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MSN Opening Lines

Posted: October 24th, 2007 | Posted in: General

Some people don’t know how to start a conversation on MSN, some people are very good at it, but some people just say some of the craziest things. Here are a few examples of random things people have said to me when starting an MSN conversation: “I think …
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Stun gun… Only a guy would do this.

Posted: October 22nd, 2007 | Posted in: General

This was submitted by a guy who purchased his lovely wife a “pocket Taser” for their anniversary. Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for …
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Long English Words and 五十音図

Posted: September 12th, 2007 | Posted in: General

Tonight I was looking at some crazy English words. They’re hard enough to say in English… so I decided to have a go at translating them to Japanese using Katakana… it was fun… but I think I’m a balder man than I was before I started LOL… Here …
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Funny Japanese Phrases

Posted: September 5th, 2007 | Posted in: General

Eijiro Dictionary is one of my favourite learning tools, although I sometimes question its content… here are some very funny example phrases I found when looking at the 何 kanji: 何?!まさか、そんなこと。コンドームだって毎回使ったし! "No, no way. I used a condom every time!" 何?!何があったの?奥さんが私たちのこと知ってしまったの? "What happened? Your wife found out about …
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Macbeth

Posted: September 5th, 2007 | Posted in: General

Tonight I was doing some reading about Macbeth… not so much the Shakespearian play (マクベス〜ウィリアム・シェークスピア), but about the real King Macbeth of Scotland… Yep, he was a real guy… not just Shakespeare’s invention… he was King of Alba (the old name for Scotland) for 17 years. The name …
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