Buried Alive ――Started an image word chain game (#176)
(#175) Hunger strike → "Iki" → Buried alive
Hey.
Hey, I'm talking to you, Master.
Admittedly, I think it's my fault for being so persistent about wanting to play
that I ended up breaking the computer, meow.
Because I was bored.
Is this, really, truly, a game of hide-and-seek, meow?
You're not even hiding, to begin with...💦
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“Well, just look at the title of this article... (￣∀￣)”
？(ФωФ)？
“...B-u-r-i...”
“MEOWWWWW!! (ΦдΦ)!!”
“Hahaha. Just kidding, it's a joke! It's J-O-D-A-N! you know♪”
“D-don't try to brush it off with a gag that only someone born in the Showa era would understand, meow!”
“You're a rude one, you little fool (laughs). This was a million-seller, you know.”
“The one that was a million-seller (*1) was the one you released after that, 'Okuru Kotoba (Words of Giving) '. As for this one, since the song wasn't selling at all, didn't you just copy the choreography from Hideki's 'YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A)'
(*2) (ФωФ)”
*1: Million-seller: Though, strictly speaking, in terms of sales figures on the Oricon charts, it was 945,000 copies, so it didn't quite reach a million (^^ゞ💦
*2: Just copied the choreography: Tetsuya Takeda saw the choreography for Hideki Saijo's smash hit song 'YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A)' on TV, thought it would definitely be a hit, and... plagiarized... I mean, paid homage to the choreography of expressing one letter of the alphabet at a time ^m^
“Ah... you could say that (￣∀￣)”
“That doesn't matter! Get me out of here now, meowーー! (ФωФ)!”
“No, no, I’m seriously just joking. Do you not know about Ibusuki Onsen?”
“Ibusuki Onsen? (ФωФ)?”
“Yeah. Well, to be more specific, the sand baths at Surigahama Onsen♪”
“Sand bugs?”
“No, no (laughs). Wait, you’re imagining something pretty extreme in this situation, aren’t you?^m^ Not that, it’s
sand steaming.”
“MEOWWW! (ΦдΦ)! A blunt object! A blunt object! Something like a blunt object!”
“Don’t say it like ‘something like a crowbar’ (*3)^m^. No, no✋. This isn’t about hitting someone, it’s about covering them with sand. It’s a job♪”
*3: Something like a crowbar: A standard phrase used in crime news reports when the tool used for picking a lock is not precisely known. In short, it is used when there are ‘signs of having been pried open using the principle of leverage with a hard, rod-shaped object made of sturdy material,’ such as ‘signs of having been pried open with something like a crowbar—’.
“A job? (ФωФ)?”
“Yeah. Sand steaming is a specialty here at Surigahama Onsen. Along a sandy beach about 1km long, there are spots heated by hot springs that are nice and toasty. You lie down on that beach, and they cover you with sand so your whole body is wrapped in it.
When you do that, the thermal effect of the sand is transmitted directly and efficiently, making your body nice and toasty, and it has nearly three times the perspiration effect of the baths you hate so much♪”
“Huh (ФωФ)”
“And, since the person lying down can only cover themselves with so much sand, that’s why the staff with shovels pile the sand on for you like this.”
“I see, I see (ФωФ)♪”
“Well, it’s a kind of steam bath. Plus, since the sand is soaked with hot spring minerals, you can expect the same effects as if you had entered a hot spring. This should be fine even for you, since you hate getting wet, right? Improved blood circulation★ Promotes the excretion of waste products★ It’s much better for living a long life than just curling up and rolling around on a kotatsu (*´∇｀*)”
“M-Master... (Φ＿Φ) I, I misunderstood you, meow. Since it’s you, Master, I thought you were trying to trick me and bury me in the Taklamakan Desert out of spite because your computer broke down, meow💦”
“I don’t know what you’re saying at the end (laughs). ...Well, whatever. But that’s offensive. Believe it or not, I’m a cat person who loves cats.”
“...You regularly shove Sorajiro into the washing machine, close the lid, and spin him around for 10 minutes, meow (ФωФ).”
“No, that’s just innocent physical affection^m^.”
“The one doing the touching is the washing machine, not you, Master (ФωФ).”
"Don't sweat the small stuff (^^ゞ💦
Well, anyway. Just stay warm like this for about 30 minutes. Oh right, you'll be bored during that time, so should I play some background music?"
(2 minutes 21 seconds)
"...Master (ФωФ)"
"Hmm?"
"What is this crazy music? (ФωФ)?"
"Eh? You like 'Something Like a Crowbar', don't you? (≧▽≦)♪"
"No, you're the one who said that, Master. I said 'Something Like a Blunt Instrument'"
"That's there too. 'Beaten to death with a blunt instrument—' (≧▽≦)"
"...Just because you say that, what's fun about listening to 'Beaten to death with a blunt instrument'? 💦"
"Not to your liking? (￣～￣). Can't be helped, I'll change the music."
(1 minute 32 seconds)
"...Master (ФωФ)"
"Do you like it? (⌒～⌒)"
"...No, the tempo has gotten really fast and I'm getting into the groove, but I don't understand the meaning, the meaning (ФωФ)"
"Hmm... you're very demanding, aren't you? (*´Д｀)"
"...Master (ФωФ)"
"What is it this time?"
"No, I'm starting to feel sleepy"
"Oh♪ Isn't that good? It seems like it's already having an effect, doesn't it?♪(o^-')b♪"
"...I want to confirm one thing, though (ФωФ)"
"Hmm?"
"My body hasn't warmed up at all since a while ago, meow (ФωФ)"
"!(￣o￣)!"
"?(ФωФ)?"
"...Now that I think about it, this isn't a hot spring resort or anything, it's just a peat bog (*4) lol. No wonder it's not warming up ^m^"
*4: Just a peat bog: As the name suggests, peat is mud-like coal, and it is categorized as a type of coal. Although not as much as coal, it is technically a combustible material. A peat bog is a land full of such peat, and the Ishikari Plain, the second largest in Japan where I live, was originally this kind of peat bog.
By the way, although Hokkaido is now one of Japan's leading rice-producing regions, peat bogs were completely unsuitable for rice cultivation (well, it is coal after all), but it has been reborn into land suitable for rice cultivation through what is called soil dressing, where good soil is brought in from other lands.
"!!!(ФoФ)!!!"
"Hmm... if that's the case, could that sleepiness be something really dangerous?"
"Whether it's a possibility or not, it's definitely something dangerous, meow!💢(ФωФ)"
"In times like this, you mustn't fall asleep.
That's it! Let's sing a song together!＼(^o^)／--"
Today's closing song is "Shonentai" by "Sleep Like a Ballad"
(4 minutes 17 seconds)
♪Like a ballad, like a ballad,
S-l-e-e-p~♪(≧▽≦)♪
"S-l-e-e-p~♪--is not what I meant! (ФωФ)!💢
What is with this cliché song choice that sounds like a snow mountain distress skit!"
"Oh my^m^ You don't like it?"
"As if I would!💢(ФωФ)"
Oops, it's already this late tonight.
Man, today's snow shoveling was quite the workout (^^ゞ💦
Since the snow is falling in the warm range of -1°C to +1°C, it's so damp and heavy!💦💦
I never expected to have my energy drained this much by just over an hour of shoveling.
I've been so sleepy for a while now, my brain just isn't working at all today (◎o◎)……
With that said,
I hope that tomorrow, as many people as possible
can take a break without pushing themselves when their bodies are exhausted and they can't help it☕
I hope it's a day where that kind of freedom is possible🌜
#WhatAreYouTalkingAbout
#MustBeCrazy
#Whatever
#OverflowingWithExcitement
#LivelyBand
■ Bonus
This is the car before the current one in the image shiritori train (176th car). If you were intrigued by the title "Hunger Strike" and the joke image below, please feel free to take a look when you have some time.
■ Bonus Part 2
This is Shinosuke Tatekawa's new rakugo performance, "Something Like a Crowbar." It is based on a short story by Yoshinori Shimizu.
(18 minutes 38 seconds)
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