他のスレッドで見つけた英語表現について質問するスレッド

leonmarino · 18 Oct 2006

You are a very imaginative girl Kyoko!! Keep it up!!

But no, your guesses are not right.. I want to know if someone else can guess this one right before I give the answer.

ps: And for your information, I have never had sex on the beach either. I'd rather read a good book. Or go running.

ricecake · 18 Oct 2006

My favorite cocktail drinks are Pina Colada,Sex On The Beach,Margarita,and Bloody Mary.

I've had sex on the beach a couple times ( read above sentence ),not intimately with my hubby on a sandy beach though.

leonmarino · 20 Oct 2006

No-one!? Ah well, here it goes.. It's from a joke:

Q: What's the similarity between Budweiser and sex on the beach?
A: It's both f@ckin' close to water.

Budweiser is f@ckin' close to water because it tastes very watery; the taste is very close to that of water.

Sex on the beach is close to water, because, well.. You f@ck so close to the sea.

Kyoko_desu · 20 Oct 2006

leonmarino said:
Q: What's the similarity between Budweiser and sex on the beach?
A: It's both f@ckin' close to water.
Budweiser is f@ckin' close to water because it tastes very watery; the taste is very close to that of water.
Sex on the beach is close to water, because, well.. You f@ck so close to the sea.

Aaaah! It's from a joke. Hahahaha! (Too late っちゅうの！)
(Grrr,I was thinking damn too seriously, wasn't I?)

Well, leon-san, it was a good one, arigatou ne! After reading your post saying none of my answers were right, I tried to find what else I could associate having sex on the beach with, and what came up my mind was "getting bacteria into your you-know-what", "having an audience", and "getting caught", but never "being close to water". ﾅｽc窶抂窶堋ｾﾂ〜ﾂ！

Originally Posted by ricecake
I've had sex on the beach a couple times

The first moment I saw this sentence (and I really didn't get what you meant by the sentence in brackets then)I was like OMG! ricecake-san isn't shy at all! She's so wild! But after reading your whole message over, I finally got you meant the cucktail there and I felt kinda relieved, hehehe.

Kyoko_desu · 20 Oct 2006

thread title
Do gaijin look good in a "Kimono"?

My question for today is one of the poll options which says

I'd really like to see a sheep in a "Kimono".

A sheep is a farm animal you keep for wool or a timid/obedient person, isn't it? Does the word maybe refer to something else in slang use?

I would really want to know what 7 members of this forum would like to see in a kimono. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

leonmarino · 20 Oct 2006

Hm. I think it can be translated like this:

I'd really like to see a sheep in a "Kimono" = I think everything/everyone looks good in a kimono, even a sheep

Maybe the OP chose the word sheep to denote "anything", because sheep are so common in many parts of England.

But then again I'm not sure.

あばよー！

Glenn · 20 Oct 2006

I took it more as just not caring about who wears a kimono, or how they look in one.

Kyoko_desu · 22 Oct 2006

Arigatou gozaimashita, leon-san and Glenn-san.

So the phrase "see a sheep in something" isn't an idiom but rather Jack-san's original expression? And it leaves something you (even native English speakers) to guess, doesn't it?

ちょっとあいまいで、人によっては違った受け取り方をするかもしれない表現だと考えていいでしょうか？

leonmarino · 22 Oct 2006

Kyoko_desu said:
ちょっとあいまいで、人によっては違った受け取り方をするかもしれない表現だと考えていいでしょうか？

んだ！どうにしろＯＰさんは羊さんの事をあんまし良く思ってないのが伝わりますね～。（笑）

Davey · 22 Oct 2006

bit off topic.

Good to see you being so active in learning English!!! I wish I had the time, feeling to be that eager in learning Japanese! you got my respect.

Keep up the good work

ricecake · 23 Oct 2006

Kyoko_desu said:
So the phrase "see a sheep in something" isn't an idiom but rather Jack-san's original expression? And it leaves something you (even native English speakers) to guess, doesn't it?

Although North Americans and Europeans may share heritage and many cultural commonalities,they don't always grasp one's local expression or joke unless it's universal.

Glenn · 24 Oct 2006

Kyoko_desu said:
ちょっとあいまいで、人によっては違った受け取り方をするかもしれない表現だと考えていいでしょうか？

私もそう思いますよ。

dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

Mikawa Ossan · 24 Oct 2006

I think the sheep choice was probably just a joke, given the choice immediately preceding it!

Kyoko_desu · 25 Oct 2006

leonmarino-san, ricecake-san, Glenn-san, and Mikawa Ossan, thanks for the replies.
Then I'm not going to memorize or try to use this expression, because I don't think they would expect a non-native English speaker to use such kind of expression or a joke and they would only be confused if I said it.

Now Dutch Baka-san, thanks for the kind words. I saw your post saying you'd decided to study Japanese seriously. You too, keep up the good work, and remember that we are always here to help you. Ganbarou ne~~~

Kyoko_desu · 25 Oct 2006

thread title
One Year and Counting

Post #47.48.49.50

Glenn-san : Glad you're back! It's always nice having another expert around the Learning Japanese forums!
Mikawa Ossan : I like the way that sounds....Wile E. Coyote, SUPER Genius! (Thanks, Glenn!)
J44xm-san : Yeah, the suffering that I inflict on everyone in there should be spread around and diluted as much as possible.
Glenn-san : You're really killing me today, J44xm! Hahahaha!

I did a search on Wile E. Coyote and found out that he is a cartoon character but really couldn't figure out what kind of character it represents. Is he genius and an expert of anything? The next comment which was posted by J44xm-san confuses me even more.

What on earth were they talking about and what was so funny about? I have no clue, sob sob.. So please explain and let me join the laugh.

ricecake · 25 Oct 2006

J44xm meant he burdens ( inflict,as he put it ) undrentide,Elizabeth,epigene,plus a few others with Japanese language questions in Nihongo forum,Now with Mikawa back,he can ease ( spread around and diluted ) the question-load BY answering some of J44xm's posts there.

I am not familiar with Wile E. Coyote cartoon character,I take his remark as either self-praising or humor sarcasm.

Supervin · 25 Oct 2006

Kyoko_desu said:
I did a search on Wile E. Coyote and found out that he is a cartoon character but really couldn't figure out what kind of character it represents. Is he genius and an expert of anything?

Basically, Wile E Coyote is a character from an old but classic cartoon called Looney Tunes. He's a coyote who keeps trying to chase and kill another character called Road Runner. He comes up with all these different kinds of weird traps and methods in order to capture Road Runner, but he fails to do so every time, ending up inflicting so much pain on himself (he normally falls into his own traps, e.g. off a cliff, getting blown up, sawed in half, etc).

Well normally people would call the coyote an idiot, because he always gets screwed, but you can say that he's a genius for inventing so many new traps every time. He's an expert of stupidity, inventing traps, falling into his own traps and inflicting massive pain on himself.

Mikawa Ossan · 25 Oct 2006

Supervin is right, and eloquently desribed the character of Wile E. Coyote. What he failed to mention, however, is that in most of these cartoons, neither Mr. Coyote nor his nemesis, the Road Runner, speak a word during the entire duration of the cartoon. Sometimes Wile E. Coyote will pull out a sign out of nowhere with something written on it, but he never speaks himself.

BUT!

There was at least one cartoon in which our wily friend does have a voice. In this classic cartoon, Wile E. begins by handing the Road Runner his business card and saying, "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, super genius." He then outlines, very politely, how he will be the end of the Road Runner.

He then proceeds to follow the same pattern as in other cartoons where he fiendishly hatches new and (not so) complicated plots to capture or kill the Road Runner only to fall prey to his own devices.

The climax of this cartoon is Mr. Coyote making explosive carrots for the Road Runner to eat and then blow up. During this time, his cottage in which he is making these carrots is being moved over some railroad tracks. With ever increasing volume and intensity, Mr. Coyote congratulates himself for his diabolical plot.

"Wile E. Coyote, super genius. I like the way that sounds, Wile E. Coyote, SUPER GENIUS!" Eventually he hears the train coming, but it's too late. The train smacks into his cabin, bringing the episode to a firey climax.

It's one of my favorite quotations of all time. To me, it is a great way of making a joke when I do something a little clever or when someone compliments me, because it's filled with such irony. Congratulating oneself for a job well done when one's own undoing is just around the corner.

Jx44's comment wasn't a response to me at all, but rather a response to Glenn, and it just took off from there. Jx44 had made some other self-depricating remarks somewhere else, so Glenn was indirectly referring to that when he responded to Jx44.

Supervin · 26 Oct 2006

I think I missed the episode where the coyote actually says something, but then again I might have forgotten since I watched it when I was about four.

Haha... you seem to be an expert on Wile E Coyote. My favorite character was Bugs Bunny back then.

epigene · 26 Oct 2006

Just a side note on cartoon character names:

Cartoon character names are very often coined to express the character's image, just as in Japanese manga and animation. "Wile E. Coyote" is "play on words" on "wily coyote."

Other funny names I remember from books and games are:
Oliver Clothesoff ("all of your clothes off')
Ken Hartley Reed ("can hardly read")
Justin Case ("just in case")
The last two were henchmen of the Carmen Sandiego gang, from an edutainment game that my kids used to play on the Mac long time ago... (Natsukashii~na~!)

leonmarino · 26 Oct 2006

Reminds me of some typically American jokes, from the Simpsons for example:

Moe, working in a bar, picks up the phone: Hello
Bart, on the phone: Hi, I'm looking for Seymore, last name is Butts.
Moe: Hold on, I'll ask.. Is there a Seymore in here? Seymore Butts!? I wanna Seymore Butts!!

The joke is ofcourse: Seymore Butts = See more butts.

Or this other, rather lame, joke:

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Colleen.
Colleen who?
Colleen up your room, it's a mess!!

The last sentence is pronounced ofcourse as "clean up your room".

epigene · 26 Oct 2006

leonmarino said:
Reminds me of some typically American jokes, from the Simpsons for example:
Moe, working in a bar, picks up the phone: Hello
Bart, on the phone: Hi, I'm looking for Seymore, last name is Butts.
Moe: Hold on, I'll ask.. Is there a Seymore in here? Seymore Butts!? I wanna Seymore Butts!!
The joke is ofcourse: Seymore Butts = See more butts.
Or this other, rather lame, joke:
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Colleen.
Colleen who?
Colleen up your room, it's a mess!!
The last sentence is pronounced ofcourse as "clean up your room".

Yes! I loved the Simpsons, too!

And, there were a lot of those "knock, knock" jokes I heard from kids...

Kyoko_desu · 27 Oct 2006

Originally Posted by ricecake
J44xm meant he burdens ( inflict,as he put it ) undrentide, Elizabeth, epigene, plus a few others with Japanese language questions in Nihongo forum

Daaaarng! That's exactly what I'm doing to you, nice gaijin-san, and everyone else here! Yeah I'm really glad the suffering will be now spread around a bit since Glenn-san and Mikawa Ossan are back, hehehehe.

Thank you so much for the information about Wile E. Coyote, Supervin-san and Mikawa Ossan. Supervin-san, your flag says you are now in Hong Kong, but you saw the cartoon while you were in the US? Hehe, 4 year old Supervin-san really enjoyed Bugs Bunny back then. *imagines*

By the way, the character kind of reminded me of BaikinMan（バイキンマン）from a Japanese anime called AnpanMan（アンパンマン）.

The evil looking one on the right top corner is BaikinMan. Maybe you know of the anime, don't you, Ossan? He really is smart and invents lots of stuff but always ends up getting an punch （アンパンチ） by the hero.

Originally Posted by epigene
Other funny names I remember from books and games are:
Oliver Clothesoff ("all of your clothes off)
Ken Hartley Reed ("can hardly read")
Justin Case ("just in case")

Hahaha! They are funny, really! Just like the Japanese name 佐藤敏男(Satou Toshio) = 砂糖と塩 (sugar and salt)! I remember some funny names my bad American friends taught me.
[*]Carrie Oakey
[*]Master Bates
[*]Mike Ocksmall[/LIST]Sorry, if I offended anyone though.

leonmarino-san, I love the knock knock jokes you posted! And I'm glad that I could get them cuz it's usually hard for me to get jokes written in English. Banzai!

Glenn · 27 Oct 2006

Kyoko_desu said:
Yeah I'm really glad the suffering will be now spread around a bit since Glenn-san and Mikawa Ossan are back, hehehehe.

I wasn't actually counting myself in there, though.

Kyoko_desu said:
Hahaha! They are funny, really! Just like the Japanese name 佐藤敏男(Satou Toshio) = 砂糖と塩 (sugar and salt)!

Reminds me of an example in our textbook.

選挙の街頭演説
候補者「皆さん、参議院選挙は、横瀬！横瀬兼男（よこせかねお）をよろしくお願いいたします！！！」
住民「『横瀬兼男』だなんて、名前からして、賄賂（わいろ）を要求しそうだなあ。」

The joke is that よこせ・かねお sounds just like 寄越せ！金を！ ("Give me your money!"). I'm glad I have teachers with a sense of humor.

leonmarino · 27 Oct 2006

Glenn said:
The joke is that よこせ・かねお sounds just like 寄越せ！金を！ ("Give me your money!"). I'm glad I have teachers with a sense of humor.

Hahaha, I once read a manga about a female television announcer called Hanano （花野）, referred to as 花野アナ.
（花野アナ＝はなのあな＝鼻の穴＝Nostril)

他のスレッドで見つけた英語表現について質問するスレ ッド

Back

先輩

Back

先輩

先輩

Back

一切皆苦

先輩

Back

先輩

先輩

一切皆苦

いかんわ！

先輩

先輩

先輩

先輩

いかんわ！

先輩

相変わらず不束者です

Back

相変わらず不束者です

先輩

一切皆苦

Back

Similar threads

他のスレッドで見つけた英語表現について質問するスレッド