On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 04:46:20 -0400, Cub Driver wrote:

The Japanese called the B-29 the bee nee koo (phonetic spelling).

My "know how to order a beeru" Japanese (filtered through many a Sapporo)
says a better spelling would probably be "Ni Kyu". Keep in mind that I
could only speak and understand Japanese when I was well into my cups...

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-Jeff B. (currently sober and having trouble with English)
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