Humor

Here's some original humor, both language-related and other.

Musings

(offsite) Language and Humor Musings: Playful Absurdity: My Myspace blog

Japan/Japanese Language

I love Japan (and extended my stay there from the original two years to almost five years), but here I have a little fun with Japanese language and culture.

Animated GIFs

Daruma Doll (19 seconds, 65.7 KB): Make a wish, and paint in the doll's left eye. When your wish comes true, paint in his right eye.
Daruma Doll in Japanese (19 seconds, 66 KB): アニメーション：だるまおもちゃ（日本語版）
Maneki Neko Statue　(16 seconds; 75.8 KB): Get good luck from a lucky cat, including this bad kitty.

Quizzes and Wordplay

Quiz: American Movie Titles in Japan: Try to guess each movie's original American title from the Japanese title.
Quiz: (Song) Colorful? You're Dreamin'!: Use the vocabulary to fill in the blanks within this "California Dreamin'" parody.
Quiz: (Song) The Sound of Mind Need Silence: Use the vocabulary to fill in the blanks within this "The Sound of Silence" parody.
Quiz: Blended Japanese Expressions: Save time by blending Japanese expressions with other words.
Dajare (Puns): Read my original puns with English translations.