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PAWNED! Lenny Dykstra caught hocking his hardware
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PAWNED! Lenny Dykstra caught hocking his hardware
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Not quite sure how to put into words how bizarre this is, but there's a news segment on tv-tokyo.co.jp that appears to be about the recession's effects on the wealthy in the U.S.: There are shots of empty stores for lease on Rodeo Drive, a behind-the-scenes report on how pawn shops work, and then, 3:00 in, out of the blue, you see Lenny Frakking Dykstra, looking like some kind of high-class hobo, pawning his World Series and All Star rings.
Dykstra and the Telly Savalas-looking pawn shop guy's conversation is drowned out by the Japanese overdub, making it impossible to hear what they're saying. Dykstra, whose financial problems are well known and myriad, almost certainly appears caught unawares.
Any Japanese speakers out there able to translate what exactly is being said in this segment? Please share in the comments section.
Please enjoy the babelfish translation of the text that appears below the video:
American prominent high-class residential town [bibarihiruzu]. The wave of recession had done wealthy layer direct bomb hit. The high-class clock and the treasure ornament item pledge were done in the pawnbroker which continues 30 year coming business. Recently it means that the enterprise manager increases. Furthermore the Motohiro league member it appeared while collecting materials with the token of self active age.
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