1/28/2024 0 Comments Misread road signs funnyWhile it’s certainly nothing special for the Internet to bleed into “Real Life,” many Japanese Twitter users found it hilarious. ▼”So, when will you do it? How about now!” The phrase struck a chord with Internet users and has taken on a life of its own, spawning parody videos and ASCII Internet art like the image below. The gentleman at about 00:20 is Hayashi Sensei, delivering the now-popular phrase “So, when will you do it? How about now!” If you have a moment, watch the commercial below. You see, the phrase “ima desho,” or “How about now,” comes from an unintentionally humorous commercial by the university-entrance-exam prep school Toshin High School. While the sign we showed you earlier this week was hilarious for its beautiful malapropism, today’s sign is funny for its Internet culture reference. “Hunh? What’s so funny about that,” you ask. While governmental agencies aren’t exactly known for their sense of humor, accidental or otherwise, we occasionally get a nice surprise, like the road sign above. It reads, simply enough, “Feeling sleepy while driving / When will you take a break? / How about now!”
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