# Who or what is Yojimboguy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833 "2002-06-19T11:39:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Montezuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Montezuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montezuma)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/1 "2002-06-19T11:39:02Z")
I am intrigued by this guy who is he, what is he? Why the name? what is Yojimboguy? is it an ancient chinese washing powder? Or was it a name of some mongol warlord? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/2 "2002-06-19T11:54:48Z")
The word “yojimbo” is not Chinese, it’s Japanese. It means “samurai-bodyguard”. **Yojimboguy** probably chose it because of the Kurosawa film _Yojimbo_. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/3 "2002-06-19T12:10:56Z")
It should also be pointed out that there are two separate posters: **Yojimbo** and **Yojimboguy** ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/4 "2002-06-19T12:24:32Z")
And here was me thinking it was taken from a Bond movie (I’m pretty sure that the CIA chappie shouts ‘Yo! Jimbo!’ to Bond in one or more of them. ---
**Author:** ![Montezuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Montezuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montezuma)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/5 "2002-06-19T18:44:18Z")
Yojimboguy: Post something here please! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/6 "2002-06-19T19:12:12Z")
I saw the thread title, and wondered who I had pissed off, and why. This us a pretty common thought for me, because I tend to offend in complete ignorance. But I am strangely flattered. My name is Jim Some people call me Jimbo A couple of people call me Yojimbo, based on the lead character\* of the Kurosawa(sp?) film of the same name. When I started online regularly (about 3 years ago): “Jim@…” was taken “Jimbo@…” was taken “Yojimbo@…” was taken “Yojimboguy@” was NOT taken; ergo, I am yojimboguy. You may interpret it in two ways: 1. Yojimbo Guy! OR 2. Yo! Jimbo Guy! - I was told this is a compliment. But to me the movie Yojimbo character is pretty much an asshole, though to be fair he’s not exactly dealing with polite society. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/7 "2002-06-19T20:05:31Z")
Go read Stan Sakai’s _Usagi Yojimbo_ comics, then – there’s a yojimbo worth looking up to. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/8 "2002-06-20T01:08:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*Go read Stan Sakai’s _Usagi Yojimbo_ comics, then – there’s a yojimbo worth looking up to. \*\* can they be read in English? Online? ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/9 "2002-06-20T02:21:01Z")
In English, yes, they’re written in English, I believe. Online? Mm… not to my knowledge. They’re about a rabbit samurai. Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Montezuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Montezuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montezuma)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/10 "2002-06-20T15:47:30Z")
Haha! I thought your name was like some sort of weird grouping of ’ Yo! Jimbo! you and your guys comeover here’ ---
**Author:** ![Montezuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3be4f8/32.png) [@Montezuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montezuma)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-yojimboguy/114833/11 "2002-06-20T15:49:22Z")
The thread is a closure on my intrigue, but don’t take offence