Fukudome - Just a Coincidence

偶然だぞ !

We’ve all realized for a long time that having Fukudome would result in unending and oh-so-clever “No, Fuk-u!” t-shirts and bleacher signs. I mean, you have to replace that Cardinals Fans Take it in the Pujols shirt after a while, right? But who knew Cubs fans everywhere would resort to annoying rising sun Karate Kid II headbands? All of the sudden we are Gagne-goatee wearing Dodgers Rangers Red Sox Brewers fans.

But several Cubs fans in the RF bleachers for the home opener were holding up signs featuring Japanese text. An email from Mark in Taiwan to cubscast.com hosts shares the funny story of their mistranslated signs:

Some of the fans had boards with something like “偶然だぞ” written on it. I think the fans were trying to say “it’s gonna happen,” but google translate screwed this up and instead of saying it’s gonna happen to Fukudome’s first appearance at Wrigley Field, the phrase literally means “it’s just a coincidence.”

Mark also writes that another translation would be “DUDE(or noob) , YOU JUST GOT LUCKY ON THAT!!”

No more posting today. Since we’ve now resorted to ethnic based headwear, I’m off to create and market Italian Puerto Rican mustaches for when Geovany Soto bats.

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