Comments on: タヌキご注意 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/ Chemically-enhanced neural rewiring, on a semi-regular basis... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:12:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-479047 Dave Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-479047 <i>Pied</i>: Common mistake (fed by the ridiculously high number of faulty movie/book translations)... Tanukis are actually much closer to dogs than raccoons, as their officially translated name ("raccoon-dogs") reflects. On a separate note, did you know that the Japanese word for raccoon is an exact transposition of the German word, itself a close neighbour to the French version: Raton-laveur → Waschbär → 荒い熊 Pied: Common mistake (fed by the ridiculously high number of faulty movie/book translations)… Tanukis are actually much closer to dogs than raccoons, as their officially translated name (”raccoon-dogs”) reflects.

On a separate note, did you know that the Japanese word for raccoon is an exact transposition of the German word, itself a close neighbour to the French version:
Raton-laveur → Waschbär → 荒い熊

]]> By: Pied http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-479043 Pied Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-479043 Ho, and I always though that tanukis were racoons... looks like it's in fact not... Ho, and I always though that tanukis were racoons… looks like it’s in fact not…

]]> By: Pied http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-479042 Pied Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-479042 Man, we've got racoons here in Montréal messing up the garbage left outside everyday... A real disaster... P! Man, we’ve got racoons here in Montréal messing up the garbage left outside everyday… A real disaster…

P!

]]> By: felix http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-474013 felix Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-474013 Seems like they also like to hold placards with a big red X on it. However, their protests seem to benign, as they smile while expressing their red X-ness. Seems like they also like to hold placards with a big red X on it. However, their protests seem to benign, as they smile while expressing their red X-ness.

]]> By: MissSin http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-473942 MissSin Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-473942 Saw one the other day on the hanzomon line. Got its teeth into a salaryman's leg and was gnawing on it. Pretty damn scary - should have heard the screams. Saw one the other day on the hanzomon line.
Got its teeth into a salaryman’s leg and was gnawing on it.
Pretty damn scary - should have heard the screams.

]]> By: Keitai Goddess http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-473877 Keitai Goddess Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2008/07/16/mind-the-tanuki/#comment-473877 Those pesky tanukis!! Those pesky tanukis!!

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