お勉強とお遊び are the Names of the Game in Life!?

Joey: My plane had mechanicasl difficulties.

Josh: This is the State of the Union. There was nothing you can do about it?

Joey: No, becasue as a  child, I never paid attention during airplane mechanics class.

Josh: Is this the kind of Noel Cowardesque wit I can expect the whole night long?

Noel Cowardesque witというのがどういうものかはっきりしないが、Noel Cowardというのはこういう人。

Oxford Advanced Learner's CompassのCultural Guideによれば"well know for his elegant appearance and intelligent humour"だそうだ。

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