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Ah so, it's Aso

PostAuthor: homintern » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 3:03 am

The new Japanese PM is Taro Aso. Sorry, a silly schoolboy pun. I just couldn't resist it
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Re: Ah so, it's Aso

PostAuthor: Chao Na » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 8:41 am

homintern wrote:The new Japanese PM is Taro Aso. Sorry, a silly schoolboy pun. I just couldn't resist it


Aso...did his mother name him after you? You know the old bird's spelling and pronunciation weren't terribly good.

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PostAuthor: Bob » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 2:04 pm

What a coincidence. We (here in the colonies) too have had an Aso leading us for the last 7+ years....
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PostAuthor: 555 » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 12:41 am

Mount Aso in Kyushu.

That is an adjective, not a verb.
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PostAuthor: cottmann » Wed 24 Sep, 2008 1:33 am

555 wrote:Mount Aso in Kyushu.

That is an adjective, not a verb.


"Taro" signifies he is the first-born son. The root kanji of "Aso" refers to hemp - the industrial not the smoking kind.

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