Me: “I learned most of my Japanese through pop-culture. You know, things like Mr. Roboto.”
She: “What is this Mr. Roboto?”
Me: “It’s a song that goes Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto…”
SheB: “Wait! ‘Domo arigato’ means something?”
Me & She: “Thank you very much.”
SheB: “Oh, oh! I thought they were making up words.”
Me: “No, sorry.”
She: “So, this Mr. Roboto is a children’s song?”
Me: “No, it’s a pop tune from the 80’s. For adults. Now, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…that was more for kids, but not entirely.”
She: “Teenage Mutant..”
Me: “Ninja Turtles, right. I learned how to say hello in Japanese from my nephew. He learned from the Turtles. Ohio!”
SheB: “This is so sad.”
She: “Yes.”
Me: “No, what’s sad was I think I’m turning Japanese, I really think so.”
She: “What?”
SheB: “Yeah, what was so bad about…wait, I’m not sure I want to know.”
Me: “It was a song about masturbation.”
SheB: “Really?! I never knew.”
She: “Why? I don’t understand.”
Me: “No one really does.”
SheB: “You’re driving foreign relations into the ground here.”
Me: “I’m not responsible for the 80’s.”
No way! That song is about the dehumanization of modern life, the way our lives are controlled by machines.
Sorry, Matt, but Mr. Roboto was about dehumanizing life. Turning Japanese — that was about masturbation. Pretty sure, anyway…sample the lyrics:
“No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women
No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it’s dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
Everyone avoids me like a Psyclone Ranger
Everyone
That’s why I’m turning Japanese
I think I’m turning Japanese
I really think so”
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Hmmm … sorry about the repeat postings of my first comment. Blogger was acting wierd at the time, kept returning an error when I’d try to comment. Anyway, I must be really dense. “Turning Japanese” is some kind of code language for masturbation? Or does it refer to the fact (?) that sex toys are mostly made in Japan?
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I think the answer can be whatever you want it to be, I really think so.