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In a strange series of events, I ended up having an internet conversation with my girlfriend in Japan about what exactly the genealogy of the Mario character Yoshi is. I hope this doesn't make her out to look like she has the IQ of a stick. I can vouch for her that she's a really smart person and these kinds of weird situations are why I'm dating her. Anime-esque misunderstandings bring lots of hilarity and freshness to the relationship so I hope you guys don't take this too out of context. Plus it'll probably be pretty embarrassing if she knows I posted this. With that out of the way, here was a recap of the conversation we had. Me in black and her in red.
Yoshi's got a big nose, huh?
Yeah, he does. Poor thing, he's also got a small head too.
Ah, that's probably because he's a dinosaur and isn't very smart.
Huh? Dinosaur? Yoshi's a dinosaur?
Yeah...
Why do you say that?
Well because he looks like one. And you found him in Dino-land.
Dino-land?
What, you never played Super Mario World. You're running all over the place with Dinosaurs and stuff.
Oh.... Maybe I watched my brother play it when I was a kid. But I probably didn't pay too much attention.
Okay, so if Yoshi wasn't a Dinosaur what did you think he was?
He's a duck right? Or some kind of bird? Like here... (She pulls out a blue yoshi plush)
See this yoshi is like a penguin. And then the red one is like a red bird. And the white one is like a white bird.
WHAT? What about his tongue? That doesn't make any sense. He's more like a lizard than a bird.
OH! LIZARD! Yeah, I see now. And he's like one of those dinosaurs that breathe fire.
Right, except dinosaurs don't breath fire.
What?... What about Dragons?
Uh...Dragons? Those aren't real.
They're not? Maybe I need to study more about American fiction and fantasy?
Haha, I guess. How'd you ever think he was a duck?
I dunno, I told you I probably wasn't really paying attention.
I mean for goodness sakes, he's wearing boots. Wait, Why is Yoshi wearing Boots anyways? That's pretty ridiculous if he's a dinosaur.
Yeah, Japanese people make some pretty cute figures.
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14 years ago
"I can vouch for her that she’s a really smart person"
*keeps reading*
"And he’s like one of those dinosaurs that breathe fire"
...
*aneurysm*
14 years ago
Well thanks for sharing that with us David, I thought it was hilarious. It is kinda funny that she doesn't even know one of the biggest star of video games that came from her country. But I don't blame her, I'm sure I don't know many popular things about my country XD
14 years ago
Been wondering for a while..
Is Kaori (from the Youtube videos on your personal channel) your girlfriend, David?
14 years ago
omg, first time I realise that Yoshi is wearing boots
14 years ago
Haha wow. Wait I thought Yoshis a girl? Someone told me it was sposed to be a girl. Hmm I dont know. Hey he needs boots cause then why do koopas and goombas get boots
14 years ago
do not breed.
14 years ago
That's an adorable story. I'm honestly not surprised someone would refer to Yoshi as a bird of some kind. Lots of people I knew thought the Koopa Troopas were Ducks. So yeah.
14 years ago
That's funny. Now that I think about it, I don't recall every wondering what Yoshi was when I was younger.
14 years ago
Yeah, I've always noticed the saddle, but I guess it never dawned on me that he was wearing boots too.
14 years ago
Is it rude that I laughed? If so, I'm sorry. >.<
14 years ago
Just reading through that conversation racked my mind, and I thought me and my fiancée were odd when we had a full fledged conversation about the difference between Rice Crispy Cereal and Rice Crispy Treat Cereal.
14 years ago
Fun fact: Yoshi's original design looked like a bird/chocobo.
http://i50.tinypic.com/2igkj81.png
14 years ago
Lol, if it weren't for the fact that she's probably a good several years older, I'd say that was adorable.
14 years ago
lol i thought yoshi was a girl since HE laid eggs XD
this story warmed my heart up :')
14 years ago
Haha. That's very cute. A duck makes sense, I mean, chocobos are pretty much accepted in gamer culture. They're big chickens. And Yoshi lays eggs... I could see it. Makes sense.
The shoes totally don't make sense though.
14 years ago
Enetertaining article but I don't give her too much grief for her way of thought I have probably had much odder misunderstandings of what a character was before
14 years ago
I'm serious when I say this.
She's a keeper.
14 years ago
"Uh…Dragons? Those aren’t real.
They’re not? Maybe I need to study more about American fiction and fantasy?"
This part made my brain hurt
14 years ago
Haha, that's adorable.
14 years ago
Yoshis also have shells on their back. Go figure.
14 years ago
Yo-duck?
14 years ago
lol This reminds me of when I was little and thought the ghosts in Pac man were octopus ^_^
14 years ago
Sorry David but hilarious conversation xD
But its strange tho, never thought about Yoshi as a bird, allways as a dinossaur or a dragon since he can breathe fire in come conditions '-'
( and btw, you're a lucky bastard David )
14 years ago
there was a old Mario cartoon and they said Yoshi's a "yoshisour". anyways i looooooooove Yoshi! hes my favorite character. before i say the episode i wondered if he was a Dino, lizard human turtle mix, or a frog thing...........