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Indeed, ebi is Japanese for prawn and shrimp. Ise ebi is the Japanese for lobster. And to decipher the comments, hamachi is a type of fish and okayu is rice porridge. The fact that the strip is about sushi should have been a clue.
rolleg over 12 years ago
I think Ebi is the Japanese name for something that is used in sushi.
erik.vanthienen over 12 years ago
“Ebi” is also the Japanese word for shrimp, prawn and spiny lobster.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Hamachi that kind of humor can we take?
SallyLin over 12 years ago
Youse guys are almost as funny as those cats! And thanks for the Japanese lesson — I didn’t get it either.
dangme over 12 years ago
love the tencats!
Gilda Blackmore over 12 years ago
Does it say something about the viewers of this strip that so many of us recognize the pun on a song that was popular 30ish (?) years ago
glendakan over 12 years ago
Indeed, ebi is Japanese for prawn and shrimp. Ise ebi is the Japanese for lobster. And to decipher the comments, hamachi is a type of fish and okayu is rice porridge. The fact that the strip is about sushi should have been a clue.