I went home early last night to work on the next batch of episodes but instead got started reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and could. not. stop. In fact, I can’t wait to get on the train home tonight and continue reading it.

I also bought Tony a little globe for him to learn where all the countries are that listen to us. Is anyone out there aware of how expensive globes are? Little ones about the size of a small melon cost US $30-50! It made me realize what an incredible bargain Google Earth is. I bought a wee little blow-up one for US $3. He now knows where Vietnam and Kuwait are. 39 more to go.

The reason Andy did one of the podcasts last week was because he had an all-out, no-holds-barred, poo-flinging temper tantrum when he thought we were excluding him. We recorded it after he calmed down, and I guess he decided it wasn’t for him. He hasn’t asked to do another one. If wants to do another one in the future, I’ll have Tony write down the translation beforehand and Andy will just read it. He’s never been as bilingual as Tony. Gotta get back into the habit of reading bedtime stories with him.

My wife listened to all the episodes. I could tell by the look on her face that she’s wasn’t thrilled with the content. That’s OK. It’s 10 year old boy humor, not mommy humor. But still, she’s very proud of Tony for being able to come up with dead-on translations. They’re not word-for-word exact translations, but rather he’s able to convey the tone and feeling of the original English better than anyone I know. It’s an amazing talent and he does it without even thinking.

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僕はあなたのお茶におしっこ入れました。

boku wa anata no ocha ni oshikko iremashita.

 

 I peed in your tea. [1:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1691)

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おはようございます中村さん。あなたの猫を食べてしまいました。美味しかったですよ。

ohayou gozaimasu nakamura-san. anata no neko wo tabete shimaimashita. oishikattta desu yo.

 

 Good morning, Mrs. Nakaura. I ate your cat. It was delicious. [3:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1714)

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僕の脳みそが痛いです。

boku no noumiso ga itai desu.

 

 My brain hurts. [3:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1782)

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僕の好きな食べ物はサルの脳みそです。

boku no sukina tabemono wa saru no noumiso desu.

 

 My favorite food is monkey brains. [3:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1594)

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あなたのお尻はでっかいですね。

anata no oshiri wa dekkai desu ne.

 

 You have a big butt. [3:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1883)

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This was inspired by a friend in college who used to say after seeing a pretty girl, “Man, I’d drink a gallon of her bath water.”

あなたが入ったお風呂の水が飲みたいです。

anata ga haitta ofuro no mizu ga nomitai desu.

 

 I'd like to drink your bath water. [3:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1699)

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私の脇を舐めないでください。くすぐったいですから。

watashi no waki wo namenaide kudasai. kusuguttai desu kara.

 

 Please stop licking my armpit. It tickles. [3:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1938)

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I’ve been keeping track of where visitors come from with the awesome Firestats plugin for WordPress.

• UNITED STATES 44.75%
• JAPAN 22.10%
• UNITED KINGDOM 4.97%
• GERMANY 4.97%
• AUSTRALIA 2.21%
• NEW ZEALAND 2.21%
• PORTUGAL 2.21% (Hello Ventura)
• CANADA 2.21%
• SWITZERLAND 2.21%
• ITALY 2.21%
• CHINA 2.21% (Tony was impressed)
• NETHERLANDS 2.21%
• SINGAPORE 1.10%
• SPAIN 1.10%
• FINLAND 0.55%
• BELGIUM 0.55%
• ISRAEL 0.55%
• REPUBLIC OF KOREA 0.55%
• ESTONIA 0.55%
• NORWAY 0.55%

I’m going to buy a bulletin board, a map of the world and some pushpins to show the boys just how far one tiny little voice can travel these days. We’d love to hear from you!

Also, I’ll let you in on a secret: This site is running on auto pilot. Episodes for the next week are already finished and loaded into the content management system, and every night at 7pm another one is set free. So I already know that the sound quality won’t be great for the next few days, and there are a few minutes of silence at the end of each episode. Next week’s episodes won’t have the same technical problems. (They’ll have different ones, probably.)

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すみません、このめんたまを見つけたんですけど、あなたのではありませんか？

sumimasen, kono mentama wo  mitsuketan desukedo,  anata no dewa arimasenka?

 

 Excuse me, I found this eyeball. Is it yours? [3:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1550)

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