Ninja 411
I: Hey, what's the Japanese hiragana that looks like this [gestures in the air in a big swoop] with two crossbar things on it?
She: [irritated] Like what with what?
I: Like a lowercase t, sort of, but with two crossbars?
She: "Ta?" I don't know. I can't figure out what you're asking. Why?
I: I'm trying to figure out what the ninjas are saying to me on the new Gmail "Ninja" theme.
She: You figure it out.
I: You're no help. Okay, here it is, thanks to Omniglot.com, the ninjas are saying "Moshi moshi!"
She: Moshi moshi!
I: Do ninjas say "moshi moshi?"
She: No, people answering the phone say "moshi moshi."
I: I know that, but the important question is: Do ninjas answering the phone say, "Moshi moshi?"
She: Only if you phone them.
She: [irritated] Like what with what?
I: Like a lowercase t, sort of, but with two crossbars?
She: "Ta?" I don't know. I can't figure out what you're asking. Why?
I: I'm trying to figure out what the ninjas are saying to me on the new Gmail "Ninja" theme.
She: You figure it out.
I: You're no help. Okay, here it is, thanks to Omniglot.com, the ninjas are saying "Moshi moshi!"
She: Moshi moshi!
I: Do ninjas say "moshi moshi?"
She: No, people answering the phone say "moshi moshi."
I: I know that, but the important question is: Do ninjas answering the phone say, "Moshi moshi?"
She: Only if you phone them.