[Chorus]
Sasara and Roshou: Dishing up some goofs for you! [12] Don't worry about the future, even if we're pretty frightened too.
Roshou: So come on, listeners! It's time to go face head-on all the sucky things that're getting us down.
Sasara: You know what sucky thing gets me down? I hate that one rule at kebab joints where they don't let you double dip! [13]
Roshou: Okay, but that's just a matter of etiquette, and you need to not let that bother you.
Sasara: Wait, Roshou, look at that.
Roshou: What?
Sasara: Our listeners love us! See those smiles? Well, from us two jackasses to all our fellow stinkers, please enjoy: a grin from rear to rear!
Roshou: That's not how that goes! [14]
[Chorus]
Sasara and Roshou: Let the Dotonbori canal [15] wash all your troubles away! See the neon shine! Are we lucky to be here, or has fortune failed us? Eh, who are we to say? At least we have Osaka! Come on, let's eat, drink, and be merry like there's no tomorrow! [16] Come on, go-getters [17], let's get moving! Thanks for having us, and we hope we helped cheer you up!
Sasara: Basically, our whole point's that regular, everyday life's pretty darn good.
Roshou: Absolutely.
Sasara: Just remember that even when life goes Sasarancid, we're here to be a bright spot in your Nuruday. [18]
Roshou: Ah, a classic Sasara Nurude joke.
Sasara: And last but not least, I don't want to hear that any of you have Sasaran out on each other. No, you'd better be out there spearheading your communities to hold on to the most important thing in the world right now: compassion. Although spears are a close second, come to think of it.
Roshou: Don't start talking about weapons! But to be fair, if I had a spear right now, I might Sasarun you through with it. [19]
Sasara: Huh, that'd explain this big Nurudent in me.
Roshou: It'd leave more than just a den--you know what, never mind. Moving on! [20]
Sasara and Roshou: Thanks for listening!
In particular, Roshou specifies it's the pitch of Sasara's voice (ontei) that's all cattywampus (fuantei).
More literally, Sasara says "But my futon blasts itself into the sky [futon ga buttonda]" and Roshou points out that it should be "Your futon blows away" [futon ga futtonda]. This is a super, super common joke that Sasara has made (I think twice, iirc...? Or at least a joke very similar to it) in the manga.
Tsuutenkaku is a famous landmark in Osaka and one that Roshou and Sasara have a personal connection with.
Okonomiyaki is a dish considered a specialty of Osaka. It's a savory pancake made of seafood (or other meat) and vegetables fried in a batter over a grill via a chef wielding special kinds of spatulas. In the end, it's covered with sauce and served hot.
This is roughly the same joke in Japanese, but it's a bit more like "One of these days, it'll get flipped [back to normal]."
Roshou says "But don't do anything rash (kotesaki) now. Cover all your bases (tekoire)! And don't run your mouth (herahera)!" Sasara repeats certain bits of that--kote, teko, and hera--which are all ways people refer to the spatulas used in making okonomiyaki. This is really a "You had to be there" kind of joke, hahaha.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me!" (souda souda)
"True, true" (soussune, soussune) sounds like sauce (sousu)
Sasara says Roshou's not playing along (nori warui) and Roshou goes, "Oh, seaweed (nori)!" This is super low-hanging fruit as far as jokes go.
Sasara does really say "That's my motto/creed (節)" and Roshou tells him that, if he's trying to make a joke on dried bonito flakes (also used in okonomiyaki) (カツオ節), it doesn't work. The two kanji are pronounced differently, so it's a complete stretch on Sasara's part.
Sasara says "Yeah, that's what I was going for, but oh well (shouganai)" and Roshou goes "Oh, ginger (shouga)!" Brought it back around, folks! I'll be here all night.
A play on Sasara and dish (sara)
Kushikatsu is a type of fried kebab that Osaka is famous for, and the dipping sauce is typically in a shared location per table or per groups of tables, so most restaurants forbid double dipping. Hence the DH album title. It's a nice, cheap food good for group parties and a hallmark of things Osaka is known for, so that's why it's associated with Sasara.
Sasara says "Our listeners heard us and now they've got nice feet like Billiken!" to which Roshou responds "You mean a nice face (a smile)." Billiken is a chubby, baby-like figure associated with luck. It's originally from the US, and I could not begin to tell you why it spread in Japan, but there's a famous statue of one in Tsuutenkaku. It's a bit of a well-known Osakan artifact. The original one had super worn-down feet before eventually getting replaced with a newer one, and that's what Sasara is riffing off of here.
A canal that runs through Osaka. Also a district around that river known for having tons of very bright signs at night.
Eating/drinking/partying yourself out of house and home (食い倒れ) is a stereotype of Osakans/visitors to Osaka. Some shops in Osaka embrace this and have this as part of their advertising. It comes up a lot with DH as a result.
Roshou and Sasara call the listeners "doterai yatsura," the plural form of a "Doterai Yatsu," which is a famous book and TV series about a skilled and aggressive businessman. This is, once again, a stereotype about Osakans.
"Don't let your heart get any rough patches [sasakure -- this means to get annoyed or angry]. But if it does, I'll slather [nurude] cream over it [like if this were a pastry or something where you can smooth over the rough patches with cream, basically making it good as new]"
"And last but not least, remember that compassion [which sounds like "heavy spears"] is critical." "Don't start talking about weapons! Although to be fair, if we had a spear, I might stick you [sasaru] with it."
"That's why they call me Sasaru Nurude." "Your name's Sasara! Oh whatever, moving on."
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