Monthly Archives: July 2005

Asbestos

Posted on July 29, 2005 by

Check out this article in the Guardian: Japan’s asbestos time bomb This is a HUGE problem on my island. Before they built the longest, tallest, and most expensive suspension bridge in the world between Awaji Island and Kobe, the only … Continue reading →

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Matsuda Yusaku

Posted on July 28, 2005 by

I totally scored an out-of-print DVD box set of the entire Tantei Monogatari (Detective Story) series on Yahoo Auctions last night! This was a very famous TV series in Japan and is virtually unknown overseas; the same goes for the … Continue reading →

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International Symbol of Marriage

Posted on July 28, 2005 by

Thanks to all you truly compassionate friends and readers who have sent me this over the past couple weeks – HAHA… But the joke’s on you, because in less than a year’s time I’ll be living in the steamy jungles … Continue reading →

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Scavenge

Posted on July 28, 2005 by

It has a flashlight in place of a headlight!

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Penki-e

Posted on July 27, 2005 by

Bathhouse murals fading fast in Tokyo I’ve never been to a sento in Tokyo, but I’ve seen these murals in Shizuoka and Nagano. The one in Nagano was at an ancient bathhouse with a single medium-sized bath and rust-colored hot … Continue reading →

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Herbs like herbicide

Posted on July 26, 2005 by

Jesus Christ on a pogostick, didn’t any of these assholes watch Little Shop of Horrors? GM crops created superweed, say scientists Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. (via mofi)

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Shovel in the gut

Posted on July 26, 2005 by

My, oh my. Real life is just a parody of commie propaganda in North Korea: Bodyguards & Mass Games

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Yes/No makura

Posted on July 25, 2005 by

If it were mine, you would never see the other side (“NO”). It’s my girlfriend’s. Thanks, Browns!

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Bunmeido no castela

Posted on July 25, 2005 by

Castela from Bunmeido in Nagasaki – yum! Thx, Cunninghams!

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No TP for the Bunghole

Posted on July 25, 2005 by

Someone was cool enough to rip three entire seasons of Beavis & Butthead and upload to mininova. The thing is, all the music videos are edited out so each episode is less than ten minutes long, and the guys are … Continue reading →

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Crash

Posted on July 24, 2005 by

Just gotta say that this movie and Sin City have semi-restored my faith in Hollywood. I downloaded the rip (mad props to the FiCO CREW) but liked it so much I’ll buy the DVD just for the extras. I miss … Continue reading →

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Rubber Johnny

Posted on July 24, 2005 by

From the official site: “Johnny is a hyperactive, shape-shifting mutant child, kept locked away in a basement.” Some crazy, brilliant stuff by Chris Cunningham and Aphex Twin: LINK

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Despite Everything

Posted on July 24, 2005 by

It’s like the greatest toilet reading material of all time. After all, what’s more depressing than reading about those in search of punk as you take a short respite from your normal, white collar salaryman existence (until you remember that … Continue reading →

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Illustrator Revisited

Posted on July 22, 2005 by

Just thought I’d show how low the demand for my mad graphic design skillz has fallen. I insisted on making a No Trespassing sign for our department, because it gave me a chance to leave my mark. On a related … Continue reading →

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Remote Chinese hospital proves its irrelevance

Posted on July 22, 2005 by

I believe the secret words are, “Sorry we fucked your grandmothers, now can you save my life?” LINK First restaurants, then hospitals. I think the only thing left to do is CLOSE THE WHOLE FUCKING COUNTRY. Wouldn’t that be a … Continue reading →

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DOES HE LOOK – LIKE A BITCH? (yes.)

Posted on July 21, 2005 by

I’m probably the last person on the internet to find out about it, but this is just about the funniest shit I’ve ever read: Lord Spatula: The Complete Tool My only thought is that the spatula guy really needs to … Continue reading →

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cannot applove

Posted on July 21, 2005 by

Today I wasn’t allowed to correct the phrase, “for you apploval,” on an official letter because it was “written by someone on the board of directors.” The guy who told me this rolled his eyes as he said it, too. … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader's his FATHER!

Posted on July 21, 2005 by

Harry Potter spoiler alert: What a total dick!

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Google Moon

Posted on July 21, 2005 by

GO GO GO Be sure to try zooming all the way in on any point.

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Par Avion

Posted on July 20, 2005 by

“How to ship hippopotami,” via the USPS website: LINK You see? There are better outlets for pent-up stress than spraying the whole office with military hardball and demanding your manager pull the skin off his face to show the whole … Continue reading →

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