So what is the Surprised Donkey name all about? I have to shamefully admit that it is a direct rip-off from the Bikkuri Donkey hamburger restaurant chain in Japan. (That link is to their website, but it is all in Japanese, so don't expect much enlightenment unless you - and your computer - can read Japanese.) Bikkuri means 'to be surprised' in Japanese. I always thought it would be a great name for a pub in England, but as I am unlikely to be running or owning one of those, I thought I'd use it as my blog name when the first name that came to mind, Azekatsu Ambler, started grating.
I am now approaching my third moniker for this site, and though the new one is not very original either, it is far more appropriate. So don't be surprised if you see a new name up here shortly! Oh, how fickle this blogger is.
Posted by Joe at July 21, 2003 10:37 AM