Comments on: Product poetry

By: remora

remora — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:29:40 +0000

the rest of this will have to be Francofried because I can be bothered with Eigo.

By: remora

remora — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:40:35 +0000

*careful rem because this chunk is tricky*

enfonces dans les tenebres,
ne chercherez-vous pas une chandelle.
..quand ce vacher?

easy to speak but the Devil to get right..

By: remora

remora — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:46:35 +0000

that easy quickstep between the wharf
and the Round-Table-Engrish post (on JAPUNDIT)
where I seemed to have a narrative direction?.

..I guess i’m a poor Slave of Appetite

rem

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:21:33 +0000

*pause* – now here is the musukashii tricky transitional phase – but any remora thats up to its Mustard can cross over.

By: remora

remora — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:13:22 +0000

..swift,small-needing,vague yet clear,
the cold sweet silver,wrapped in round waves,
Quickened with touches of transporting fear.
(Leigh Hunt)

..to be cont’d..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:54:42 +0000

Product Poetry – [copywriterstyle]

the You that is to Be.
a gestation of mystery – an elemental delinquent
Child of a fearful Sea.

(white spacial chorus);

to be carried – but not to carry.
to be held – not to hold.
to be fed – but not to feed.
to be given – not to give.

*White Space*

Well,the sky grew dark and the Wind strengthened,
the remora’s knew the Voyage was long.
despite the Ships Masters preparations..
something,something?..just might go wrong.

(white spacial chorus);

..to be continued.

By: remora

remora — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:26:13 +0000

now,I am hoping (and sending the odd prayer wherever) that you crew behave yourselves while I am in transit and away – now please behave (Dame!! get off that couch Tsu-chan..)

*remora-prime*

(!_!)

By: remora

remora — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:56:58 +0000

as a taster of the: remora poem construction group..we will deliver (over a period of 72 hours) the complete body of remku #3 (Summa Collection)…so please standby…some of us have to sleep & etc.

(*_*)

By: remora

remora — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:30:12 +0000

now Lets try that again!!: (Admin please take your finger off the KEY);

remku#1 – 2009

Title :“Late Love is like Smart Footwear”

“Artistic Principles as a Set.
Nullifies the consumation by many
- without tonic,
Smart Footwear”

thank you

remora

By: remora

remora — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:24:20 +0000

now here is my first remku of the Spring Saison 2009 – entitled

“Late Love is like Smart Footwear”

“Artistic Principles as a Set.
Nullifies the consumation by many
– without tonic,
S

By: remora

remora — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:53:08 +0000

just a late thought TU – are there any condo’s that you have come across such as the Reichstag or Stalag Ichiban (or even better!) Le Bastille

I could have taken a more noir-ish sweep on that, but keeping it in good taste on Japundit is kinda important (to me).

rem

By: remora

remora — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:05:46 +0000

its a bit late TU (thanks for your effort) I’ve decided that overoften is probably right – it’s all just a load of fatuous bunk.

signing off

remora

By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:48:16 +0000

Those can be any West European languages. That’s a kind of Japanese yearning for Western culture.

By the way, If you check the names of condominiums or flats in Japan, you notice they often have English, French, German or Italian names. These are normally related to housing such as mansion, home, residence, avenue, palace, (grand) maison, chateau, (Leben) Heim, and casa, but sometimes very strange names like ” Fairytale “, ” High Lark “, ” Sun Rose “, ” Park Front “, ” Sky Corpo “, ” Proud “, ” Happy Note “, ” Espoire (Hope) ” and so on.

http://www.cue.tv/catv-manshon.html

By: remora

remora — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:51:09 +0000

all well and good TU – now what accounts for the use of German on some products shown in the PingMag article..maybe a little bit of sentiment for the good old days of the Wartime Axis? (low blow rem)..I think not.

Maybe overoften was correct..maybe it is all just a load of overblown hyperbole written by a bunch of know-nothing advert Otaku.

*I’ll just contentedly remain in ignorance, and believe that there is some truth in the article.*

remora

By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:49:45 +0000

At the time when products made in Japan were supposed to be cheap and bad, there was a word ” Hakurai ” which meant Western made high quality products. Along with that, English description on the product was considered cool and prestigious.

Still this custom is remaining to date and we see lots of meaningless Engrish ornaments on the products and same sort of ads on TV and magazines, etc.

Now this spread to other Asian countries and we see lots of similar Chenglish in China.

By: remora

remora — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:58:17 +0000

I think my basic reason for all of this, is to point out to English speaking gaijin in Japan, who time and again pour derision on these harmless little examples of Engrish and snigger, that.. whoa!..stop flattering yourselves..none of this is intended for your benefit.

Whatever, they might think about it – in the end it doesn’t matter.

It’s pure and simply a marketing tool – but at the same time as well (to me) they have a quirky charm.

and as to the Latin? – that link you found interesting – I assume was something to do with Mock Latin…just about as idiotic and banal as Mockney, frequently used by those day-trading spivs in London.

I am surprised that you took an interest in this – generally your concerns are with more weightier and highbrow matters.

your pal (?)

remora

By: overoften

overoften — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:59:06 +0000

Well remora, it generally communicates very little to me. We’re evidently moved by different things. And so the world goes round. But I don’t think it communicates much to the intended audience either. I think they probably pay it little or no attention.

By the way how many Western or Eastern advertising copywriters are conversant in Latin? – my guess is zero.

I’m sorry, but I fail to see the connection.

I too fail to see the connection. Why bring it up?

By: Edward Chmura

Edward Chmura — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:46:54 +0000

riki. . . Now THAT is Engrish.

By: riki

riki — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:03:30 +0000

Chinese Engrish, but still funny

By: remora

remora — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:11:08 +0000

on the contrary overoften, it is communicating (a feeling or a whisper of an emotion) unfortunately not for us insensitive irrelevant gaijin..I thought that was spelt out very plain and clear in the PingMag article – I didn’t have to struggle to understand that.

By the way how many Western or Eastern advertising copywriters are conversant in Latin? – my guess is zero.

I’m sorry, but I fail to see the connection.

rem.