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HIMAWARI
Ha! After those last posts, we need some happyhappyjoyjoy around here! LOOK AT THIS PIC! UNBEREAVABLE (Interestingly enough, this oft-heard-on-Jap-TV-pronunciation could be an actual word if spelled like this.)! Two…
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Phallic Awajishima
Stephanie, being French, immediately declared this warming dish phallic. “African chinchin” I believe she said. But in the presence of others in the big dining space at Miketsukuni, a minute…
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Abuse
Someone is getting their ass kicked, and it ain’t the man of the house – or is it? All the characters and events portrayed in this post are fictional, and…
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Prove Yourself Worthy
To my Air France stewardess friend, who is coming over tomorrow: Nothing says friend like a bottle of Chateau Margaux. May I suggest the 1961? But why am I telling…
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Kuroneko
Kuroneko Yamato no Takkyubin – The OG Japanese delivery service
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I, Enki
Dude. This is my greatest accomplishment in years. I inadvertently stumbled onto two Neal Stephenson short stories YOU NEVER EVEN KNEW EXISTED. Spew is on the WIRED site, but I…
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Nitsuj Adihsoy
Well, that’s the first time I’ve spelled my name backwards for a long, long time. The last time was in 5th or 6th grade when my best friend Ben Stebbing…
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Where’s me brolly?
Well, it looks like Typhoon #2 (Japanese don’t follow the western convention for typhoon naming – on one hand, I suppose it’s kinda nice not having to admit that your…
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Maguro no Magure
To me, this picture is more ironic than funny, but let’s try you first: This is a reheatable foil pouch containing a single seving of Tuna Curry. There. Get it?…
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The Italian Job
The Italian joint inside the hotel had an all-you-can-eat deal for 1600 yen. On the expensive side for lunch, but there was a good looking spread as viewed from the…
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Sidestepper
Taken at BUTTU BAR, Osaka, in hallway to restrooms. Damn, do I have a toilet fixation or what?
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Guavas
