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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,…
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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.
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Simpsons on Guitar
Sugoi.
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Hello Kitty Waffle Maker
You know you want one… Hell, even I want one! Kitty is my favorite stuffed doll at home, because she doesn’t mouth off. LINK (thx James)
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Who Needs Lucas?
So if a couple of kids can do the effects this well, all we need is a team of real writers to create Episodes 7-9 and rescue the series from…
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LED Lighter
This is like the coolest invention of the month – a disposable cigarette lighter with a battery-powered LED lamp embedded in the bottom for use as a small flashlight. The…
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Thai plant
This seedling, which my mom smuggled all the way from Thailand wrapped in wet toilet paper, is not happy. It was covered in two inches of snow yesterday and is…
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Mayoral Election Signboard
Every year around this time in Japan the streets are filled with the sounds of Old Men Who Want Your Vote (And Mount Large Loudspeakers on Election Vehicles). Unfortunately they…
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All Heart
Someone had some fun thinking up that headline…
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Here come the ads
Chowhound has been sold to CNET. Check out the Village Voice interview with Leff here: LINK You can tell them what you want to see on the new site here…
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Three Bags Full…
Speaking of sheep, get a load of this shit. What the fuck? I guess I like my coffee rainbow now. I only wear rainbow t-shirts. The tires on my car…
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Double Header
In between RGB-to-CMYK travails for our wedding thank you cards, I watched the last episode of season 2 Battlestar Galactica and the first episode of season 6 Sopranos head-to-head last…
