 | | From: | Victor Canfield | | Subject: | OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:18:46 -0500 |
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 | The patents themselves are for amusement rides, but the amusement here
is in the names of western inventors which have been transliterated into
Japanese, then back into the roman alphabet for use in online databases.
JP6198080
ROLLER COASTER TYPE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Inventor: BARUTAA BORIGAA; KUROODO MABIRAARU
Applicant: BORIGE E MABIRAALE ANJIENIYUUL
JP2000202166
AMUSEMENT PART EQUIPMENT OF ROLLER COASTER TYPE
Inventor: WALTER BORIJE; MABILLARD CLAUDE
Applicant: BOLLIGER & MABILLARD INGENIER
JP3104768
CHASSIS FOR SIGHTSEEING CAR GUIDED BY RAIL
Inventor: ANTON SHIYUBUARUTSUKOPUFU
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| | From: | Joe Schwartz | | Subject: | Re: OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:17:27 -0800 |
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| Victor Canfield wrote:
> The patents themselves are for amusement rides, but the amusement here
> is in the names of western inventors which have been transliterated into
> Japanese, then back into the roman alphabet for use in online databases.
>
> JP3104768
> CHASSIS FOR SIGHTSEEING CAR GUIDED BY RAIL
> Inventor: ANTON SHIYUBUARUTSUKOPUFU
I think that wins the prize for Worst Schwarzkopf Misspelling Ever. :-)
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| | From: | Wolf | | Subject: | Re: OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:40:30 -0500 |
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| > Victor Canfield wrote:
>
>> The patents themselves are for amusement rides, but the amusement here
>> is in the names of western inventors which have been transliterated into
>> Japanese, then back into the roman alphabet for use in online databases.
>>
>> JP3104768
>> CHASSIS FOR SIGHTSEEING CAR GUIDED BY RAIL
>> Inventor: ANTON SHIYUBUARUTSUKOPUFU
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> I think that wins the prize for Worst Schwarzkopf Misspelling Ever. :-)
And yet, it's almost phonetic.
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-Wolf
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| | From: | Bill | | Subject: | Re: OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:01:46 -0500 |
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"Wolf" wrote:
> > Victor Canfield wrote:
> >
> >> The patents themselves are for amusement rides, but the amusement here
> >> is in the names of western inventors which have been transliterated into
> >> Japanese, then back into the roman alphabet for use in online databases.
> >>
> >> JP3104768
> >> CHASSIS FOR SIGHTSEEING CAR GUIDED BY RAIL
> >> Inventor: ANTON SHIYUBUARUTSUKOPUFU
> >
> > I think that wins the prize for Worst Schwarzkopf Misspelling Ever. :-)
>
> And yet, it's almost phonetic.
It's perfectly so, or as close as you can do with katakana, if you
pronounce Schwarzkopf as a German name, i.e., "schVartzkopf." Japanese
has no V, and no final F.
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| | From: | Wolf | | Subject: | Re: OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:31:38 -0500 |
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| >> >> The patents themselves are for amusement rides, but the amusement here
>> >> is in the names of western inventors which have been transliterated
>> >> into
>> >> Japanese, then back into the roman alphabet for use in online
>> >> databases.
>> >>
>> >> JP3104768
>> >> CHASSIS FOR SIGHTSEEING CAR GUIDED BY RAIL
>> >> Inventor: ANTON SHIYUBUARUTSUKOPUFU
>> >
>> > I think that wins the prize for Worst Schwarzkopf Misspelling Ever.
>> > :-)
>>
>> And yet, it's almost phonetic.
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> It's perfectly so, or as close as you can do with katakana, if you
> pronounce Schwarzkopf as a German name, i.e., "schVartzkopf." Japanese
> has no V, and no final F.
And this is how we got 'Godzilla' from 'Gojira'.
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-Wolf (Also a giant monster buff)
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| | From: | iamdrumgod at juno.com | | Subject: | Re: OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | 18 Jan 2005 19:51:17 -0800 |
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| As is the case with Romaji, the phonetic form of Anglicized Japanese.
As is the case here.
McDonalds = Makudonarudo
Hamburger = Hanbaga (David Hanbaga? - sounds delightful!)
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| | From: | iamdrumgod at juno.com | | Subject: | Re: OT: some Japanese patents | | Date: | 18 Jan 2005 19:45:05 -0800 |
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Wolf wrote:
> > Victor Canfield wrote:
> >
> >> The patents themselves are for amusement rides, but the amusement
here
> >> is in the names of western inventors which have been
transliterated into
> >> Japanese, then back into the roman alphabet for use in online
databases.
> >>
> >> JP3104768
> >> CHASSIS FOR SIGHTSEEING CAR GUIDED BY RAIL
> >> Inventor: ANTON SHIYUBUARUTSUKOPUFU
> >
> > I think that wins the prize for Worst Schwarzkopf Misspelling Ever.
:-)
>
> And yet, it's almost phonetic.
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> =(o)=
> -Wolf
As is the case with Romaji, the phonetic form of Anglicized Japanese.
As is the case here.
McDonalds = Makudonarudo
Hamburger = Hanbaga (David Hangaga?) ;)
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