Lunch - Tanuki Vs. Tanooki
Here at ZumoDrive, we all usually order lunch together. Someone picks a place, we all order, and said someone goes and picks it up. Today was no exception. Or so we thought. John decided he wanted Japanese food, so after digging through our box of menus he decided on Hotaru (a Japanese place in San Mateo). I posted the link to the online menu on our chat system, and that's where the fun began.
Greg:
"tanuki udon? isn't tanuki a raccoon or something?"
Jeff:
"YEAH!!!! Super Mario Bros. 3!!!! Greg.... You are my hero."
Greg:
"yeah, the tanuki suit. except was it spelled tanooki or something?"
John:
"i wonder what raccoon tastes like"
A quick Wikipedia search revealed that Tanuki means Raccoon Dog. Physically it looks like a cross between a Pomeranian and a raccoon. Sadly, Greg went with Chicken Udon + Egg instead of the Raccoon Dog Udon.
However this lunch incident does bring up some unanswered questions. Why did Nintendo change the spelling to "Tanooki"? Was it to shield innocent, internet surfing children from the harsh truth that some cultures enjoy a canine based cuisine? Why has the Tanooki Suit never made it into any other Mario game? Why does the guy in this picture look like Vijay? If you ask me, the Tanooki Suit is one of the best suits Mario has ever been made to wear. Second only to Kuribo's Shoe.
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Jesus Christ. I do not feel AT ALL safe that people like you are handling our data. I cannot believe that you kids have nothing better to post than this infantile garbage. Who the hell would care about any of this outside of your own team?
I am cancelling my account with you until you learn to take yourselves seriously. Maybe then, other people will take you seriously as well.