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Hunting a Downed Lockheed
Found a pretty interesting read today (via mofi): The Hunt for 928 or Has Anyone Seen This Spy Plane? Makes me want to put Taro’s jeep (currently hibernating) through the…
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GO JOE!
Oh god, I can’t stop laughing: “You didn’t whup everybody yet, Scarlett,” Stalker said. He pointed behind her with a subtle smile. She turned to find the quietest Joe of…
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DHL – Localization Expertise
This new box size from DHL isn’t half as funny in English as it is in Japanese (junior = penis). I’ve always wondered if the reason Carl’s Jr. went out…
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Missing Drummer
It seems Big Dave and his wife are currently living one of my greatest nightmares, stranded in Formosa: “michiko and i are stuck in taiwan thanks to the typhoon. should…
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1.5 Million Tons of Umami
This is a question I have asked myself many times over the years spent here in Japan: If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn’t everyone in Asia have…
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Blame the Chair!
As you can probably tell, I’m having a busy week. Have just enough time to share some toilet humor (there’s always time for toilet humor!): News Anchor Farts On Camera
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It’s that time of the month again…
So the question burning in my mind is: Do you want to make your own washable menstrual pads? If so, I’m taking all my clothes to the cleaners.
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The paperwork begins
For those of you who are easily impressed, the following was typed out entirely on my keitai on the long bus ride home. I think I was slightly feverish. //…
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The Golden Three
These long, dreary trips out to factories way out in the country – I will not miss them. When you leave the concrete landscapes of urban sprawl and start seeing…
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From the journal of an early explorer
It makes perfect sense that true vampire bats are neither: A. (exclusively) frugiverous, or B. (exclusively) insectivorous That is all. // Note: An alternative title to this post is, “Why…
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“Paintings of Murdoc as Wolverine”
And here’s a WIRED interview with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of the Gorillaz: Keeping It (Un)real
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“Vietnamese fish-ball soup or an incredible peach cobbler”
Be sure to check out this interview of Chowhound.com co-founder Jim Leff: LINK
