Quote of the day

Today's quote is "You got served"

Usually used as a boastful expression.
Alternatively saying as "You got owned", or "In your face!"

Blurry Tea

Jf: What kind of tea is this? *holding a bag with Japanese writing*
M: Brrr...
M: Blrrrrry...
M: Blurrrrrrrr...
M: Blurry Tea....
Jf: Hah?

Jf: Oh. Barley tea!
M: Yes! Barlrlrlrlrrley tea!

Waihas

M: "You like Waihas!"
K: "Waihurs?"
M: "Waihas!"
Jn: "Warehouse?"
M: "WAIHAS!"

ウエハース
Waihas? Ohhhh WAFERS!

Quote of the day: "Do you like warehouse?"

The hate

Jn: "I hate him more than I hate David Caruso" (referring to Marcel Wanders, while reading an article on moooi in Fast Company

Manzai (漫才)

Japanify lesson of the day: Manzai (漫才).

Similar to the two-man comedy routine of Abbott and Costello, Manzai is the concept of comedy based on one person being boke, or the funny man, and the other being tsukkomi, or the straight man, usually one who tries to reason with the funny man's intellect.

Japanese Flag Head

According to Miyuki, this is Japanese Flag Head, a.k.a. Toad from Mario.

How cool?

Talking about 2d matrix bar codes, not 3d matrix bar codes because those don't exist yet.

K: "What the hell is that? We don't want "transaction code cool", we want "check-in code cool".

Trouble focusing

Jo: What's the opposite of focus?
M: Ah... zoom?

b... *thinking* bo.... bi..... ba..... *thinking*

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa--- *hands splitting apart*

Sarcasm - Hiniku 皮肉

Today's discussion is on sarcasm. The idea of sarcasm is relatively straightforward in Western language. You say something in a sarcastic tone, usually a dramatic flair, where you mean to imply the opposite of what you say. This subtextual method of communication is a means of exaggeration and either a light joke or a serious insult.
In the Japanese culture, sarcasm or 'hiniku' is only used in the form of harsh commentary. It is not used for lighthearted joking as it is in Western society and could start conflict.

It's hot hot hot

"It's a hot hot hot"
"TZZT!"

I have no idea how this makes any sense because as far as I know, heating elements don't make electric "bzzt!" sounds if you make contact. It's more like "ssssss" of your skin searing on the hot surface.

Segueing from this, John had a discussion about how boys and girls are wired differently. Boys have the innate ability of making and imitating battle/weapon sounds like "ratatatta" "brr-rr-rr-rr-rrrrrt" "bwoooom" and other onomatopoeia, while girls apparently can't do it as John's daughters asked him how boys do it.

Stephen is "Stephen". (with emphasis on the air quotes)

Mixing

J: "You know Jeff, I think we might have done it to you by naming you Smasher."
J: "Maybe we should have given you something like 'The Fixer'"
M: "Or Mixer!"
M: *making a mixing motion with hands* WHIRRWHIRRWHIRRWHIRR!

Lots of crazy people here around our work...

And, apparently... "Rain keeps the crazy people quiet" but not always so, since there were still some crazies shouting when it was pouring a few weeks ago.

Pomelo = Human

M: Pomelo's are human. SWEEEEET!

Just to give some context:
j: What's the difference between pomelo's and grapefruit, anyways?
m: it's like the difference between humans and monkeys
j2: so who are the humans?
M: Pomelo's are human. SWEEEEET!

Considerations for people's country lists

K: Yugoslavia is no longer a country?
K: goddamn
K: these people have no consideration

Apples and Oranges

J: An apple sometimes means knowledge as in the apple that Adam and Eve ate.
M: Kinda like how John means washroom.

YES. Exactly.

"English is jifficult dayo!"

Adult haircut

"Hey John, your haircut makes you look like an adult!"

Guerilla vs Gorilla

This blog is all about the japanification that happens daily in our office.
Especially the Miyuki-isms. (Yes, I used your name! The internets police will find you now! Oh noes!)

This picture describes today's discussion the best. It started when Kevin asked for a monkey with an AK-47, and thus a "gorilla/guerilla". Get it?

Guerilla people are bad!

Apparently, they are bad because they hide.