#Groovy Dog Mom Tshirt

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As witnessed and then compiled by Todd, commencing August 16, 2002. - - - -

Warning to non-Japanese and native English speakers: before laughing uproariously at the following list, please consider the multitude of t-shirts and other items sold in the west with kana printed on them (not to mention all the westerners with kana tattoos whose only knowledge of its meaning comes solely from what the tattooist told them it meant) and what said kana might actually mean in Japanese.

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"WE HAD A RORTY TIME" - seen on a 20-something Japanese woman on the Saikyo line, Ikebukruo station, August 16, 17:45.

"YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING EVALUATE" - on a twenty-something chap in lovely downtown Urawa, August 28, 13:00.

"HYSTERIC 3 MINUTE COOKING" - on the back of a large pink t-shirt worn as a dress by a 4-year-old girl, also in lovely downtown Urawa, August 28, 16:30.

"GUNS FEVER" - on a black t-shirt worn by a slacker-type dude, Shibuya, August 30, 18:30.

"MARIJUANA KEEP ATTACKING IT ALL THE TIME" - on a clearly pro-pot baseball shirt adorned with rainbow pot leaves, worn by a mid-20's guy, Saikyo line, September 6, 18:10.

"DAD CHIMP SAID...ALL VERY BEST" - in brown "old west" font on the back of a white t-shirt worn by a woman in her late teens, with her friend, in a sticker-making arcade (that's something you just gotta be here to understand), Shibuya, September 14, 21:30.

"NEED $5 TO SEE THE MONSTER" - on a white sweatshirt worn by a guy with bleached hair in his early twenties, on the Saikyo line, September 22, 14:15. The word "MONSTER" was silkscreened backwards, as it would appear in a mirror.

"NO MORE IS GOOD" - on the front of a white hoodie, with another slogan on the back reading "REMEMBER WORLD'S RULES," worn by a 20-something woman on a mamachari, near Kita Yono station, September 29, 15:38.

"SEEK OUT TRAP" - black t-shirt, worn by 20-something guy, Yoyogi station, October 4, 19:45.

"BORN TO LOSE" - not funny in itself, except it was on a t-shirt worn by a 20-something guy going into Shinjuku's busiest off-track betting facility to place his bet on the ponies. Shinjuku, October 27, 13:45.

"THE BOMB WENT KABOON IT WAS REALLY LOUD" - on a black t-shirt in omiya station, 4pm sometime in September.

"BE IMPRESSED AND THEY GATHERED TOGETHER TO MIZPEH A PRAYER IS PUT" - on a black sweatshirt, on a 20-something hipster guy with bleached hair, K-T line, February 6, 2003, 18:00.

"AUTOMOBILE - EMOTION AND CONFIDENCE" - on an old guy's baseball hat, Musashino line, March 8, 2003, 16:30.

"MADE IN WORLD" - in huge block letter on the back of a cool kid's shirt, Omiya Muji, March 9, 2003, 15:00.

"LET'S TAKE A CHANCE AND DEVOTE ALL YOUR LIFE TO THE GAMBLING" - in pink capital letters, on the hood of a turquoise hoodie worn by a girl in her late teens, Yamanote line, March 21, 2003, 13:35.

"CAMOFLAGE IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR YOUR PROTECTION IN SPACE." - baseball shirt, guy in late 30's, Hibiya line, May 3, 2003, 16:45.

"LIFE AT YOUR OWN RISK - HAVE THE STAGE TO ONE SELF" - back of black hoodie, worn by punk kid on mamachari, near Saitama University, May 14, 2003, 12:20pm.

"CHOOP I FEEL AN URGE TO VISIT YOU, FLOWER CHILDREN" - on the back of a 10-year-old girl's t-shirt, Kawasaki station, May 25, 2003, 16:45.

"ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A BULL BOY" - sooo close to having it right! on the back of one of my basketball teammate's t-shirt, Kawasaki marina recreation centre, May 25, 2003, 18:30.

"JUDGING THE CASE" - the brown t-shirt of a hiphop kid, Ikebukuro station, May 26, 2003, 16:36.

"A BRIEF NOURISHES NEW DREAMS IT'S PEACE OF MIND CALLED COMFORT" - black longsleeve t-shirt worn by greying hipster, Saikyo line, July 16, 2003, 20:20.

"G-DEPT PREVENT: INGRESS" - Utsunomiya line, July 8, 2003, 18:50.

"Do you Thinks My Collture? - in hot pink type, Saikyo line, July 14, 2003, 19:46.

"GIRL WE HAVE NO READY MADE LOVE IN STOCK" - Indeed. Mom's turquoise t-shirt, Kawasaki station, July 19, 2003, 17:10.

"BREAK DOWN FAIRY MINX THAW EVEN" - girl's t-shirt in Akabane station, July 22, 2003, 16:00.    

"PREVAILING BOBSON ELASTIC TEMPERMENT BS" - 12-year-old boy's purple t-shirt, Saikyo line, August 6, 2003, 11:35.

"I LOVE THE PINK PANK FAWN" - Pink t-shirt on twentysomething woman, Omiya Loft, August 7, 2003, 18:54.

"WATCH OUT SEE WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT IT HAPPENS" -t-shirt of woman walking dog, Tokiwa, Urawa, August 20, 2003, 9:05.

"VELVET SNOOZER" - pink trucker hat, high-school girl, Saikyo line, August 22, 2003, 23:55.

"WELL, I'M GONNA DRON NOW" - t-shirt in Times Square mall, Shinjuku, August 29, 2003, 18:30.

"AFTER A STORM CONES THE CALM - SHE FELL ASLEEP AS SOON AS SHE GOT INTO BED" - back of grey tanktop, woman in late 20's carrying Burberry bag, Utsunomiya line, September 4, 2003, 16:05.

"TIMES CHANGE AND WE WITH THEN RN-43062" - red t-shirt, Shinjuku station, September 14, 2002, 21:55.

"PEACE AND DIGNITY ROAD TRIBUTE TO THE SELF-INDULGENCE BLUE HEART" - black long-sleeve t-shirt, Saikyo line, September 18, 2003, 16:40.

"JUVENILE DELINQUENCY NOHELL MOTORCYCLE" -black longsleeve t-shirt, Omiya station, October 4, 2003, 13:40.

"WE SUGGEST SNOB" - black long-sleeve t-shirt, Shibuya, October 10, 2003, 19:30.

"SUPER SONIC SLIMMY STAR NO FUTURE" -back of black button-down shirt, women in early 20's, Saikyo line, October 13, 2003, 13:50.

"7468-01 BEVERLY L. ANGELS IT'S A FOR YOUR HEALTH BOWL!" - back of cream-coloured hoodie, Tabata station McD's, October 14, 2003, 17:20.

"NUMBER WORTH PLENTYS MEAN" - back of a black hoodie, college student, Keihin-Tohoku line, October 21, 2003, 20:23.

"CHAOS BRINGER" - back of a cheap-looking fake-goretex outdoorsy/MEC-stylee jacket, Saikyo line, October 24, 2003, 17:40.

"SEEING YOU GIVES COURAGE PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS LEISURELY" - back of grey hoodie, 20-ish guy with a Nirvana "Nevermind" tote bag, Keihin-Tohoku line, October 25, 12:50.

"HER NAME IS SNOW WHITE PRETTIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD? + BANANA FISH" - cool black hoodie, Keihin-Tohoku line, November 5, 2003, 17:50.

"I CONTINUE TO WALK ON THE WONDERFUL WORLD ROAD" - back of hoodie, Omiya station, November 16, 2003, 13:50.

"I'M MINT MINT BONJOUR" - back of a powder blue tracksuit jacket, Shinjuku Station, December 6, 2003, 12:48.

"THE QUEEN GRACED THE OCCASION WITH HER PRESENCE AN EVERYDAY OCCURENCE" - back of longsleeve t-shirt, Tabata McDonald's, January 6, 2004, 17:30.

"YELLOW CORN SLEDGEHAMMER HIGHWAY THE 3RD" - arm of yellow & black "freshie"-style outdoors shell/jacket, Tokaiko line, January 9, 2004, 18:10. Front and back of jacket read "HIGHWAY MAGICIAN."

"EARTHLY PARADISE BY THE STREAM INCEDE MILITALY INFULUENCE RIDER'S CLOTHING" I-embroidered in gold thread on the back of a middle-aged man's olive drab sport jacket, Tokyo station, February 15, 2004, 15:30.

"SEX POT REVENGE BY THE ROADSIDE REVENGE DECONTROL OF WAR NO FEBLE BASTARD" - "J-punk" black vinyl patch on back of hoodie worn by j-punk, Utsunomiya line, February 25, 2004, 20:30.

"Let's give The third Bet?" - bottom of back of hoodie, Atami, March 27, 2004, 13:30.

"WANT TO CHOOSE GOOD FRAME YOUR DREAM" - back of navy t-shirt, Saikyo line, April 24, 2004, 14:55.

"TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY IT IS ALWAYS THE SUN TO THE HEART" - it is indeed. White t-shirt, Ueno station, April 29, 2004, 15:10.

"BLUE NAIL WAVE" - man's black t-shirt, Musashi Urawa station, April 30, 2004, 20:05.

"TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG  TO DIE" - back of white t-shirt worn by three-year-old, Shibuya, May 1, 2004, 16:25.

"DREAMIN' OF JUICY" - Shibuya Zara store, May 1, 2004, 17:30.

"CLUB SASARI WINE STAR" - on a seven-year-old girl's t-shirt, Saikyo line, May 3, 2004, 12:30.

"I'M A BALLOON SELLER" - but she definitely was not. Woman's t-shirt, Tachikawa, May 29, 2004, 16:30.

"MONKEY CREATES NEW GENERATION" - they certainly do. Black t-shirt worn by pimply-faced teenager, Tachikawa, May 29, 2004, 16:35.

"BLACK GANG MAGIXSON" - on the back of a white "gansta"-wear stylee track jacket, in the Maruetsu, June 4, 2004, 13:05.

"GRASP THE NETTLE" - back of orange t-shirt, Kokubunji station, June 4, 2004, 22:40.

"G#O#D PRAYS TO GOD" - white t-shirt, Seibu line, June 5, 2004, 12:55.

"CAUTION SPACE TORNADO OGAWA" - back of black t-shirt, Family Mart, June 11, 2004, 08:10.

"NO OVER FLOW CUSTOMS GIRL" - woman's white t-shirt, Ageo Ito Yokado, June 13, 2004, 12:02.

"IF SPRING COMES MANY BUTTERFLIES WILL FLOCK IN MY GERDEN" -butt of woman's black t-shirt, Minami-Urawa station, June 20, 2004, 14:49.

"DON'T CONDEMN OUR JOBS" - lime-green t-shirt, Ekoda station, June 22, 2004, 19:12.

"HARRY HYS NO MUFF TO TUFF" - back of twenty-something woman's pink t-shirt, Ikebukuro station, June 22, 2004, 19:25.

"TEMPTATION DO YOU WANT TO BE A FINE MOOD?" - yes, please. Back of black t-shirt, Saitama Shintoshin, July 9, 2004, 12:30.

"MASTURBATE EMPHASIS BE-FASTIDUOUS" - front of baseball t-shirt worn by clearly oblivious mid-thirties guy, Akitsu, July 10, 2004, 13:00.

'"FEED THEM! THROW TRASH! YOU DESTROY DEER LIFE, DON'T YOU?" -back o red tshirt, Nishi Kokubunji station, July 11, 2004,11:40.

"they think we're satanic" - white t-shirt, near Tachikawa, July 25, 2004, 13:50.

"NINE OF YOUR NUMBER LUCKY!" - green t-shirt, Kita Yono, July 27, 2004, 12:35.

"DON'T HAVE A COW IF I'M GROOVY" - back of woman's t-shirt, Akitsu station, July 31, 2004, 14:15.

"the color has NEVER faded. the color has NEVER relation!" - back of white t-shirt, Shinjuku station, August 2, 2004, 14:45.

"SUN DOWNERS REAPERS" - in an exact reprodution of the L.A. Lakers' logo, on a 10-year-old's t-shirt, Saikyo line, August 6, 2004, 17:50.

"FRJ PINEAPPLE IS MY BUSINESS" - woman's navy t-shirt, Ueno station, August 7, 2004, 15:02.

"SPLASHES USUAL POP EVERYONE WANTS ITS REFRESHING" - back of woman's white tank top, Maruetsu, August 8, 2004, 16:50.

"HIGH WIDE AND HANDSOME" - woman's white t-shirt, Omiya station, August 10, 2004, 15:02.

"THE TIME IS RUNNING SO QUICKLY THEREFORE WE ARE WORRYING COMMUNICATION ABOUT LAKE OF" - back of white t-shirt, Urawa, August 12, 2004, 08:30.

"KEEP SURFING Beach Clean for your enjoy sufing HE IS NEW SURFER!" - white t-shirt, Seibu Shinjuku line, August 18, 2004, 12:32.

"HEY! SUCK MY BLOOD KNEE" - yellow t-shirt, Higashi Murayama station, August 28, 2004, 18:24.

"I LOVE GESTS" - white t-shirt, with the text superimposed on the afro of a silhouetted figure seen through a keyhole, Yono Honmachi post office, August 31, 2004, 13:40.

"CASH FOR SLANG" - back of green t-shirt, Ebisu Wendy's, September 11, 2004, 17:05.

"YES, FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING" - black t-shirt, Omiya station, September 15, 2004, 17:01.

"COUNT THE NIGHT BY STARTS LIVE YOUR DREAM SMILE & HAPPY" - back of kids' t-shirt, Kita-Yono Book Depot, September 18, 2004, 17:00.

"THE NATURAL FLAVOR NEVER STOP SMOKING" - back of a white, long-sleeve t-shirt, done in imitation of The North Face logo, Cocoon shopping mall, September 20, 2004, 13:10.

"YOU GUYS ROCKS" - front of J-guy's pink t-shirt, Saitama Shintoshin, September 23, 2004, 17:15.

"HOLD ON LIKE GRIM DEATH" - in cheerful silver sparkly ink, on woman's black t-shirt, Shinjuku station, October 1, 2004, 15:45.

"WOMEN AND GUNS" - on J-guy's tshirt, accompanied with an illustration of a naked woman wrapped around a giant revolver, Shibuya station, October 1, 2004, 17:25.

"NO FUTURE DRINKING THE MORNING AWAY AFTERNOON WILL PROVE A MISTAKE" - well, if you drank the morning away, what do you expect? J-girl's t-shirt, Shibuya, October 1, 2004, 18:18.

"CONVERSATION LIE OF NONEXISTENT" - girl's white sweatshirt, Takanodai station, October 10, 2004, 12:15.

"CAN SHE WITH THE WyRLD?" - back of white sweatshirt, with a drawing of a green four-leaf clover beside it, Shinjuku station, October 16, 2004, 18:00.

"PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IF YOU CAN" - beige longsleeve tshirt, Omiya, October 21, 2004, 17:00.

"FANCY POCKET GIRLS" - back of girl's beige hoodie, Chuo line, October 24, 2004, 14:00.

"LEAD STORY PLANET We say "How do you do?" when we meet somebody. It's against nature." - black t-shirt, Kawagoe, November 7, 2004, 13:07.

"IMPRESSIONS IN MY MIND NOT TO BE MISSED" - mom's yellow t-shirt, Kawagoe, November 7, 2004, 13:40.

"LET'S FEEL THE NATURE POWERFUL ENGINE" - old man's grey baseball cap, Keihen-Tohoku line, November 13, 2004, 13:30.

"ADORABLE SISTERS GO WEST!" - on junior high school girl's black hoodie, Kawagoe Animate shop, November 14, 2004, 15:00.

"THAT'S LUCKY TO STILL BE WITH US" - back of a grey "gangsta"-style hoodie worn by J-mom, Urawa, September 19, 2004, 13:15.

"WE HOPE TO ALWAYS HAVE AN POEN MIND" - back of woman's t-shirt, Franz Ferdinand concert, Shibuya Ax, November 29, 2004, 18:30.

"THE RACOON DOG MUST BE EXHAUSTED! IT'S SO EASY TO TELL" - well, sure it is, with a *racoon dog*. Back of black t-shirt, Shinjuku station, December 4, 2004, 15:00.

"TOWN IN CANADA 99" - girl's black trucker hat, Shibuya, December 25, 2005, 14:05.

"GORDON & SMITH CONFIDENT THE WORLD" - and why wouldn't they? Back of teacher's navy hoodie, Yono Hachiman elementary school, January 17, 2005, 08:35.

"FREE JAH CURE" - J-hipster's white t-shirt in RUN DMC-style logo, Ueno, February 24, 2005, 16:15.

"strong will To tell the truth, he lied" - woman's tote, Kanda station, March 2, 2005, 15:33.

"WEST VIRGINIA 7 APPALACHIAN THIS MAP IS CORRECT" - back of kids' t-shirt, Chuo line, April 7, 2005, 16:40.

"SURF WITH GHOST" - ok! White t-shirt, Shibuya, June 7, 2005, 17:23.

"TAKE IT EASY WHO BREAK YOUR BACK? DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT" - back of turquoise t-shirt, Tachikawa station, July 3, 2005, 12:15.