tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post4996645832042779730..comments2023-06-03T07:53:43.306-07:00Comments on Dewkid: Eight Eight EightDewKidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951494338358566076noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post-75455076199163319152008-08-10T08:47:00.000-07:002008-08-10T08:47:00.000-07:00The "eight" language trivia actually fits in quite...The "eight" language trivia actually fits in quite well here, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Shakka hann?<BR/>Shakka hann?<BR/>Shakka<BR/>..Shakka<BR/>....Shakka hann?DewKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951494338358566076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post-79841182924415686142008-08-10T04:22:00.000-07:002008-08-10T04:22:00.000-07:008/8 is also the day that the "Fat Man" plutonium b...8/8 is also the day that the "Fat Man" plutonium bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.<BR/><BR/>Interesting that my (American import) Star Wars art calendar has Hiroshima Day marked but not Nagasaki Day. Then again, the nearby Japanese calendar has <I>neither</I> of them marked, so what gives?<BR/><BR/>8 is usually pronounced "hachi" in Japanese, which sounds the same as "bee" or "wasp". Watch out that you don't get stung! Then again, using a different kanji, "hachi" can mean "pot", "bowl", or "brainpan" (i.e. the upper part of the skull). Watch out that you don't get cooked or fry your brains!<BR/><BR/>8 can also be pronounced "ya", which in the vernacular is kind of like saying "howdy" or "what's up". It's a very sociable number, but in a casual sort of way.<BR/><BR/>In Mandarin Chinese 8 is pronounced "ba", which sounds the same as "fortune". Hence, it's a very lucky number in Chinese culture.<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, in Zorlan Standard "8" is pronounced "ha", though with a much more gutteral, fricative sound (like a German ch or Spanish x).<BR/><BR/>8 is "nik" in Yangae, "kr'siel" in Her-Galad, "it" in Eean, "han" in Biton, "hann" in Brekka, "nomi" in Somekh, "mei" in Shakka.<BR/><BR/>Does any of this matter? Probably not.The Moody Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342935635794595909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post-74909289381080279292008-08-10T03:58:00.000-07:002008-08-10T03:58:00.000-07:00I 8 New York.Or was that Tokyo?I 8 New York.<BR/><BR/>Or was that Tokyo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post-24391485431461093242008-08-09T09:19:00.000-07:002008-08-09T09:19:00.000-07:00Happy B-day, Ladybug!! I *knew* this day was spec...Happy B-day, Ladybug!! I *knew* this day was special! :-) I hope you had a good one!<BR/><BR/>For myself, the day turned out better than I expected. I got to see the new Batman movie, which was great (gr8?) I ate (8?) Chicken Parmigiana at Johnny Carino's, which is like my most favorite meal ever. We finished the night off playing NeverWinter Nights (my favorite computer game ever) on our new Dell desktops.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it was an awesome day.DewKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951494338358566076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post-63123054885159826522008-08-09T08:09:00.000-07:002008-08-09T08:09:00.000-07:00It was my b-day on 8/8..so "I'm getting a kick out...It was my b-day on 8/8..so "I'm getting a kick out of..." something...<BR/>:Pladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814418184624819506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066546.post-19181880440814515912008-08-08T12:15:00.000-07:002008-08-08T12:15:00.000-07:00Just don't play Crazy 8s with Henry the VIII. He ...Just don't play Crazy 8s with Henry the VIII. He cheats.Don Snabulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911180639753508627noreply@blogger.com