Hachijuhachi!
Continuing my fixation on things Japanesey, here’s a video from YouTube about sushi etiquette.
Big laughs with two Fs. (Okay, it’s more wry than big laughs, but it’s worth the wait.)
Also on YouTube is that SNL sketch where Chris Farley’s character goes on a Japanese game show.
Update: I removed the video because the publishers don’t like it distributed on the internets. Which is understandable; it’s clearly more professional than a fan-made movie. It’d be cooler if the company made it clear how to get a legit copy, but until then it’s better to deal with region issues and let people get proper credit & money for their work. (And I’m leaving the YouTube links because I’m a hypocrite who’s noble about copyright law only to the point where I can say “not my problem.”)
February 3rd, 2006 4:23 pm
That is subtle genius.
February 6th, 2006 12:44 am
Laugh with two ph’s? Reminds me of a girl named Tiphphany. Dephininitely delightphul. OK. Just stop it. Now.
February 6th, 2006 11:04 am
That was awesome.
Wasn’t Hachijuhachi the guys who’e remains Indy traded for a diamond?
February 6th, 2006 5:02 pm
Could be. It’s also “88″ in Japanese, and the answer to the question “how many keys are on a piano?”
February 6th, 2006 5:07 pm
Oh yeah, and my favorite bit is “This is gari. Nobody knows what it’s made from” and the ominous zoom-in. And the kappa roll at the end, which I get now because of the obakemono project.
February 7th, 2006 11:56 am
I liked “Yamato w/ Cucumber”