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Kotaku Originals: ピシング・マッチ
Posted by Owen Good at 12:00 AM on July 27, 2008
Updated: That headline means "pissing match" in Japanese, according to commenter stargateheaven. But in any language, the Itagaki-Tecmo split got beyond bad-breakup nasty this week. Itagaki wants his money back, Tecmo's heaving shit out the front door. Just bad. And like giggling gossiping schoolkids we intercepted much of the paperwork and read it aloud to you, class. So we'll lead with those highlights and give you much more on the jump.
L'affaire Tecmo
Listen To The Secret Tecmo Tape
Here's The Documented Evidence Itagaki Submitted Against Tecmo
Secret Tecmo Tapes Reveal Number of the Beast, Insulting Tecmo President
Itagaki Didn't Leave Tecmo, He Was Fired
Tecmo Withdrew Itagaki Gag-Order Weeks Ago
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Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
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Synthemesc
Posted 3:36 AM 27/7/08
小便勝負 has a nice ring to it I think.
Synthemesc
Madriker
Posted 3:32 AM 27/7/08
Only time I ever bother listening to anything Itagaki has to say is when he's talking about a game in development. Otherwise, I just don't care...
Madriker
excel_excel
Posted 3:30 AM 27/7/08
@TheWP: hehehe OBJECTION!
excel_excel
TheWP
Posted 3:25 AM 27/7/08
@excel_excel: Only if "Itagaki" also relates to butts.
TheWP
hrabbit
Posted 2:41 AM 27/7/08
I LOVE the title :D it makes me lol
hrabbit
excel_excel
Posted 2:38 AM 27/7/08
"When something smells, it's usually the Itagaki"
excel_excel
illiterati
Posted 2:36 AM 27/7/08
ピッシング
illiterati
Ruzi
Posted 2:25 AM 27/7/08
ha HA.......urine
Ruzi
NeoStarr
Posted 2:20 AM 27/7/08
@stargateheaven: Props for speaking both French and Japanese. I didn't even notice the original headline was in French for like, hours.
NeoStarr
everybest
Posted 1:35 AM 27/7/08
@AlbenoEpiX: Just a play off Pokemon.
everybest
d-guy
Posted 1:30 AM 27/7/08
Don't worry, they can't try a husband and wife for the same crime...
d-guy
Does Not Equal
Posted 1:23 AM 27/7/08
She gets the house and the garden
He gets the boys in the band
Some of them his friends, some of them her friends
Some of them understand
Does Not Equal
TrjnRabbit
Posted 1:09 AM 27/7/08
So, who gets to keep the kids?
TrjnRabbit
stargateheaven
Posted 1:01 AM 27/7/08
「ピシング・マッチ」 Pissing match
stargateheaven
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 12:47 AM 27/7/08
@floppylobster:
And 'ko' means small, yes?
Chinpoko 'penis small'
Now what does 'mon' translate to? I'm hoping that it's 'have', so that saying 'chinpokomon' is essentially a chiasmic way of telling somebody exactly how big you think they are.
AlbenoEpiX
floppylobster
Posted 12:41 AM 27/7/08
"Many thanks for that translation, Chinpokomon!"
Ha Ha! Translate that!
(Chinpo is slang for penis)
floppylobster
jeffx
Posted 12:37 AM 27/7/08
The French part was fine, FYI.
jeffx
floppylobster
Posted 12:35 AM 27/7/08
@Jmontilla2786:
Ha Ha! Miss that show.
floppylobster
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 12:35 AM 27/7/08
@floppylobster:
If you wanted to say it literally, I guess it would be
"contest to determine whom is able to urinate the furthest distance, thereby proving their superiority".
The actual meaning behind the phrase is implicit.
AlbenoEpiX
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 12:34 AM 27/7/08
@floppylobster:
Pissingu Matchu.
AlbenoEpiX
floppylobster
Posted 12:33 AM 27/7/08
Sorry that should be iimasu not imasu. I'm crap at using romanji.
And you can always use -
"Pissing match" wa dou iu imi desu ka?
(what does pissing match mean?)
floppylobster
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 12:33 AM 27/7/08
@floppylobster:
Pissingu Matchu
AlbenoEpiX
Jmontilla2786
Posted 12:31 AM 27/7/08
@FeatherNET: Harvey Birdman...man i miss that show...
Anyway....its clear thant Temco is screwed....I'm just upset that team ninja didnt leave with Itagaki...
Jmontilla2786
floppylobster
Posted 12:30 AM 27/7/08
@hamandcheeseUK:
Better to say -
"Pissing Match" (wa), nihongo de, nan to imasu ka?
How do you say pissing match in Japanese?
floppylobster
hamandcheeseUK
Posted 12:23 AM 27/7/08
"Pissing Match" wa nihongo de nan desu ka
I may be wrong, not been studying long!
hamandcheeseUK
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 12:23 AM 27/7/08
@FeatherNET:
Use the chewbacca defense. Works every time.
AlbenoEpiX
FeatherNET
Posted 12:20 AM 27/7/08
@AZRockslide: It's too early in the morning here. Bite me >.>
Doesn't stop you from being right however XD
FeatherNET
AZRockslide
Posted 12:15 AM 27/7/08
@FeatherNET: Come on, at least try something rare.
AZRockslide
Beyond-Infinity
Posted 12:15 AM 27/7/08
@everybest: Me O_O
Beyond-Infinity
FeatherNET
Posted 12:12 AM 27/7/08
I'll take the case! (Please get the reference)
FeatherNET
everybest
Posted 12:11 AM 27/7/08
I just want to skip to the end. Who wins?!
everybest
AlbenoEpiX
Posted 12:10 AM 27/7/08
Is there any talk of where Itagaki will take his talents?
AlbenoEpiX
Reuptake
Posted 12:04 AM 27/7/08
Dear god - what a story. I never thought it'd be so public.
Reuptake
ShadowScale
Posted 4:08 AM 27/7/08
No, I want my money.
ShadowScale
paeper
Posted 8:04 AM 27/7/08
@AlbenoEpiX: Haha I forgot about that!
paeper
K_K
Posted 6:12 PM 27/7/08
Two questions I want answered:
1. Where is this man going to work?
2. Is Team Ninja going to be disbanded, merged with any other teams or will they walk out like we've seen some teams doing it lately?
K_K
Darien_Shields
Posted 10:51 AM 28/7/08
I don't know if pishingu macchi really counts as "pissing match in Japanese". Sure they use a lot of loan words, but that doesn't mean you can write everything in Katakana and say it's Japanese. A Japanese person might have no idea what you're talking about. It's more like an English phrase said in Japanese. Like speaking with a really heavy accent. Pishingu Macchi.
Darien_Shields