Very fitting that Washington Irving's home
now houses a Japanese restaurant —
I'll bet you didn't know that he was a big
sashimi fan. In fact, the working title of
his most famous story was actually The
Headless Hirame. (Unfortunately, he was
way ahead of his time and nobody got it.)
Isn't "The Headless Hirame" from the "Legend of Sleepy Hamachi"? As I recall that was quite a yellow tale.
ReplyDeleteThen there's the foolish horse who stuck his rear end out the horse trailer only to have it rear ended by a following motor vehicle. The story of which Irving wrote as "The Heedless Horse Moon."
I suppose that next you'll be telling us that "Yama" is Japanese elision for "Yo Mama."
What do Japanese people say when the sushi shop runs out of gari?
"Shoganai."
Thanks for the laughs. After all, "Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small, and the laughter abundant." Hmm. "Jokes are rather small..." Could he have perchance been thinking of me?
Now where's that "Publish Your Comment" button. I only have eyes for that mug of stout.
Looks like Tall Gary is on a California Roll, so I'll sit back and enjoy. 8^)
ReplyDeleteAll I gotta say is, "Oy Vey! You people are killin' me here!"
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question, I don't know what the Borders Bookstore building used to house. A bank perhaps. I will have to check it out the next time I'm there.
You all are priceless! This is extremely fitting for my work-week, Alexa. Sayonara et Merci!
ReplyDeleteAs a member of the audience may I say how amusing you all are? Don't stop now, please!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of you, Coltrane, and your samurai hordes (i.e., 14 Japanese guests -- whatever).
ReplyDeleteShould have known tall gary would take my lame little joke and RUN with it. Guess I deserve to have you all saki to me. (Obi quiet, Alexa!)