Edwin (My father lives in a Japanese man’s pants)
Potato-sensei provides such endless amusement. Recently we were having a takoyaki-party at another teacher’s house, and I noticed that Potato’s bag was printed with the name ‘EDWIN’. Out of interest I mentioned that Edwin is my father’s name, to which Potato and Moe-sensei answered that in Japan it’s a popular jeans brand, and proceeded to show me the tag on the jeans they were wearing. Potato-sensei went a step further, declaring ‘underwear too!’ and lifted his shirt to show me the large ‘EDWIN’ print across the underwear band, Calvin Klein style. Well, something about the mannerisms involved just seemed hilarious, and I started laughing. Even moreso when Potato pointed to his underwear and said flatly ‘Your father. Your father in my pants’.
Well, by this time I was in a right fit of laughter, and it didn’t help when Potato started doing an odd little crotch dance (did I mention he’d been drinking already?) and speaking in his best ventriloquist voice, calling ‘Amy... Amy... I’m your father... Amy... It’s me, Edwin’, as though my Dad were speaking from right out of his pants. I’m sure you can imagine it just went downhill from there.
The following Monday at school, I got a call. A pants call. In one of those dull moments, Potato-sensei started calling again ‘Amy... Amy... It’s me, your father’, then acted surprised as he looked down at his pants. ‘Oh! Your father calling!’
I feel really sorry for my Dad. I never intended to imply that he lives in my coworker’s pants.
Well, by this time I was in a right fit of laughter, and it didn’t help when Potato started doing an odd little crotch dance (did I mention he’d been drinking already?) and speaking in his best ventriloquist voice, calling ‘Amy... Amy... I’m your father... Amy... It’s me, Edwin’, as though my Dad were speaking from right out of his pants. I’m sure you can imagine it just went downhill from there.
The following Monday at school, I got a call. A pants call. In one of those dull moments, Potato-sensei started calling again ‘Amy... Amy... It’s me, your father’, then acted surprised as he looked down at his pants. ‘Oh! Your father calling!’
I feel really sorry for my Dad. I never intended to imply that he lives in my coworker’s pants.
Laughing uncontrollably? Yes, I would too.
I'm guessing they don't have the phrase "in my pants"/"in your pants" in Japan.....lolol. Or if they do, it has a different meaning.
Posted by Rachel McKeown | 9:15 AM
I found the perfect Edwin jeans once, but alas they stopped at one size below the one I needed. I thought about pre-emptively buying them hoping I could diet down to fit them, but decided against it.
And Brad Pitt advertises Edwin in Japan. It's funny XD
-matt (matt from lj)
Posted by matt | 3:44 PM