OMG!! Japanese people eat flying squirrels??!!!
But looking at that picture, it does look kinda おいしい

This intro series is like a J-Drama!

Are effing kidding me? Flying squirrels? Where I come from we make roadkill pizza jokes about those. But I’m with Kitty-chan, they look mighty tasty in that picture!

That’s right.
They love EATIN’ ‘em!

Serve ‘em up!

Squirls? I usually don’t post comments, but I gotta get up in this cause I got a story to tell.

Two years ago, I went camping with my friends, and we were messing around with my friends bebe gun. Shooting at cans and what not. So we decided to practice on moving targets. And a squirrel was running around our tents trying get some nuts. So we decided to take aim at that. My friend took the first shot and BAM bullseye. He hit it right in the head, and it died instantly (well, it was kind of twitching for a few minutes). Anyway, we had this dead squirrel and didn’t know what to do with it.

Well, everyone except me. I took that squirrel and roasted that bad boy. Got a nice brown color, and started chewing. That thing was delicious! My friends were all disgusted, and no one wanted to take a bite, but I’m telling you, that was the most excellent meat that I’ve ever had! Now every time I see a squirrel (almost everyday where I live), my mouth starts watering. I’ve been trying to set up acorn traps, but they’re too quick.

I haven’t been able to relive that savory flavor, but I think about it everyday. Now I HAVE to go to this restaurant!! I swear to god, I’m flying to Japan for this!

I clicked on the link before I started listening to the lesson and I’ve gotta say when I hovered over ももんが with Rikaichan, I started laughing really hard. Looking at the price it would be kind of sad if people were actually paying 580円 for one piece of such a small animal “wing”, thanks for the explanation.

Quote of the day: “Sorry, you’re not advanced enough to get the food you want.”

Dear Naomi-sensei and Peter-san,

I cannot see the problem of avoiding junk food like cola and such. So I am completely in agreement with naomi-sensei on this one (to be fair, I completely disagree with her statement she made in an earlier program, that unagi are mysterious creatures that we know very little about).

I would go even further (and I think a lot of other listeners would agree)! Even a fruit juice is not normally a healthy alternative to a Cola. Usually it would still be some disgusting industrial product, with little or no real fruit in it, filled with sugars, carcinogenics, and other artificial chemicals.

So my question would be how do you ask for the real thing? Just juice, no concentrates and nonsense like that? Can you ask such a question?

Also, for the second time in this series, a regular honorific construct is referred to as “complex grammar”. Whenever I check, this constructs appear quite easy. Certainly easier than a lot of other “stuff'’. Am I missing something?

Giovanni

wow that means you can make a lot a money with squirrel trafficking
” illegal squirrels ” ?

Hey there everyone, especially Peter-san and Naomi-san

Well I did some research into Looney Tunes and the Japanese catchphrase translations - I used to watch them on Cartoon Network in Japan when I was completely bored or couldn’t sleep

Link to the wikipedia page on it: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

now if that doesn’t work then

Bugs: どったの、センセー?（What’s up ,Doc? ）
Daffy: お前って、サイテー（You’re despicable)
Tweety: 見た、見た、ネコたん! ( I tawt,I taw a puddy tat!)
Sylvester: スルメも逆立ち!（Sufferin’ succotash）
Porky: こ、こ、こ、これでおしまい! (Tha, Tha, Tha, That’s All Folks!)
Road Runner: ミッミッ（Beep! Beep!)
Foghorn Leghorn: そりゃお前 (I say, I say …)
Speedy Gonzales: アリーバアリーバ、イーハイーハー (¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!)

There you go guys and girls use them around the office and school and with your friends - just kidding! Use them with your friends and they might be impressed or look at you quizzically.