Re: [9fans] kanji

["boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>]

> えみし(e-mi-shi)

oh cool.  this should provide some fun :)

> Kansai area.

iirc kansai includes ousaka [great slope] and koube.  spent some time in
koube, NEC no kaisha-in deshita.

> Therefore, I suppose someone doesn't want to use the very word
> 蝦夷, and used 夷みし to express somthing "I'm not Japanese", or
> "I have rich hair all around my body" ☺  Anyway, 夷みしstill means
> barbarian!

yes it makes no sense, like a lot of the 'english' on t-shirts etc in japan
(and many other countries).

> However, you look like sophisticated barbarian if I judge only from your
> writing here, so. it may fit to you.  ☺

it does perfectly and all the connotations mean 'disgrace'? well until the 47
rounin (who were honourable men) did what needed to be done.

the bushido code, right?  i've read/studied some Mishima -- now that is
interesting 'cos it has mi-shi :)

it was the movie that reminded me that i'd seen the site in shinagawa [goods
river] in '89 or so.

> Kenji -- sorry, boyd, I'm kidding

s'ok, in oz we call it 'stirring' and it's sort of a national sport :)