Modern Japanese words (part 2)

As I've mentioned before on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, many modern Japanese words sound very similar to their English equivalents. That's because Japanese 'loan' words (words which are imported from English) are translated using Japanese sounds to produce the nearest sounding equivalent to the original English word.

Mmm, ke-ki!

Here are some more cool modern Japanese words, and once again to someone who's never spoken any Japanese it may sound like I'm making these up, but I promise you these are actually real.

To start off with, here are a few random examples...

1) ke-ki = cake
2) miruku = milk
3) chokore-to = chocolate
4) resutoran = restaurant
5) su-pa-ma-ketto = supermarket
6) uirusu = virus
7) mo-ningu ko-ru = wake up call (morning call)
8) pe-pa- tesuto = written exam (paper test)
9) kurisumasu = Christmas
10) rabu reta- = Love letter

Cakes gone wrong (part 2)

I've featured 'cakes gone wrong' before on the Charles Fudgemuffin, and as next week sees the celebration of National Cake Day, it seems like the perfect opportunity to feature another batch of cakes gone wrong, in a blog post which I've cleverly entitled ... 'Cakes gone wrong (part 2)'.

1) A great year in purple

This first cake features a cake where the baker decided to follow the instructions literally...

Baker: "Would you like me to write a message on the top of the cake?"
Customer: "Yes, write, 'Thanks for a great year' in purple."
Baker: "Okay, right. Got it. Write, 'Thanks for a great year in purple'. No problem!"

"It's been a great year in purple!"

What was going through the cake-maker's head when they wrote the message on the cake? In what context would 'a great year in purple' ever make sense? It's got me baffled.

Did they imagine a conversation like the following...

Funny courtroom quotes (part 3)

From time to time I like to feature stupid questions by lawyers on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, and as it's been quite a few months since my last round up of funny courtroom quotes, I think that means it's the perfect time for another batch of amusing quotes from lawyers and witnesses.

Once again, all of the following quotes are taken from official court records.

"So they go up as well as down? Wow!"

1) Stupid questions (part 1)

Lawyer: "You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
Witness: "Yes."
Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"

If you need to explain how stairs work to a lawyer then you might want to consider getting a new lawyer!

Nice reviews (part 3)

I've received quite a few reviews since my last round-up of nice reviews, so big thanks to everyone who left a review and gave constructive feedback on Amazon.

There are actually too many reviews to include them all, but here are a few of them...

1) How To Poison Your Husband And Get Away With It, And Other Short Stories

To start things off, here's a rather nice review of my crime themed collection of short stories entitled 'How To Poison Your Husband And Get Away With It, And Other Short Stories'.

Five stars: "Such a fun read!!"

"I really love this author's sense of humor. Every story was original and very well written. Keep up the good work!! So everyone, try this author out. You won't be disappointed. (I hate being disappointed.) ;)"

Thanks for the encouragement, Peggy, and for the recommendation!