Mai Musume

As many of you already know, doll owners call their dolls "Musume" [娘[むすめ]] meaning "Daughter." The following is a true story that happened this week.
An engineer who we have been working with of late was due to come over to our office. In a mail, after agreeing on a time for the meeting, I said "When you come, I'll introduce my daughters to you."
On the day of the meeting, the engineer came round and brought some cakes with him - its quite normal in Japan for folks to bring foodstuffs to other offices when visiting. I often bring a load of goodies from Costco for the folks at Goodsmile.
I put the cakes in the refrigerator and we continued to talk about server configurations and stuff.
At the end of the meeting, I thanked the engineer for the cakes. He said:-
Not at all! You mentioned you had daughters so I bought the cakes for them.
I hesitated to tell him the truth for a bit and then giggled as I recalled that I said that I was going to introduce him to my daughters. I pointed to Mirai Saber and Aoi-chan and said "Please meet mai musume..."
I thought he was a bit of an otaku so would have known the true meaning of Musume ^^;
I took the above photo for him so that he would feel better knowing that I really did give the cakes to mai musume ^^; Sorry O-san!

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pervert
it sounded like he was more interested in meeting your daughters than you
Myself-finder
yes i'm quite sure that's the case.
Computer Science/Japanese Student
Agreed. =~~
Dreamer
Agreed Agreed @_@
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
LoL XD
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
well aren't kids adorable ^.^?
Software Developer / Space Marine
haha, yeah I agree, no reason for everyone to act all suspicious :P
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
Hmm? ^^;
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
Ahaha xDD
三年せいとオタク
XD Lol Yea
Student
http://miri.textcube.com/
I can't stop the laughter! Hahaha~
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
LOL nice one! XD
Student
Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Nice xD
Student
rofl
IT Manager
http://thumbnail-of-life.blogspot.com/
cant agree more xD
Student
http://sanguinerose.wordpress.com/
Haha! Nice one!
Student of Computer Info. & Office Sys.
Look out lolicon after your daughters XD
Assembly line worker, nationally certified madman
http://urisblog.morbid-sore.de/
I would be too... wait what!?
University Student, Hikkikomori? (or not), Go/Weiqi/Baduk player
That was worth a lol xD
University Student
http://twitter.com/shikinami
lol
Fully agreed XD
初音ミク命
hehe, that's cute. ^^
Student
http://twitter.com/SelecaoV
hahahahaha! Beautiful. Good story, and you got cake out of it, sounds like a good day. :D
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
I like that kind of relationship -^.^-
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
-^.^- i want a dozen musume if possible ^o^
Ronin
http://roadblogg.blogspot.com
You can start breeding them? :P
software manager
http://wawawawasuremono.com
i could use some cake right about now... hell and aoi-chan wouldn't hurt either :P
it's friday! time to get out of the office...
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
I bet he think your 'daughters' is real XD man can't stop ROFL
Student
I wonder what his facial expression was like.
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Awwww such a cute mistake! But you got cakes out of it lol. All's well that ends well, ne?
Such cute pics of Aoi-chan!!
Freelancer
http://twitter.com/duynguyen
LOL. I guess he was more interested in meeting humans than dolls.
Magi 2nd network assistant
Beware, could be that family is getting bigger soon! :)
Student
Haha at least you got some cake! :P
Otaryman (Otaku-Salaryman)
LOL, hope he doesn't angry
BTW, i'm more interested about the teapot in the background
"Take it Easy" does it have any relation with the Yukkuri meme?
Student
Egg tarts!! =D~
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
http://www.aprilius20.com
Just love egg tarts^-^
SOS Brigade Leader
Nothing tastes better than Egg tarts and Kawaii Musume
student
http://otarandomness.wordpress.com/
man those look good,
the egg tarts i've seen are much more yellow though.
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
1. Invite friend
2. Claim existence of 'daughters'
3. ???
4. FREE TARTS!
Student
http://kokost.deviantart.com/
lol misleading much? I love how you put a tea pot in the photo that says "take it easy" ^^;
Kagamin's Waifu
http://moorina.deviantart.com/
Egg tarts! <3 those are so yummy.... although the ones I made aren't nearly as good looking xD
Self employed
Despite what some tell me, I really think most Japanese are quite thoughtful.
No more NEET, enineering student now...g
http://saiseki.blogsome.com/
Lol musume. I think he got really shocked after the meeting ^^;
The take it easy tea pot kinda reminds me of yukkuri......
Figure Collecter
http://blog.naver.com/manaroanito
hahaha
I think the daughters are probably gonna be a lot
University's Slave
LOL! Awkward. I guess there's a lesson learned: put "musume" in quotes, and if they still don't get it. . . have fun eating those cakes. ;)
Scientist, unemployed.
http://fmphoenixhawk.livejournal.com
Well, one should always have fun eating cake.
College Freshmen
Thanks a lot. Now I have a craving for egg tarts. But what's those brown stuff.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
That must've been awkward for a bit. ^^; Would've been much harder and more embarassing if you chose not to tell him in the long run though.
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Should've snapped a pic at his reaction. Would've been priceless. x]
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
LoL and here I was just thinking of what awkward moments we've had in real life and there you are having your very own moment recently XD
AND OMG! You made a Dollfie category??
Tech Freak
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=191670173
LMAO! I bet he wanted his cakes back when he found out about Aoi and Saber. XD
???Confused???
So what was his reaction to meeting your "daughters"?...
High school student
http://www.animeraku.com
He must have been quite surprised ^^
Student
sounds like a nice guy ^_^" yummy cakes btw ^^
I <3 lemon cake
anime, programmer, gfx designer, illustrator ^^
http://denkikoiji.com
lol ^^ nice one ^^
Nekophilia
Lol.. the cake is a lie!
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
d'aaawwwwww
that's cute~ <3
Student
http://shockerz.wordpress.com/
Must be fun to look at his face when he saw you bringing out your masume.
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/
That's a cute story. Wonder what his face was like? ^_^
The creative kind
http://www.otakuphone.com
(Me giggling), such a sweet misunderstanding. By the way, Danny, I think that I'm not the only one thinking, but since you started the topic - what about real daughters.. or sons? It's not like you're in your 20s or something :D
Student
maybe if you kept getting cakes they might end up paying for themselves ^^
Ha ha so funny, 'Take it easy', is that a message to your friend?
so cute and adorable !!
Student
http://www.lonelyguy0.blogspot.com/
Hahaha can't stop laughing. Nice one ^^
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
http://thehangerbay.wordpress.com/
Ah, the joy of slang. XD
Accounting&Human Resource Executive Manager
http://fallenleaves19830916.spaces.live.com
Your Musume Aoi is so cute,and I treat my dollfie dream "Kuze Kiriha" like my sweet candy.Thank you to share your photos.I insist that the man could imagine the story progress finally as an otaku.
-_-||
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
Did the engineer gave a O_O look after your introduced him to your daughter???
Bounty Hunter
Can't stop laughing here.
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Ah...a bit of mistaken understanding...no foul done...
Student, Motivated Future Hikikomori
I love stories like this one o^_^o
...And lemon cake.
Had some lime cake when I was in Orlando...
...Mmmm...
Student
LOL
Student, Performer
http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/
LOL....Delicious Tatt cake. ^^
Student
What are those inside the tin cans? o.O
For 8 weeks im a NEET
looool. i wish i got to see the man's face when you told him that.
College Student
You should have some real daughters just in case this happens again!
Scientist, unemployed.
http://fmphoenixhawk.livejournal.com
An easy mistake to make, you know. I'm sure it happens a lot.
Student
Thats was quite humorous and nice going danny at least he knows the cakes went to your "daughters" after all ^_^
Student @ UofT
http://balancebox.wordpress.com/
Egg Tarts! I love them!
They have costco in Japan O_O
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
awwwww lol! how funny is that! XD
Ronin
http://roadblogg.blogspot.com
Don't you eat the cake together with him/them when they brought food during the meeting?
Graphic Designer, Business learner
http://blog.yam.com/igCharcoal
lol...I just finished putting my own DD together a few days earlier.
I thought the Japanese Dollfie owners call the dollfies "ko" instead of "musume"?
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.
That was a truly funny story Danny
graphic designer, dog groomer
http://www.kilmerhansen.com
How did he react?
Grocery Store Clerk
Nice, I have to bring a Dollfoe home with me.
Grocery Store Clerk
Nice, I have to bring a Dollfoe home with me.
hobbyist snapper
this gal is growing on me now Danny.
Multimedia Designer/Developer
http://www.mcmonagle-interphase.com/
Isn't it a bit weird to be calling them your daughters with those... ehrm... great big eyes staring back at you?
http://blog.yam.com/lwk1018
Nice and funny ~~