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<p>What is the &quot;joke&quot; Rimuru is making?</p>
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<p>As stated on <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49657/what-is-the-context-for-rimurus-joke#comment63625_49657">絢瀬絵里's comment</a> and <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49657/what-is-the-context-for-rimurus-joke#comment63696_49657">W. Are's comment</a>, most likely it refers to <strong>a school principal/teacher</strong>.</p>
<p>Reading the live-reaction of Japanese fans when that specific scene was broadcasted, all referred to &quot;school principal&quot;</p>
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Akrnai_29/status/1051855186128384006" rel="nofollow noreferrer">どこの校長先生だよｗｗ</a> (which school's principal lol)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/kamui10karasi/status/1051855195909419008" rel="nofollow noreferrer">校長ネタ(´^ω^｀)ﾌﾞﾌｫwww</a> (school principal joke lol)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/evi1101/status/1051855205917028352" rel="nofollow noreferrer">校長先生みたいなことを言うなww</a> (don't say something a school principal likes to do lol)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/hotate0ishi77/status/1051855269255237633" rel="nofollow noreferrer">校長先生気取りｗｗｗｗｗ</a> (school principal pretension lolol)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/go3chicken/status/1051855242784980993" rel="nofollow noreferrer">固有スキル＜校長＞</a> (Native Skill &lt;School Principal&gt;)</li>
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<p>Another <a href="https://xn--cck5dwcu03uy0yb.com/?p=1449" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Japanese fan</a> also wrote an article about this, in which the writer acknowledged their own experience,</p>
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<p>「皆さんが静かになるまで5分かかりました」の元ネタは学校の先生ですね。笑<br />
そういう先生いませんでしたか？私の周りにももれなくいたのですごく笑ってしまいました。<br />
「皆さんが静かになるまで5分かかりました」先生は全国区なのかもしれないですね。</p>
<p>Looks like the origin of &quot;It took 5 minutes for all of you to quiet down&quot; is a school teacher. lol<br />
Did such teachers not exist? Because without a doubt there was one around me, I laughed very hard.<br />
These teachers are probably a national constituency.</p>
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<p>So, this is not only an entertainment trope, but it's also a real-life reference.</p>
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<p>If it is something from Japanese culture, why would he think the evolved goblins and direwolves from this different world would understand it?</p>
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<p>No one knows... but considering he likes to spout his local jokes, I don't think it's too surprising for him to do this... maybe a habit as a humorous person?</p>
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<p>Live reaction sources:</p>
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<li><a href="http://anicobin.ldblog.jp/archives/54295497.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">アニコ便 (Japanese)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://coroani-anime.ldblog.jp/archives/13010138.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ころアニ (Japanese)</a></li>
</ul>

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<p>In a YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYL18fvLFfk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reaction video</a> a commenter by the name of Fernando Moraga said that the joke was referencing the trainer in <em>Slam Dunk</em>. I have not watched that series, but I did look up the character, whose name is <strong>Mitsuyoshi Anzai</strong>. Here is a picture:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LXXmN.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LXXmN.jpg" alt="bust of Mitsuyoshi Anzai"></a></p>

<p>I was unable to find a quote that was anything like what Rimuru said, but descriptions of him say he mellowed out after a star student of his died in a traffic accident. His nickname shifted from "White Haired Devil" to "White Haired Buddha", which somehow seems to fit.</p>

<p>Let me know if this is way off base. I'm fairly confident it is accurate, though.  I'll also see if I can get further data from Fernando.</p>

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I have not been able to corroborate the Anzai theory, so for now I'll just assume the reference is to non-specific school staff.
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<p>In an episode of <em>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</em>, Rimuru is beginning to talk to his villagers. See <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime/episode-3-battle-at-the-goblin-village-777521" rel="nofollow noreferrer">episode 3</a>, timecode 17:30.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/an88Rl.jpg" alt="Rimuru on tree stump wearing fake mustache. He says, &quot;Right, it took five minutes for all of you to quiet down.&quot;"></p>

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  <p>Right, it took five minutes for all of you to quiet down.</p>
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<p>He waits momentarily to give them a chance to respond, then thinks to himself after no response:</p>

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  <p>They didn't get my best joke?!</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, neither do I. It appears to involve the fake mustache, which he discards soon after that.  My guess is that this scenario would be familiar to a Japanese audience.</p>

<p><strong>What is the "joke" Rimuru is making?</strong> If it is something from Japanese culture, why would he think the evolved goblins and direwolves from this different world would understand it?</p>

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Maybe teacher? Like when a teacher has to wait for 5 minutes before his students would stop talking before starting the class?
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@絢瀬絵里 I guess that's possible.  But if so, I still don't understand the significance of the mustache. Perhaps this is supposed to be funny precisely because it is so lame.
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I saw a reddit thread discussing this episode and one user explained how it's a common trope among anime that a principal would enter the class, wait for x minutes until it quiets down and then say 'that took you x minutes to quiet down'. But I'm still trying to figure out which anime/manga depicts this as I have never seen this before, too.
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What is the context for Rimuru's joke about taking five minutes for the audience to quiet down?
# What is the context for Rimuru's joke about taking five minutes for the audience to quiet down?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-11-13
In an episode of *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, Rimuru is beginning to talk to his villagers. See [episode 3](https://www.crunchyroll.com/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime/episode-3-battle-at-the-goblin-village-777521), timecode 17:30.

![Rimuru on tree stump wearing fake mustache. He says, ](https://i.sstatic.net/an88Rl.jpg)

> Right, it took five minutes for all of you to quiet down.

He waits momentarily to give them a chance to respond, then thinks to himself after no response:

> They didn't get my best joke?!

Unfortunately, neither do I. It appears to involve the fake mustache, which he discards soon after that. My guess is that this scenario would be familiar to a Japanese audience.

**What is the "joke" Rimuru is making?** If it is something from Japanese culture, why would he think the evolved goblins and direwolves from this different world would understand it?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Maybe teacher? Like when a teacher has to wait for 5 minutes before his students would stop talking before starting the class?  
> **username_0**: @絢瀬絵里 I guess that's possible.  But if so, I still don't understand the significance of the mustache. Perhaps this is supposed to be funny precisely because it is so lame.  
> **username_2**: I saw a reddit thread discussing this episode and one user explained how it's a common trope among anime that a principal would enter the class, wait for x minutes until it quiets down and then say 'that took you x minutes to quiet down'. But I'm still trying to figure out which anime/manga depicts this as I have never seen this before, too.  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2018-11-17. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
> What is the "joke" Rimuru is making?

As stated on [絢瀬絵里's comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49657/what-is-the-context-for-rimurus-joke#comment63625_49657) and [W. Are's comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49657/what-is-the-context-for-rimurus-joke#comment63696_49657), most likely it refers to **a school principal/teacher**.

Reading the live-reaction of Japanese fans when that specific scene was broadcasted, all referred to "school principal"

> * [どこの校長先生だよｗｗ](https://twitter.com/Akrnai_29/status/1051855186128384006) (which school's principal lol)
> * [校長ネタ(´^ω^｀)ﾌﾞﾌｫwww](https://twitter.com/kamui10karasi/status/1051855195909419008) (school principal joke lol)
> * [校長先生みたいなことを言うなww](https://twitter.com/evi1101/status/1051855205917028352) (don't say something a school principal likes to do lol)
> * [校長先生気取りｗｗｗｗｗ](https://twitter.com/hotate0ishi77/status/1051855269255237633) (school principal pretension lolol)
> * [固有スキル＜校長＞](https://twitter.com/go3chicken/status/1051855242784980993) (Native Skill )

Another [Japanese fan](https://xn--cck5dwcu03uy0yb.com/?p=1449) also wrote an article about this, in which the writer acknowledged their own experience,

> 「皆さんが静かになるまで5分かかりました」の元ネタは学校の先生ですね。笑  
> そういう先生いませんでしたか？私の周りにももれなくいたのですごく笑ってしまいました。  
> 「皆さんが静かになるまで5分かかりました」先生は全国区なのかもしれないですね。
>
> Looks like the origin of "It took 5 minutes for all of you to quiet down" is a school teacher. lol  
> Did such teachers not exist? Because without a doubt there was one around me, I laughed very hard.  
> These teachers are probably a national constituency.

So, this is not only an entertainment trope, but it's also a real-life reference.

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> If it is something from Japanese culture, why would he think the evolved goblins and direwolves from this different world would understand it?

No one knows... but considering he likes to spout his local jokes, I don't think it's too surprising for him to do this... maybe a habit as a humorous person?

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Live reaction sources:

* [アニコ便 (Japanese)](http://anicobin.ldblog.jp/archives/54295497.html)
* [ころアニ (Japanese)](http://coroani-anime.ldblog.jp/archives/13010138.html)
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### Answer by username_0 on 2018-11-16. Score: 0
In a YouTube [reaction video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYL18fvLFfk) a commenter by the name of Fernando Moraga said that the joke was referencing the trainer in *Slam Dunk*. I have not watched that series, but I did look up the character, whose name is **Mitsuyoshi Anzai**. Here is a picture:

[![bust of Mitsuyoshi Anzai](https://i.sstatic.net/LXXmN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/LXXmN.jpg)

I was unable to find a quote that was anything like what Rimuru said, but descriptions of him say he mellowed out after a star student of his died in a traffic accident. His nickname shifted from "White Haired Devil" to "White Haired Buddha", which somehow seems to fit.

Let me know if this is way off base. I'm fairly confident it is accurate, though. I'll also see if I can get further data from Fernando.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2018-12-14): I have not been able to corroborate the Anzai theory, so for now I'll just assume the reference is to non-specific school staff.  
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