I thought the humour with the 'I Am Ten Ninja' shirt/idea was that the plural of 'ninja' in Japanese is still 'ninja', not 'ninjas', so to make the shirt say 'I Am Ten Ninjas' kind of wrecks the translation joke. Unless it's funny simply because you're implying that have the strength of ten o' them, but that seems too superficial!
Also, I didn't realize that the Katamari shirt got out of pre-order! That one made me laugh a whole lot.
And oh, oh, grammar shirts. How I loathe them, and yet love them at the same time. I would go batshit looking at them.
Hey Alison. I figured that if anyone was going to respond to this post it'd be you.
I never thought that the "I Am Ten Ninjas" shirt was referencing the plural of Ninja. I think it's funny because, as you said, it's "implying that have the strength of ten o' them", and because it doesn't really make much sense. This shirt came from a comic so... You know what? I haven't put much thought into why it makes me laugh, you're ruining it! :P
As for the Katamari Shirt, I had forgotten they went out of stock. Damnit. You know you're a big nerd right? That's hot.
And yes, grammar shirts drive everyone else batshit. I've had people want to hurt me for some of that shit.
I'm aware of Diesel Sweeties and that the ninja thing was from it, but I had never actually seen that particular comic! I've only seen a Photoshopped version of the ninja panel. So you're right, but my point still stands! Hahah.
To be honest, I'm only a nerd through proxy. I have very nerdly friends.
We should get together for our yearly coffee date when we're in the 'Mox.
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Also, I didn't realize that the Katamari shirt got out of pre-order! That one made me laugh a whole lot.
And oh, oh, grammar shirts. How I loathe them, and yet love them at the same time. I would go batshit looking at them.
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I never thought that the "I Am Ten Ninjas" shirt was referencing the plural of Ninja. I think it's funny because, as you said, it's "implying that have the strength of ten o' them", and because it doesn't really make much sense. This shirt came from a comic so... You know what? I haven't put much thought into why it makes me laugh, you're ruining it! :P
As for the Katamari Shirt, I had forgotten they went out of stock. Damnit. You know you're a big nerd right? That's hot.
And yes, grammar shirts drive everyone else batshit. I've had people want to hurt me for some of that shit.
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To be honest, I'm only a nerd through proxy. I have very nerdly friends.
We should get together for our yearly coffee date when we're in the 'Mox.
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Yes, we should definitely spend some time together in Comox. But when are you going to be down there?
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