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A dangerous game when your name starts with “hundred”
I guess birds are illiterate? 百舌勘定 mo.zu.kan.jou Literally: hundred – tongue – compare – determine Alternately: Arranging things so that others end up paying your costs for you. Especially at a restaurant, manipulating the bill in a way that divides … Continue reading
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Tagged bull-headed shrike, 百舌, 百舌鳥, fable, puns, scam, settling a bill, 勘定
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