HUMBURGER

July 30, 2007 on 9:59 pm | In Humor | | Email This Post

Well, what have we here off in the distance? Why it looks like a cafe that might have Western food to satisfy my gaijin needs. I’ll hop over and take a closer look.

Wait, what’s this?

C’omon? Humburger? Beef stake? And… Fast food as a menu item? Aren’t all of these fast food items?

The confusion settles in.

Okay, I got it. See, they spelled Hamburger correctly on the window. It was only a temporary mistake. Steak… Stake! Stake is still messed up. Ah well. Can’t get everything right all of the time.

I’ll go inside and have a hamburger anyway.

Okay, now the question. Which came first. The custom sign they had created for their store, or the preprinted sign with hamburger spelled correctly sitting right next to it.

Oh hum.

- Harvey

I didn’t mention “soft cream” as a mistake for “ice cream”, because… I’ve been in Japan too long.

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    That sign is priceless! Awesome catch!

    Comment by Chris — July 30, 2007 #

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    I think “soft cream” and “ice cream” are different things. In the States (or at least in Cali) we call it “soft serve”, short for “soft serve ice cream”. (It’s softer than normal ice cream, but I don’t have the credentials to tell you why that is)

    I think Japanese just selected two different words from the same term.

    I like how they sell stakes, too, because I always keep a healthy supply of them around me, just in case there are any vampire attacks.

    And, not only do they sell fast food as some sort of menu item, they also sell plate dishes!

    Comment by Alex — July 30, 2007 #

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    Soft cream sounds tasty… like gelato. not like regular ice cream or soft serve.

    Comment by Jess — July 31, 2007 #

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    Arrgghhh, humbug!

    And a bit later…
    Arrrgghhh, Comic Sans!!!

    Didn’t you notice the extra apostrophe in hamburgers under C’omon?

    Comment by Tadashi — July 31, 2007 #

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    Don’t forget the “Plate Dish”! Is that a plate served on a plate?

    Comment by mapmaker — July 31, 2007 #

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    So we never found out what pic #2 said was Humburger’s?

    Argh the unbearable mystery!

    :P

    Comment by Clive — July 31, 2007 #

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    Wow, that’s probably the first Japanese eatery I’ve seen without opening times in 24 hour clock.

    Comment by Clive — July 31, 2007 #

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    you guys really love these images don’t ya.

    Hahaha. Plate Dish. That’s hilarious.

    By the way this place is in Shimoda. So quite far away…

    Comment by harvey — July 31, 2007 #

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