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Citrus Surprise
A concoction with egg, canned tuna, and mandarin oranges (in user-defined quantities), and possibly cinnamon, parsley, pepper, and sesame seeds, plopped into a skillet and stirred. Et voilà! Délicieux!
Crack-Madame
Like a crack-monsieur, but with a fried or scrambled egg on top (or elsewhere).
Crack-Monsieur
A grilled sandwich featurlng toasted bread, ham or alternative (optional), cheese or alternative, and a wafer of Crack Sandwich. Délicieux, disent les Slugs.
Crack Sandwich
Cheap, yet potent. And peanut butterily crunchy. May contain substances illegal in the US.
Can be cooked into crack-monsieurs and crack-madames, or eaten raw. Either way, yum.
Engrish
Engrish is poor English of a particular flavour, usually humourous. It often appears as a result of attempts to translate Japanese or other languages into English.
Flava Ice
A possibly fictitious old-school rapper conjectured out of Flavor Flav and Vanilla Ice, Flava Ice, though rarely seen in person, is known for such rhymes as
Get with the times,
Eat some lemons and limes,
Spend some nickels and dimes,
Cuz I got these whack rhymes.
Jibba what, jibba who?
Now what up wit dat, foo?
This comp been l33t h4x0r3d
With a spiffin' crunk password.
So find all da clues, if you're still confoozed.
When you's got the clues, you should know what to do.
Or I'll find all yo' files on the Net and download 'em
On my twenty ... eight ... point ... eight ... K modem.
I be fizzin' it up wit da old-school style,
If yo' still in denial, then go check my profile.
Yo!
and this snippet from the as-yet-unreleased trilingual hit, «Léz Cool»:
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Nous sommes livin' it up in la buena casa:
«Qu'est-ce que c'est, hein?» et «¿Eh, qué pasa?»
Après midi, je conduis, et je dis, «Wazza?»
Dans la car, vamos far, we dansons La Dazza!
«La Dazza? Qu'est-ce que wha—? Ni comme ci, nor comme ça!»
Uno peso pour some queso, c'est like bueno, ça va.
...
Rumours abound that Flava Ice will soon make a public appearance and release a new album....
Hot Chocolate
"Hot Chocolate" is a song by the Japanese pop/punk rock band Shonen Knife. The lyrics are below:
Hot Chocolate Hot Chocolate Super fine ground brown powder Hot Chocolate Hot as the Sahara desert Hot Chocolate Don't need to put any sugar in Hot Chocolate I like the bitter taste Nobody can stop the melting chocolate Let's go surfing on a tidal wave of chocolate Hot Chocolate Stiring up the very very sweet foam Hot Chocolate Sweet smell from somewhere Nobody can stop the melting chocolate Let's go surfing on a tidal wave of melted chocolate Mel Mel Mel Mel... Melting Mel Mel Mel Mel... Melting Nobody can stop the melting chocolate Everybody let's jump in, take a swim! Chocolate Hot Chocolate...
Kifufu
Kifufu (in Japanese: クッキー) (b. 19 October 2005) is everyone's favourite cookie-devouring mouse.
Kifufu lives in Pitu Town, where he enjoys playing fun games with his friends Pitutu and Norita. Kifufu especially enjoys cookie-eating contests and acting silly.
Kifufu and his friends will soon appear in a new anime series, The Adventures of Pitutu.
See a PDF of some posters featuring Kifufu and friends
La Dazza
La Dazza is a super slick dance style championed by old-school hip-hop artist Flava Ice.
Lactic Acid Bar
A plastic tube containing interesting, supposedly edible liquids in various colours (and flavours?). Presumably consumed in either liquid or solid (frozen) state. Mysterious substance may contain lactic acid?
Norita
Norita (in Japanese: そう曖昧) (b. 19 October 2005) is everyone's favourite pink rabbit with with a clump of purple hair.
Norita lives in Pitu Town, where she enjoys playing fun games with her friends Pitutu and Kifufu.
Norita and her friends will soon appear in a new anime series, The Adventures of Pitutu.
See a PDF of some posters featuring Norita and friends
Pitutu
Pitutu (in Japanese: 青髪猫) (b. 14 October 2005) is everyone's favourite cat with blue hair. Unlike the various species of Pokémon, Pitutu is the name of just one cat, not an entire species. Pitutu is actually a chimera and has cells from two blastocystic individuals. If Pitutu's embryo had not formed from the fusion of two separate blastocysts, she/he would have been born as a pair of twins, a female cat with fluffy blue hair and a male cat with short orange-gold hair.
Pitutu leads a happy life in Pitu Town, where he/she enjoys going to festivals and having fun with his/her friends Norita and Kifufu. She/he especially enjoys celebrating by jumping and dancing, and his/her motto is "Let's cool!!!"
Pitutu and friends will soon appear in a new anime series, The Adventures of Pitutu.
The first (of many) Pitutu animations has been created. Check out the link below. Works best in IE. Better animations coming soon to a website near you!
See: a PDF of four posters featuring Pitutu, a PDF of four more posters featuring Pitutu and friends, a PDF of the "Like Is Stink" poster, Pitutu at the Moon Festival
Shonen Knife
- Note: As of 22 Nov 2005, this page comes up as the second link when Googling shonen knife catch your bus and the third link when Googling shonen knife cookie day or shonen knife people traps. Impressive.
Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu; lit. boy knife) is a Japanese pop/punk rock group. According to Wikipedia, "Kurt Cobain was so obsessed with them that he insisted Shonen Knife open for Nirvana. They opened for Nirvana on six shows in December 1993." Impressive.
The band has released more than a dozen albums, with only one of which the author of this article is familiar: Happy Hour, which is unfortunately only 38 minutes long, not an hour. :( Interestingly, the album has a total of ten songs out of fourteen (or eleven songs, depending on whether the "old fox" in "People Traps" is figurative or literal) about food and/or non-human animals. The album is probably available in a certain someone's article of clothing. Due to popular request, the author of this article has posted below the lyrics to most of the songs on the album:
Shonen Knife Planet Wake up everybody! It's now Happy Hour! Wake up! It is now Happy Hour! Hey, minnna genki kai? Hey, asada, mewosamase Hey, kyomo genki ippai Hey, ikuze, Go, Go, Go! Mo, daremo tomerarenai Rocket ni notte tuppashire Sah, hayaku norikomoh Jelly Beans takusan motteikoh Shonen Knife Planet Let's go to the Knife Planet Uchu karano message wa Love, Peace and Shonen Knife! Konnichiwa Konnichiwa, konnichiwa Welcome to our show Konnichiwa, konnichiwa Let's have a good time tonight It's a show time Enjoy yourself tonight It's a show time We came from Osaka, Japan Konnichiwa, konnichiwa Welcome to our show Konnichiwa, konnichiwa Let's have a good time tonight Are you ready to rock? Yes! Are you ready to rock? Yes! Are you ready? Ready?... Cookie Day Sugar sugar candy in my mouth Stay home watch TV A cute boy singer is singing like a man I have nothing to do It's very very hot outside I'm lazy in my room I have to water the cactus on the porch 'Cos it needs a drink Thinking about these kind of things I suddenly wanted to eat some cookies and dip them in milk I'm wanna go to the cookie shop Cookie day, cookie day It's a beautiful cookie day Cookie day, cookie day It's a beautiful cookie day I have a postcard of a big buffalo I bought it during the tour I missed a chance to send it to you Back in North Dakota There're many petty things in life Take it easy Let it be I promise to send it next time to you Really means a lot to me Hot Chocolate Hot Chocolate Super fine ground brown powder Hot Chocolate Hot as the Sahara desert Hot Chocolate Don't need to put any sugar in Hot Chocolate I like the bitter taste Nobody can stop the melting chocolate Let's go surfing on a tidal wave of chocolate Hot Chocolate Stiring up the very very sweet foam Hot Chocolate Sweet smell from somewhere Nobody can stop the melting chocolate Let's go surfing on a tidal wave of melted chocolate Mel Mel Mel Mel... Melting Mel Mel Mel Mel... Melting Nobody can stop the melting chocolate Everybody let's jump in, take a swim! Chocolate Hot Chocolate... Sushi Bar Song Sushi, sushi, sushi bar! Going to a sushi bar! Sushi, sushi, sushi bar! Going to a sushi bar! Sushi, sushi, sushi bar! Going to a sushi bar! Sushi, sushi, sushi bar! Going to a sushi bar! I wanna go to a sushi bar I wanna go with you Hamachi, Ika Ebi, Tako, Maguro, Kaibashira How about this Friday night I can't wait to go Anago, Uni, Toro, Natto, Unagi, Akagai Ooo, how nice! Healthy menu It's my favorite Japanese meal Ooo, colorful art of the food It's a beautiful Japanese meal I wanan go to a sushi bar I wanna go with you Ikura, Battera, Salmon, Tamago, Salad maki Which one shall I order first I just can't choose Kappa, Anakyu, Tekka, Sayori, Kazunoko Ooo, let's eat a healthy menu It's a famous Japanese meal Ooo, let's drink hot green tea After a Japanese meal Fish Eyes One day, I woke up in my bed, I said something looks so wrong When I looked around my room, I said something looks so strange My god! I've got fish eyes!! My god! I've got fish eyes!! My god! I've got fish eyes!! fish eyes! In the meantime I went to school and all my friends were shocked They asked me questions They were so eager to know my new views Ooh la la la...What do I see Ooh la la la...What do I see Ooh la la la...What do I see What do I see, What do I see......woh! Now I can see things so clearly, wider... better than before I can't get used to my new world yet and I start screaming Banana Chips Banana chips for you! Banana chips for me! In the afternoon, Banana chips and tea Sliced bananas lightly fried with coconut oil, mmm... They're just a little bit sweet Banana Chips, Banana Chips Banana Chips, Banana Chips Banana Chips, Banana Chips Banana Chips, Oh, yeah! Banana chips for me! Banana chips for you! I can never get enough Banana chips, it's true Oh, I really like to eat them Love their sweet smell of coconut oil Banana chips for you! Banana chips for me! In the afternoon, Banana chips and tea It reminds me of the sunshine on a tropical paradise isle Dolly One sheep, two sheep, three sheep for my sleep Four sheep, five sheep, six sheep for my sleep They appear in my head late at night A large pasture in my mind Green grass and flowers and trees One sheep, two sheep, three sheep for my sleep Four sheep, five sheep, six sheep for my sleep They have the same shape just like clones A large pasture in my mind Green grass and flowers and trees But I can sleep without sheep Sheep in the sky Like a butterfly Sheep in the sky Like a butterfly Deep inside, deep inside Deep inside, deep inside Deep inside, deep inside Deep inside, deep inside One sheep, two sheep, three sheep for my sleep Four sheep, five sheep, six sheep for my sleep They appear in my head late at night A large pasture in my mind Green grass and flowers and trees But I can sleep without sheep Deep inside, deep inside (good night, sleep tight)... Jackalope I just got a post card of an unknown creature Instantly I noticed its unusual features It doesn't look like any thing I've ever seen Looks sweet and friendly, I don't think it could be mean Jackalope, tell me where you hiding, hey hey hey Jackalope, how come I can't find you, hey hey hey I stare at the post card Half jack rabbit, half antelope Now I know it's called a Jackalope A funny little bunny with horns Kinda cute, kinda cool, kinda wild I just got a phone call from the far away future Telling me the story of this mythical creature I went to the zoo, but couldn't find it anywhere The only things I found there were the raindeer and the hare It was posted from somewhere in Texas It must be living somewhere in Texas Ja Ja ...Jackalope Jackalope, Jackalope, tell me where you hiding, hey hey hey Jackalope, how come I can't find you, hey hey hey... where are you from? Gyoza Spiced minced pork wrapped in a small pancake Steamed or fried tastes so good Spiced minced shrimp wrapped in a small pancake Steamed or fried tastes so good From China, from a thousand years ago From China, historical revolution From China, from a thousand years ago From China, tasty history ...It's tasty history! Catch Your Bus Life is tough, can drive you out of your mind Don't give up, things are gonna be just fine I may not be the smartest I may not be the strongest I'm happy just to be me, yeh yeh yeh yeh Don't be afraid of missing the bus You will catch your bus Don't be afraid of missing the bus You will catch your bus catch your bus Find your dreams, all you gotta do is try Take a chance, why don't you come out and play Life's too short, so don't waste another day Have some fun, come on! Let's have a good time catch your bus People Traps Don't walk into people traps A sly old man has set a trap Any number of people traps in society Watch out for those people traps A sly old fox is setting traps Any number of people traps in society, hey! You better keep your eyes wide open all the time You've stepped into a danger zone It's a very dirty trick Beware of the people traps, beware of the people traps Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out Beware of the people traps Don't fall into people traps A sly old man is setting traps Many numbers of people traps on the path Watch out for those people traps A sly old fox has set you up Many numbers of people traps on the path, hey! You better keep your eyes wide open all the time You've stepped into a danger zone It's a very nasty trick There are many honeyed words There is so much misinformation There are many sweet talking guys There are many temptations His Pet Do you know his pet? Oh, yes I do. Do you know his pet? Oh, yes I do. Do you know his pet? Oh, yes I do. Do you know his pet? Oh, yes I do. It's a multicolored carp Dressed in black, red and white When you clap your hands Then it will appear It has a very open mouth It's been alive two hundred years It can swim very fast like a torpede shark Someone said that Miso Soup with carp meat would be tasty Then it jumped up very high Higher, higher and higher It can understand your words Always has a strange look on its face It can swim very fast like a torpede shark It's a multicolored carp Dressed in black, red and white Growing bigger and bigger Gills, gills, gills, gills
See the Wikipedia entry on Shonen Knife
The Adventures of Pitutu
The Adventures of Pitutu is a new anime series featuring everyone's favourite cat with blue hair, Pitutu, and friends Norita and Kifufu.
The series is in production and does not yet have an official release date.
