Friday, July 15, 2022
Previous senryu
- スカートのホックつかんでくしゃみする
スカートの・ホックつかんで・くしゃみする
I grab the / clasp of my skirt so / I can sneeze
Notes:
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Since to my surprise the meaning wasn’t obvious: The implication is that the author is a little overweight and afraid of the hook/clasp breaking or the skirt ripping.
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- 看板にシーフードとあるタコ焼き屋
This makes me hungry (I spent a lot of time in the Osaka area and absolutely love those delicious little balls of molten, doughy goo). Nice to see a level 29 vocabulary word turn up in context (看板).
I’m wondering if the humor is having to clarify that the shop’s octopus is real seafood or if it’s the incongruity (snack stand vs. fishmonger).
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