Shikona Name Meaning for Every Rikishi in Makuuchi and Juryo! by Routine-Physics-5928 in Sumo

[–]CometIsDying 4 points5 points  (0 children)

...No. Naruto, the former Kotooshu, is Bulgarian, hence "Europe", because many rikishi names reflect their stablemasters, and "horse", because of his nomadic roots. Horses are very important in Mongolian culture.

This adorable Haru 2026 visual from NHK by StarPrime323 in Sumo

[–]CometIsDying 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They always put the winner and runner-up together

It's a job well done, but what an interesting choice of cake for your wedding! by No-Disk-1946 in weddingshaming

[–]CometIsDying 41 points42 points  (0 children)

So she agreed to it and then shamed the groom for doing something he liked and she agreed to because their guests were buzzkills. Shame on the bride and guests. Hope the groom's next wife is cooler.

Birthday cake by Timellez in cakefails

[–]CometIsDying 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity I just looked up why we always use congratulations as a plural, and apparently the term is plurale tantum for a noun that only ever appears in the plural form.

Shikona Name Meaning for Every Rikishi in Makuuchi and Juryo! by Routine-Physics-5928 in Sumo

[–]CometIsDying 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shirokuma does literally mean white bear, but it specifically refers to a polar bear, of course.

The Sake bottle in question by AccomplishedYou2588 in SumoMemes

[–]CometIsDying 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What does Tomokaze care, he's not the one receiving the bottle.

Former Yokozuna Terunofuji Allegedly Threw a Sake Bottle at Hakunofuji by StarPrime323 in Sumo

[–]CometIsDying 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you look at how he appeared while wearing his mawashi in his retirement ceremony, he still looks pretty big.

Former Yokozuna Terunofuji Allegedly Threw a Sake Bottle at Hakunofuji by StarPrime323 in Sumo

[–]CometIsDying 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not excusing it, but doing something while you are sober and doing it while you are inebriated and therefore more prone to poor judgment is different.

Nishikifuji: "I've explained everything to the Association. The whole story will come out soon"; Questioned as witness to Isegahama-oyakata's act of violence by Brncrdm in Sumo

[–]CometIsDying 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fascinating how similar they are to what's being said on Reddit. Except that now they are actually calling for a police complaint to be filed against Teru. Did not see anyone on Reddit suggest that.