Language and Humor

Humor

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

English

Wordplay

Twitter Wordplay
My entries for altered song and film titles and Artwiculate's and Loqwacious's word of the day games on Twitter.

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 / GIFアニメ

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 / だるまおもちゃ(日本語版) (19 seconds, 66 KB)
望みを祈って、左目を塗り込んで、望みがかなうと右目を塗り込む習慣があります。
Maneki Neko Statue / 招き猫像 (16 seconds; 75.8 KB)
Get good luck from a lucky cat (even from this bad kitty).
招き猫から福を引いてあげます。(この悪い猫からも。)

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) / 駄洒落
Read my original Japanese puns with romanization and English translations.
自分が作ったローマ字と英語訳付きの駄洒落を読めます。

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