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Skriven 2006-09-02 11:24:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av LEE LOFASO
Ärende: Sumo Wrestling
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-=> Quoting Lee Lofaso to Frank Scheidt <=-

 >FS>the Japs, while they knew they were beaten, were fanatics and most
 >FS>would have died rather than surrender.
 
 >LL>The "Japs", as you derisively call the Japanese, are a kind and
 >LL>wonderful people.  It's too bad you have never traveled to Japan,
 >LL>and met the many friendly people who live there.
 
 >CS>Thank you Lee.  Perhaps if he hears it from another, he may take heed
 >CS>at last.
 
 >LL>Frank forgets that some of us have actually been to Japan.  :)
 
 FS>Were you stuck in one of those extremely cruel Jap prison camps,
 FS>Lee ... Oh!  I forgot, you probably speak of modern Japan ...

 LL> Sumo wrestling is the same today as it has always been in Japan.
 LL> Have you ever watched sumo wrestlers go at it?  Have you ever listened
 LL> to what the referee says just before the match begins?  The referee
 LL> keeps on shouting -

 LL> "Hakke yoi, hakke yoi, nokkotte, nokkotte!"

 LL> They even show sumo wrestling on ESPN, to a worldwide audience.

 LL> Wanting to find out what the phrase meant, I took out my trusty
 LL> Japanese dictionary and looked up the words, coming up with the
 LL> phrase -

 LL> "Beat the hell out of you!"

 LL> And that is what I thought it meant, until a Jewish friend heard
 LL> what the referee said, and immediately translated the phrase to be -

 LL> "Beat the hell out of a Jew!"

 LL> Being that the two phrases were different, I asked a Japanese friend
 LL> to give us a proper English translation.  She was happy to oblige -

 LL> "Beat the hell out of a Nu!"

 LL> Being flustered, me and my Jewish friend asked our Japanese friend,
 LL> "What is a Nu?"

 LL> She said to both of us -

 LL> "Beats the hell out of me."

I *knew* something of the sort was gonna show up ... heh heh heh 
...

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