I was shocked to see they are building a new ferris wheel at the Awaji parking area close to the big bridge. That’s just what this island needs! A new ferris wheel (there’s already one at Onokoro amusement park). That’s it, fuckers – take my tax money and RUN!
Month: March 2006
Skinny Fugu
The skinniest fugu in the world, seen in the fish tank of a Chinese restaurant in Tenri.
Handai Locker
Cleaning out Nam’s locker at Osaka U. 7 years of notes and papers!
Behold: The NATTOBURGER!
Definitions
Natto: Traditional samurai food, made of fermented soybeans. Known for preventing heart attacks and strokes, as well as food poisoning and intestinal disorders.
Hamburger: Traditional cowboy food, made of buns, lettuce (or sometimes in Japan, shredded cabbage), tomatoes, onions, pickles, and ground meat patty. Known for causing heart attacks and strokes, as well as food poisoning and intestinal disorders.
Nattoburger: A hamburger topped with natto; a perfect blend of east and west, yin and yang, dogs and cats sleeping together!
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History of the Nattoburger
On March 19, 2006, Justin A. Yoshida was perusing the menu at the JOYFULL family restaurant located on route 169 in Tenri, Japan (just down the street from the highway entrance).
“I want to eat a hamburger,” he thought.
Then seconds later, “and yet, I also want to eat natto.”
At that moment, heaven and earth became as one before his very eyes, and Divine Truth was bestowed upon him:
A star was born! In the months that followed, the Nattoburger became a cult favorite and started popping up on menus of a thousand mom & pop sushi bars, takoyaki stands, and shaved ice vendors. Its popularity grew and grew, until this very day, when you can walk into a McDonalds in Podunk, Idaho, and order your very own fermented soybean-topped McNatto(TM)!
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Additional Images
The inventor of the nattoburger having a feed. “It just came to me one day.”
Overloaded Gallery
Check out this gallery of overloaded vehicles.
(Thx tim)
Thailand Wedding Video Update
I’m working on the wedding videos and learning new software (Adobe Premiere 2) at the same time, so bear with me. So far I’ve captured the 3 hours of footage that T took, and I’m waiting for delivery of another few hours from the videographer in Thailand. I will edit it and distribute on DVD to whoever asks for a copy… Meanwhile, here’s a test clip I made while playing around tonight:
(Left click image to play the video, or right click and choose “Save As”)
Well, she said she was gonna get it and she got it. What can I say.
Note: Sharp viewers will spot the obviously confused participant on the left side of the screen.
An amusing short
Over at the Atlantic website, for a short time only: One of Our Whales Is Missing (by Christopher Buckley)
A worthwhile read if you have five or ten minutes to spare.
(thx sab)
Just a thought I had last night while shopping at Jusco
If I ever wanted to market a new pickled fish rice topping for mass consumption in Japan, I would do two things:
1. Make sure it resembled miniature baby seals, or alternatively, Hamutaro
2. Name it something along the lines of mukashinagara shin-atarashiko (kuromame tappuri no)
That is all.
Baka Sekai Chizu
This is pretty funny: Fool’s World Map
Click around on the different items for specific wiki entries; Japan’s description is pretty good.
Simpsons on Guitar
Sugoi.