English Lesson

that rocks, dude. thanks for sharing.

Cool.

But I thought (seriously) FUCK was originally an acronym from colonial times. People were put in the stocks for crimes like adultery and buggery and their crimes all involved unlawful carnal knowledge. Crimes were posted on the stocks so people could ridicule them publically, but since their crimes were so longwinded and space was lacking, it became the acronym of
FOR UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
or
FUCK

Hence, a sexually illicit person would be a FUCKer, and it just came from there.

Is that not true?

When and where and why did it become FUCK then?

Where did you hear that?

It was originally FORNICATION UNDER CONSENT of the KING and originated from like Edward the 2nd's court cause people were being persecuted and tortured and killed for fooling around so the rich people got consent to fuck around... true... there's much more to it including the church and its laws about fornication but it has to do with the royal family...

I was halfway through typing and my computer accidentally posted half of what I wrote... to explain the repost...

Again, where'd you hear it and why did something so elusive in a largely illiterate nation (at the time) become a well known acronym?

Not a clue... I've read more than enough books to forget where I get stuff from, non-photographic memory and all. Besides, while the nation was largely illiterate, the word was only used by royalty and the king's political circle, who probablky weren't quite as much of idiots as the peasants... but hell, I say do some research if it interests you, don't believe me... I haven't the foggiest... I just remembered I read it in a historical book.

It's not that I don't believe you, it's that I've read too many books too to recall where I heard what I heard. And I'm interested, but only that lethargic American interested as in "not interested enough to do anything about being interested."

fuck you.

Is the frantic replying to every thread just a post count thing done out of fear since Jane S. seems to be homing in?

[URL=http://www.engrish.com]www.engrish.com[/URL]

That has got to be the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen.

i know, right? think about that the next time you see some american schoolgirl with random asian writing on her shirt/bag etc. it probably says something in chinese or japanese that is the equivalent of what's on that site.

like i always say: if you don't know what the fuck it says, DON'T WEAR IT.

you think chinese people walk around china with english writings tatooed on them?

go to the site, knox.

This wrestler once took two versions of his shirt to an event in Japan. One in English, one in Japanese. No one bought the Japanese one. So the next time he went back, he tried an experiment. The English shirt said something like "I fucked my mother."

Still, it sold out, and the Japanese version sat collecting dust.

Nice to know Americans aren't isolated in their status as morons.

huh?

Someone asked if Japanese people walk around with English written on things just for the fuck of it, not knowing what it says.

The answer is yes.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by prototype [/i]
[B]Is the frantic replying to every thread just a post count thing done out of fear since Jane S. seems to be homing in? [/B][/QUOTE]

Thank you. Finally.

And yes, every little urban legend you've ever heard about japanese people with English stuff written on their clothing--all true.

They have an entire girl's clothing line called 'bitch.' Which is prominently emblazoned on every article the company produces.

you know, my grandfather's brother, my great-uncle in fact, died on the bataan death march. my grandfather fought in europe. when he came back from the wars, he never once purchased anything japanese, even where it might have made sense. i now see his point clearly. i say, fuck the japanese. down with tojo!

I like Japanese people and Japan itself. I have a great affinity for it. But I also used to have a t-shirt that read, and I quote:

'199 We are calling from.' And it had a little Red-cross styled cross above it.

Whatever the fuck that means.

theya re so fucking strange, those people.
still, i love the sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, sukiyaki, and especially japanese women. i remember this girl, migumi. what a delight. tomoko. whoa!

I want that shirt on the Engrish.com site that says "Hot Space Station."

I want this one I once saw that talked about how we would go to the valley of sun-ripened fruits with our lunchboxes.

Either that or the one with the holographic picture of the rabbit that said, "Will you miss me when I'm gone?"

Sweet.

They should have a site where you can order poorly translated Enlish apparel.

Can't you order some, on that website? And I'm sure there's one out there. Probably a Japanese site, but that just makes it better, as they don't know how funny it is.

They also have a tupperware-resembling brand of household products called 'De Passe'! If that's not good self-advertising then I don't know what is!

The ones you can order on that website suck.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by framstedt [/i]
[B]theya re so fucking strange, those people. [/B][/QUOTE]
No doubt. They do some strange and fucked up stuff. I've seen a wide variety of it too 'cause Seattle's become a huge immigration place for a lot of Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese.

I hate Japanamation.

So much.

Hallelujah!

I've never heard anyone else say that. I can't STAND it. The way they look, the way they talk, the plots, the way they move. I hate, Hate, HATE it!

I KNOW!! Not only is it pornographic, but it's really violent. The kind of things they put in their children's cartoons would seriously shock you. And the children, in turn, are fairly violent towards each other. You think of Japanese children being all sweet and nice towards each other, but it's not true. I probably still have bruises somewhere from when my host sister would hit me every time I beat her at a game of 'Uno.'

Host sister?

You're a parasite too?? WOW!

But seriously, I can't stand it. The enormous breasted girls toppling over supported by comically large weapons- there's not a thing about it I like and I seeme(d) to be the only person who felt that way. All of my friends are all for it.

I'm not a parasite, I just spent a summer in Japan with a host family.

Good things about Japan: ice cream is very cheap, and their soap smells really good.

Bad things: Seaweed in everything. Seaweed flavored ice cream. And Japanamation. Damn it to hell.

I like seaweed.

And I think your good things about Japan should be all their travel brochures say.

You wouldn't like seaweed flavored ice cream. Believe me.

You're right, I should totally design pamphlets.

No, no seaweed flavored ice cream, thanks.

But that's less disgusting than Buttered Popcorn jellybeans, one of which I was just duped into eating by the low lighting my monitor provides.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by prototype [/i]
[B]

But that's less disgusting than Buttered Popcorn jellybeans, [/B][/QUOTE]

Yeah, the other day in the store, I saw Buttered Popcorn Flavored Mike & Ike's and I was like, "what the hell?" It made no sense to me. I couldn't understand the appeal.

It's better than you think. They taste exactly the way you think they should taste, unlike fruity flavors like raspberry and watermelon. They can't ever get those right.

i like the seaweed salad
the miso
the porcelein goddess wrapped in a kimono
bending sweetly to attend to my green tea
bathing in heated mountain springs
a lively massage
fresh, fresh fish
we hsould conquer japan right away

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jane s. [/i]
[B]It's better than you think. They taste exactly the way you think they should taste, unlike fruity flavors like raspberry and watermelon. They can't ever get those right. [/B][/QUOTE]

No, it's not better than you'd think. It's much much worse.

Fine. Insult the Mike & Ikes.

Framstedt, I would like to conquer Japan, but I think it would be tougher than you imagine. I mean, I know they can't legally have a standing army or anything, but I bet they are total hardasses under the cool veneer.

This goes against my whole vampires against ninjas stance but fuck standing armies when you have the Poison Fists of the Pacific Rim. The Yakuza kick SO much ass.

the yakuza!
remember hard rain with michael douglas
fuck the suits!

Is Hard Rain a movie, I'm guessing?

did michael douglass give it away?

I think I saw them one time.

At least, some Canadians and I ran across a bunch of guys in light colored suits huddled together in the basement of a large government building.

And I am so not even joking.

I guess in Japan the traditional ones are easily identified by their tattoos. Full body, if one is high enough ranked.

bastards.

right. tattoos. the bastards have tattoos.

My artist was saying that if you get them done well enough, you can sell your skin to Yakuza collectors, to be collected posthumously and cured so it can be put on display. The only problem is they tend to get impatient about collection dates and shoot you in the head relatively soon after you collect the cash.