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The entire cast gathering just outside the room, singing "You Are My Sunshine"? (Based on actual events...)

...I got better...

I wonder how well Harry Chapin's stuff translated to Japanese...

What? You mean men aren't supposed to end up with skin that looks like an old basketball?

I kind of agree. He sort of cooked himself to start with...

The late, great Charles Rodrigues had the perfect surprise ending for just about anything... (It let me upload the pic as an avatar, but it cropped the bottom half, and it won't let me upload the entire pic here. It should read: "Oh [expletive deleted]!! The [expletive deleted] car went over...

I'm calling it now - Hoss ends up being like the Wilson character from the old Home Improvement show, whose face is never seen - at best, all we'll see is from the eyes up.

Background music: Stevie Ray Vaughn's "The House Is Rockin'"...

I am reminded of the words of the immortal Les Nessman ("WKRP In Cincinnati", Oct. 30, 1978): “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”

Grandma sez (as translated): "Mino comes like a storm." I'm probably taking that the wrong way. Or maybe, Japanese ear cleaning really is that good...

“I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.” ― W.C. Fields

Am I the only one seeing parallels with the trans swimmer beating women for national titles?

Silly rabbit... Now, I gotta go out and buy a box of cereal. I wonder of the author had that particular double enterdre in mind, or whether the translator just snuck it in? In either case, bravo!

"Dueling Translations" Dept.: Not knowing Japanese, I have no idea what the very last line is supposed to say. However, it is interesting how it was interpreted by the two translators... "Happy end" vs "And they lived happily ever after". Perhaps one translator is a gamer, and the other is...

I'd like to see the translator's notes regarding that chapter title. I bet they'd be lit...

I wonder if, at the time this was written, the JSDF had access to that particular tech. Seeing as how the Japanese had been trying to keep the Americans/Chi-coms/Russians out of the picture, maybe in retaliation they're not getting the most current stuff...

@noore sez: "i guess this manga will be ABSent from my life from now on." I tried to ABStain from replying, but couldn't...

Fearless prediction for Final Chapter (tm): Post-wedding ceremony, the entire wedding party surreptitiously follows the happy couple to their nuptial room, gives them a 10-minute head start, then gathers around the door and begins singing - loudly - "You Are My Sunshine". You hear Fooly start...

"Just 'cause there's snow on the roof, don't mean there ain't fire in the furnace"...

@urishima sez: "I wanna see granny tear it up on a skateboard." OK. You'll have to make do with Gertie Growler, circa 1967 or so, but still good...