Nazonazo (Japanese Riddle)

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Postby Ketou » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:58 pm

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Postby kamome » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:16 pm

YBF is as ageless as time itself.--Cranky Bastard, 7/23/08

FG is my WaiWai--baka tono 6/26/08

There is no such category as "low" when classifying your basic Asian Beaver. There is only excellent and magnifico!--Greji, 1/7/06
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Postby GomiGirl » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:08 pm

I have just been entertaining my office with these - they are going down a treat. The papaya one was answered quickly as was the cow as well as the girl in the elevator. The deer/dentists stumped them also the hiki koumori.

Keep them coming!!

Shall I add the one that gomichild told to me recently???? Note: I take no credit or responsibility for this one!!!


[SIZE="5"]"Why doesn't James Bond 007 like umeboshi?"[/SIZE]
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Postby Ketou » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:52 pm

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Postby American Oyaji » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:32 pm

don't forget to provide an engrish translation ketou

BTW, I've been sending these off to my ex and her sister and they've got the kids involved as well.

Great stuff!

Keep 'em coming.
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Postby kamome » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:03 am

YBF is as ageless as time itself.--Cranky Bastard, 7/23/08

FG is my WaiWai--baka tono 6/26/08

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Mmmm

Postby kurohinge1 » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:26 am

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[SIZE="3"]Q: Nande unga no hou ga hodou yori ii desu ka?[/SIZE]
(Why is a canal better than the footpath/sidewalk?)

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Postby Ketou » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:01 pm

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Postby GomiGirl » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:03 pm

Nobody wants to answer gomichild's???

"Why doesn't James Bond 007 like umeboshi?"

Answer in Japanese....
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Postby Ketou » Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:16 pm

GomiGirl wrote:Nobody wants to answer gomichild's???

"Why doesn't James Bond 007 like umeboshi?"

Answer in Japanese....


Supai dakara?
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Postby nullpointer » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:22 pm

Ketou wrote:Supai dakara?


This is quite good!
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Postby GomiGirl » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:05 pm

Congratulate gomichild for that one!!!
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Postby GomiGirl » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:24 pm

[quote="kurohinge1"]Image

[SIZE="3"]Q: Nande unga no hou ga hodou yori ii desu ka?[/SIZE]
(Why is a canal better than the footpath/sidewalk?)

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Is it????

unga ii....
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Postby kurohinge1 » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:20 pm

GomiGirl wrote:Is it????

unga ii....


Yep

And you didn't think you'd get lucky tonight! ;)
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Postby GomiGirl » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:31 pm

Note thread is now sticky!!! great thread!!
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Postby kurohinge1 » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:51 pm

Doumo GG.

Here's a tricky one I heard from a Japanese girl:

[SIZE="3"]Kuma no mae ni sakana ga 5-hiki arimasu.
Kuma ga 2-hiki kuwaeru to nanbiki arimasu ka?[/SIZE]

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Postby American Oyaji » Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:49 am

GomiGirl wrote:Is it????

unga ii....



I don't get it.
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Postby Ketou » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:47 pm

American Oyaji wrote:I don't get it.


unga no hou ga ii - A/the canal is better
unga = canal ii = good

un ga ii - lucky
un 運｛うん｝ = luck ga - is ii - good
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Postby kurohinge1 » Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:40 pm

Great explanation Ketou-san.

kurohinge1 wrote:Kuma no mae ni sakana ga 5-hiki arimasu.
Kuma ga 2-hiki kuwaeru to nanbiki arimasu ka?


The answer is: [SIZE="3"]7 hiki[/SIZE] (7 fish)

The reason:

"Kuwaeru" can mean take/hold in your mouth but it can also mean add (as in add 5 plus 2).

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why

Postby homesweethome » Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:48 am

Why is a 'stalker' like a boiled egg?
'Stalker' to yudeta tamago ga nande onagi desu ka?

and this one

Why are relatives like an octopus?
Nande shinseki to tako ga onagi desu ka?

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Postby dimwit » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:01 am

homesweethome wrote:Why is a 'stalker' like a boiled egg?
'Stalker' to yudeta tamago ga nande onagi desu ka?

and this one

Why are relatives like an octopus?
Nande shinseki to tako ga onagi desu ka?



No idea about the first one but Dimwit's answer to the second question (althought it is not a pun -thank God) would be

Because they are both into tentacle porn.

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Postby homesweethome » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:07 am

dimwit wrote:No idea about the first one but Dimwit's answer to the second question (althought it is not a pun -thank God) would be

Because they are both into tentacle porn.

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Sorry no banana.
Actually the answer to the second one makes sense (sort of) in both English and Japanese. The first one is a play on words that you have to know some Japanese to get.
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Postby kurohinge1 » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:42 am

homesweethome wrote: ... Why are relatives like an octopus?
Nande shinseki to tako ga onagi desu ka? ...


Because they're both nice if barbecued with teriyaki sauce?

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Postby Greji » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:08 pm

[quote="kurohinge1"]Because they're both nice if barbecued with teriyaki sauce?

]

Probably not the correct answer, but gotta be in the top three!
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ok

Postby homesweethome » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:40 pm

Why are relatives like octopus
Because neither can be chewed (enjoyed).
Ryoho ga kamerarenai!

Stalker like a boiled egg?

It only makes sense in Japanese
Ryoho ga kaeranai.
play on the two meanings of kaeru, to go home and to hatch a chicken.

I don't make em up I just pass em along.

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Hmmm

Postby kurohinge1 » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:15 am

And here's another - I'll ask it in English for convenience but the answer only makes sense in Japanese:


[SIZE="4"]What to you get if you put a potato, a carrot and a lettuce in a juicer/blender?[/SIZE]

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Kotae

Postby kurohinge1 » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:11 pm

kurohinge1 wrote:[SIZE="4"]What to you get if you put a potato, a carrot and a lettuce in a juicer/blender?[/SIZE]. . .


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