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Kid Hypothetical and the Misconjugated Love · 31 July 05

Man, you know what would be hilarious?

Let’s say there was this half-blood dude living far, far, away.

So, this 100% hypothetical guy goes to a party and just has one of those ‘on’ nights. One of those nights when the energy is high and the conversation’s rolling. A night when you’re just channeling all things one should channel. Everyone has them.

(Some nights are more beautiful than others. Such was the world built.)

On said night, he is asked by multiple intellgent and funny girls if he has a girlfriend.

Wouldn’t it be funny if each time he said, “Why, no, I don’t have a girlfriend” the inquiring party had made a funny face and the conversation had ended shortly afterward?

Gosh, that sure would confuse said hypothetical dude.

And then, a few hours later, someone explains to him that he’s been misconjugating a word by one syllable . And this one syllable changes the meaning from “I don’t have a significant other” to “I don’t want or need a significant other”.

Oh, man, wouldn’t that would be awesome?

I’m so glad that was only hypothetical, though.

Um, right.
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BONUS:

A loosely thematically-related sign spotted in Kyoto train station:

Train Station, Kyoto, Japan
(click to enlarge)

I welcome your (reasonably family-friendly) theories as to what on earth the romantic train is all about.
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AND IN OTHER NEWS: I’ve received an amazing amount of goods in response to the old sticker trade offer. Much thanks.

August is student vacation, and I’ll get to work on my side of the bargain. Apologies for the slow response.

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  1. Wait, what word were you misconjugating? Is this why I couldn’t get a girlfriend in high school?
    — Guig    2379 days ago    #

  2. The Romantic Train is a 25 minute scenic pleasure ride through Kyoto’s wilderness. Of course, as I’m sure everyone knows, during the duration of the ride, the evil conductor/genius pours pheromones through the vents whilst playing the not-so-subtle classic track, “Let’s Get It On,” by the awesome Marvin Gaye. For the harder to convince ladies aboard, a little Sade wafting gently through the speakers works wonders. The Romantic Train, like all proper trains, comes equipped with a caboose. Granted, this caboose is like none before or after it: this is the Caboose of Love—fully stocked to make one’s sexual fantasies into a reality.

    Bow Chica Bow Wow.

    Even if hypothetical dude’s outcome wasn’t as he desired, at least the girls listened when he accidentally said he wasn’t interested. I had to lie to some dude about being a virgin Mormon, who could only date other virgin Mormons, at a bar once. After two hours, the history of Mormonism escaped me so I left him pondering his existence and whether or not he should join the local congregation of Mormonites.
    — Mel    2378 days ago    #

  3. Guig: just the old ‘imasen’ vs. ‘irimasen’.

    Not the kind of mistake one should make after a year here, but, you know. That one always gets me. Hypothetically.

    Mel: Making people contemplate their existence in a bar is a good thing. Making them walk to a caboose to live their dreams is… a weird thing. Quality.
    — saleem    2377 days ago    #

  4. Man, sucks for hypothetical man (hereafter referred to as hypo). If only there was a hypothetical salsa festival poor hypo could go to to a.) practice his new, perfected, answer to the g-friend question (salsa women are notoriously interested in your relationship status) and b.) get funky, salsa style. If only such a festival existed, perhaps on a small island near Fukuoka. This weekend. A hypothetical version of myself might be there on Sunday…
    — beccam    2362 days ago    #

  5. Beccam:
    Not to worry, for (in theory) the kid already purchased his ticket last night.

    Sunday’s gonna be a hot one. Quite.
    — saleem    2362 days ago    #

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