Japanese Fail Dogs

February 28th, 2008
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I know, I know. You’re moaning in agony at the continuing theme here. But I couldn’t resist. Why? Well, unlike lolcats, which require some creative thinking – situational explanation, implying context, and preferably a knowledge of goofy Japanese (which, let’s face it, I just do not possess) – “fail dogs” are EASY. I just have to translate the word “FAIL.” I’ve chosen 2 variations to work with. 失敗 (shippai) and 惜しい (oshii). (I guess 残念 [zannnen] would also work, though. For most of these.) I’m not really good at nuance, but still. See how much easier that is? Now tell me, how could I resist? It was there…I had to. Blame the internet.

Original Fail Dog. Original photo by pathfinder.
Original Fail Dog. Original photo by Julian (lower right corner).
Original Fail Dog. Original photo by toddeemel.
Original Fail Dog. Original photo by Scott T.

So there you have it, folks. Fail Dogs in Japanese.

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  • Chris - My dog used to fail all the time, but he was awesome much more often. :-) My favorite trick was to make the motion of throwing a tennis ball and watching him scurry excitedly after it...only to find that I had not released it. He was a good sport though. I also love remembering the time he ate a warhead and we watched his short term memory fizzle out. "Oooh! Candy!" (pounce on it and lick away) -> "YUCK! It's sour!" (spit it out) -> "Oooooh! Candy!" (repeat until it's gone).
  • Aww poor dogs.... haha I musn't laugh.. I wish I had a camera with me all the times my dog has failed. Although mostly it would need to be in video because instead of catching a ball he tends to headbutt it back at me....or over a fence.... sigh

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  • Nathan - I feel bad for both of them, but relieved that the aggressor will not have any progeny to speak of. Is that wrong? Ha ha.

    Nick - Yeah...I chose the wince-worthy pictures. There were some classic "stupid" shots, too, though. (A dog jumping to the right of a hoop instead of through it, for instance.) The thing is, I'm torn about laughing at the site, because I think dogs rule. Ha ha. The inner turmoil!
  • Ouch, they look a bit painful. Especially the third one ;)

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  • Hmmm...that poor white dog, or should I say that poor brown dog -

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