P's and Q's

drankly i'm frank
my last cerveza
four beers before

so maybe i'm on
my fifth but that
wasn't a fifth

of Jameson
was that or
was that

something not
of the Irish sort
for what it's worth

for me to raise
my glass and say
cin cin like an Italian

which i did 
regrettably
for my son

cheers was said
by all in Italy but
in his Japanese

heart he knew
i was saying
slang for

pea 
nis
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Lamoureux Avatar
March 1, 2020 at 12:26 AM
Great story. It’s fun embarrassing our kids from time to time.
Poetry Avatar
February 28, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Funny... pea nis is shot in japan... they say, i do not know... salute you back ! alkas
Connelly Avatar
February 29, 2020 at 11:52 PM
Lol Alkas it's not "short or shot" it's slang for penis lol. Just like in German, "gift" translates to "poison". Language is amazing to me...
Poetry Avatar
February 28, 2020 at 12:01 PM
EMENTA SHORT, NOT SHOT...
Lamoureux Avatar
February 28, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Better than nea pis. ;0)
Connelly Avatar
February 28, 2020 at 10:51 AM
Lol. The Italian cin cin for cheers is very close to the Japanese slang chin chin for penis. Last trip to Italy with my wife and son (her son from Japan, but he refers to me as Dad)... I was always toasting in restaurants as the crowd would respond back. I'd laugh so hard, and he would feel so embarrassed LOL.
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