> 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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Eric Takabayashi

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Oct 6, 2003, 9:20:12 AM10/6/03

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Davey Small wrote:

"Nani ka?"

Bryan Parker

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Oct 6, 2003, 11:41:53 AM10/6/03

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mr-l...@comcast.net (Davey Small) said:

>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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Bryce

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Oct 6, 2003, 12:29:41 PM10/6/03

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なんとか　なんとか？

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Michael Cash

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Oct 6, 2003, 12:53:24 PM10/6/03

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On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:29:41 -0700, "Bryce"
<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

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Oct 6, 2003, 12:54:52 PM10/6/03

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nanntoka nanntoka?

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Michael Cash

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Oct 6, 2003, 1:35:26 PM10/6/03

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On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:54:52 -0700, "Bryce"

<fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
going with:

>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

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Oct 6, 2003, 1:56:06 PM10/6/03

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Well if you can read katakana, then you can surely read hiragana. No?

I must be missing something here.

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Jim

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Oct 6, 2003, 2:01:55 PM10/6/03

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Bryce wrote:
>
> I must be missing something here.
>

I submit this for "Understatement of the the Year" for
this year's FJLIJ Awards

-Jim

Bryce

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Oct 6, 2003, 2:56:12 PM10/6/03

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Wow. Advanced Japanese!

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Declan Murphy

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Oct 6, 2003, 11:51:44 PM10/6/03

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Monsieur Cormier, I second Jim's submission.

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Louise Bremner

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Oct 7, 2003, 3:35:27 AM10/7/03

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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.

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Declan Murphy

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Oct 7, 2003, 3:54:04 AM10/7/03

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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?

Michael Cash

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Oct 7, 2003, 6:45:39 AM10/7/03

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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.

Ryan Ginstrom

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Oct 7, 2003, 9:15:43 AM10/7/03

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"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message

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> 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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Bryce

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Oct 7, 2003, 11:48:51 AM10/7/03

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Nice bottom posting dipwit.

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Bryce

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Oct 7, 2003, 11:49:36 AM10/7/03

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You guys really take this seriously don't you.

It's pretty funny.

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Louise Bremner

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Oct 7, 2003, 6:06:16 PM10/7/03

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Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:

He's going to have to work hard for the Which Poster Would You Most Like
To Meet award....

Bryce

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Oct 7, 2003, 6:21:45 PM10/7/03

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As long as it ain't the god damn yankees.

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Bryan Parker

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Oct 7, 2003, 8:45:57 PM10/7/03

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"Bryce" <fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> said:

>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

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Oct 8, 2003, 12:37:23 AM10/8/03

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Louise Bremner mused:

> 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

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Oct 8, 2003, 5:29:03 AM10/8/03

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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:21:45 -0700, "Bryce"

<fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
going with:

>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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Oct 8, 2003, 12:11:45 PM10/8/03

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easy fella!

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Bryce

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Oct 8, 2003, 12:14:03 PM10/8/03

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You've got little to be pompous about. Why do you even attempt?

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Bryce

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Oct 8, 2003, 12:15:30 PM10/8/03

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No, you misunderstand. Your 7 year old style humor is easily recognizable.
But to address it would make you think it's funny.

Whoooosh all you'd like.

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Bryan Parker

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Oct 9, 2003, 11:07:04 AM10/9/03

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"Bryce" <fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> said:

>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

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Oct 9, 2003, 11:56:52 AM10/9/03

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Wow. You are really good. The absolute best I've come across in Usenet.