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#1

Even directors of Japanese commercials can be absurdly demanding. ~ Shinmaru
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    #2

    Scarlett Johansson would make a great pink-haired anime character. ~ Adam
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    #3

    When in doubt . . . KARAOKE! ~ Shinmaru
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      #4

      Engrish is hilarious! ~ Shinmaru
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        #5

        A pan shot of Scarlett Johansson in bed is the right way to start a movie. ~ Shinmaru
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        #6

        For relaxing times, make it Suntory time. ~ Shinmaru
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          #7

          You don't need to know that Evelyn Waugh was a man to be famous. ~ Shinmaru
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          #8

          Bill Murray is tall. ~ Adam
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            #9

            For the first time in the history of cinema, the first minute of a movie on loop for two hours could very well be its own film. ~ Adam
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              #10

              If your wife tells you she's sure your son will understand that you missed his birthday, she's probably being sarcastic. ~ Adam
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                #11

                Always bring two suitcases to Japan, one with your stuff, the other empty to carry all the business cards you'll receive back with you. ~ Adam
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                  #12

                  People still used fax machines to communicate long-distance in 2003, email hadn't been invented yet. ~ Adam
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                    #13

                    If you're in a Japanese shower and the nozzle is clearly adjustable, don't try to move it up to your height, crouch down as low as possible to get underneath the water stream ~ Adam
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                      #14

                      If your husband uses unusual hair products, maybe he's not the right guy for you. ~ Adam
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                        #15

                        Japanese people don't really know anything about Johnny Carson. ~ Adam
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                        • The Great Karnak would be fantastic if rendered in Japan. ~ Pleiades Rising

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                        #16

                        Yale graduates who studied philosophy find great wisdom in cheesy self-help CDs. ~ Adam
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                        • It sure beats sifting through 400+ pages of some French historian-philosopher. ~ Pleiades Rising

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                        #17

                        Even tall, attractive blonde girls who are fans of yours are no match for Scarlett. ~ Adam
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                          #18

                          It takes 20 Japanese words to say about 3 English words. ~ HermanoBluth
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                            #19

                            Don't let the audience know what you are whispering. ~ Shinmaru
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                              #20

                              Every girl goes through a photography phase. ~ Shinmaru
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                                #21

                                Japanese is a highly inefficient language. ~ Adam
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                                  #22

                                  A husband's spousal dissatisfaction is directly proportional to the amount of pasta his wife feeds her. ~ Adam
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                                    #23

                                    "Short and sweet" is a very Japanese concept. ~ Adam
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                                      #24

                                      All sophisticated Americans wear eyeliner. ~ Adam
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                                        #25

                                        If a Japanese director constantly says the word "passion" in English then translate it as "intensity." ~ Adam
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                                          #26

                                          If your friend calls, sounds like she's crying, and talks really sarcastically about what a great time she's having, assume she's telling the truth. ~ Adam
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                                            #27

                                            Japanese men are highly aroused by call-girls who give mixed signals. ~ Adam
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                                              #28

                                              Japanese people, as well as Americans visiting Japan, carry opened umbrellas outside even when it's not raining. ~ Adam
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                                                #29

                                                Talk shows will pay people a lot of money to be their guests. ~ Adam
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                                                  #30

                                                  Never trust a Japanese robot, even if it's just an elliptical machine. ~ Adam
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                                                    #31

                                                    Bill Murray has a love-hate relationship with Suntory Whiskey. ~ Adam
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                                                      #32

                                                      Always subtract 33% from your age to account for the portion you're asleep (or to bring your age closer to the attractive young girl you're talking to). ~ Adam
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                                                        #33

                                                        The male equivalent of zipping up the back of a dress is to remove the tag from an inside-out t-shirt. ~ Adam
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                                                          #34

                                                          Scarlett Johansson is either incredibly alone in Japan, staying by herself in the hotel room and only going out solo, or is a Tokyo socialite with hoards of Japanese friends who she parties with. ~ Adam
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                                                            #35

                                                            Not all actors can sing. ~ Adam
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                                                              #36

                                                              "Black toe" is a Japanese delicacy. ~ Adam
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                                                                #37

                                                                The only dinosaur native to Japan was the brontosaurus. ~ Adam
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                                                                  #38

                                                                  Airsoft machine guns are awesome. ~ SomeGuy
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                                                                    #39

                                                                    When your child is born your life is over. ~ NateSean
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                                                                      #40

                                                                      Even when he's playing an actor in a movie people recognize Bill Murray in Japan. ~ NateSean
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                                                                        #41

                                                                        If you get a hotel massage, you must rip the stockings. ~ K2
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                                                                          #42

                                                                          When doing a photo shoot of whiskey, use ice tea instead of whiskey. ~ K2
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                                                                            #43

                                                                            You really feel that existential crisis when you don't wear pants. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                              #44

                                                                              Never accept the "Premium Fantasy". ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                #45

                                                                                Snark will endear you to others. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                  #46

                                                                                  If you don't know how to work a machine in a foreign language, just press random buttons. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                    #47

                                                                                    Late night drunken phonecalls are fantastic picker-uppers. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                      #48

                                                                                      Always make a bigger ass of yourself for bigger laughs! ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                        #49

                                                                                        Your philosophy degree often equals a party of one, and you yourself aren't even invited. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                          #50

                                                                                          Bill Murray looks very dashing with mascara. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                            #51

                                                                                            Pay your actors by the line, and then have prolonged scenes of silent meditation and arresting visuals. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                              #52

                                                                                              American movie stars are literally giants in Japan. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                #53

                                                                                                Nothing says "I love you" better than an indifferent phonecall. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                  #54

                                                                                                  Mixing loneliness, alcohol, and a lounge singer can do no wrong...maybe. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                    #55

                                                                                                    If you leave things unspoken, you will get a second chance to make things even more ambiguous. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                      #56

                                                                                                      The Jesus and Mary Chain is the sound of closure. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                        #57

                                                                                                        Roger Moore is superior to Sean Connery. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                          #58

                                                                                                          Everyone appreciates Joey Bishop. ~ Pleiades Rising
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                                                                                                            #59

                                                                                                            Nobody knows what the hell she wanted him to do to her stockings. ~ SomeGuy
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                                                                                                              #60

                                                                                                              If you want to sweetly say goodbye to a special person, first say "hey you." ~ K2
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