That cartoon is funnier than you think. He meant to say “Banzai” (??) as in “Tennou Heika Banzai” (?? ?? ??) – “hurrah for the Imperial Army” – the Imperial Japanese Army battle cry.
What he actually said was “bonsai” (??) – as in little tree you prune every year. Took me a minute to recognize the samurai and the connection to “banzai”, and not think he was talking about making compost out of the BS on the paper.
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May 19th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
That cartoon is funnier than you think. He meant to say “Banzai” (??) as in “Tennou Heika Banzai” (?? ?? ??) – “hurrah for the Imperial Army” – the Imperial Japanese Army battle cry.
What he actually said was “bonsai” (??) – as in little tree you prune every year. Took me a minute to recognize the samurai and the connection to “banzai”, and not think he was talking about making compost out of the BS on the paper.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Dang, you don’t have kanji turned on.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
HA!
And I don’t have a clue how to turn kanji on. If it’s a server setting, I’ve never come across it.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
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June 11th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Heh. That reminds me… one of my favorite cult movies (therefore not expect to be good) is Buckaroo Banzai and the Eighth Dimension.