# An Asian Gameshow that Would Do Well Here

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 11, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006 "2006-10-11T01:30:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006/1 "2006-10-11T01:30:49Z")

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I don’t usually post clips or links out of the blue but StumbleUpon had me trippin’ with this one.

[http://www.glumbert.com/media/tonguetwister](http://www.glumbert.com/media/tonguetwister)

It is some type of Asian game show (Korean?). The contestants are all male and I think they have to read off a tongue twister and, if they flub it, a springy mallet coming out of the floor gives them some reinforcement. Hell, even if they get it right, they still might get some reinforcement. This idea would do well on Blue Collar TV or even mainstream reality TV.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006/2 "2006-10-11T01:52:15Z")

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I’ve seen this one before. That’s no damned fun. That last dude gets so worked up, then gets it in the junk. I’d like to know what the tongue twister translates to, because I’m sure in English, it doesn’t translate to ANYTHING that remotely rhymes.

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**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006/3 "2006-10-11T03:00:50Z")

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FYI, it’s Japanese, not Korean.

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**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006/4 "2006-10-11T03:11:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever]  
I’ve seen this one before. That’s no damned fun. That last dude gets so worked up, then gets it in the junk. I’d like to know what the tongue twister translates to, because I’m sure in English, it doesn’t translate to ANYTHING that remotely rhymes.  
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They’re actually saying the name of the show. It’s something about “I’m not the messenger for a young boy” and something about a water-escape stage illusion. As you can tell, my Japanese is weak.

Very.

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-asian-gameshow-that-would-do-well-here/376006/5 "2006-10-11T06:59:06Z")

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This one’s come up before. It’s more a comedy show that involves contests than a game show.

> **[Game Show you'd want to be a contestant on the LEAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=387276)**
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> I pick this one. :eek: Yikes!