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GlobalTravelR t1_j20b340 wrote

For real, once met a girl named Midori Green (not Japanese). Either her parents had a sick sense of humor, or were serious alcoholics.

(In case you didn't know, since this isn't a joke, Midori is Japanese for Green, it's also a the name of a green Japanese liqueur).

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im_pride OP t1_j20kjxz wrote

This reminds me of a NBA player named Bogdan Bogdanovic (his name would translate to Bogdan son of Bogdan). It takes being a junior to another level.

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WilIyTheGamer t1_j23vau5 wrote

I know a man named Celadon Green. His siblings all have some variation of green as their first name too.

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Teridus t1_j22hsvt wrote

Moon Moon would be proud of those parents.

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Happy123boy t1_j23l3la wrote

Reminds me of Goichi Suda or Suda51 (to clarify, Go is 5 and Ichi is 1 in Japanese)

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Ewetootwo t1_j23lsqi wrote

If Hank Snow married Mae West in the spring in Alaska would you have six inches of snow in May?

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Time4aCrusade t1_j20a14n wrote

Is this some sorta cross lingual pun?

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Death_Killer183 t1_j20a57y wrote

Nana is seven in japanese

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Ok_Breakfast_5459 t1_j2169nk wrote

We used to count up to ten in karate class and 7 sounded like titch.

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MovTheGopnik t1_j21k0iw wrote

You’re probably thinking of “shichi” which also means seven. Four also has two words, “yon” and “shi”. I know that four has an alternative word because “shi” also means “death”, hence why the number four is unlucky in Japan and other Asian countries, but I’m not sure of the explanation for the number seven.

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Wring159 t1_j24x2dr wrote

Shi = death, shichi = place of death, same w 9 where it can be read kyuu/ku where ku = suffering

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Time4aCrusade t1_j20aybn wrote

To be fair, I asked for an explanation.

It's not like they were commenting "Nana is Seven in Japanese! See how clever I am! Dohohoho" unprompted.

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Ewetootwo t1_j23l3ra wrote

Nana replied, “ have you two eight yet? “

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Ewetootwo t1_j23l9o3 wrote

To which the German grandson replied, “Nine.”

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OverallManagement824 t1_j259gx3 wrote

There was once a criminal whose name was Atomic Green. His brother also got in trouble. His name was Nuclear.

Still not as funny as the time I met a lady named Sharon Micucci.

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Smaptey t1_j20ycqe wrote

This is nothing

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IWannaHookUpButIWont t1_j20b6ae wrote

Jodan dewa inai

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REDGOESFASTAH t1_j21o6qf wrote

Omae wa mou shinde iru

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Waitsfornoone t1_j20fjam wrote

Nope ... Just Nope. Sorry.

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