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« Previous EntriesThis Time You’ve Gone Too Far, Japan: Japanese Kids vs. Zombies
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Listen, Japan, your shameful fetishes, heartless TV pranks, and ridiculous, over-the-top game shows (link NSFWish) have all been fun, games, and giggles for the rest of us. But that was when you were directing your antics solely at your adult population. Now you’ve gone too far. I spent the first minute or so of this [...]
Thanks, Japan! (No, Seriously): Japanese Dudes in Suits Dancing Hypnotically
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Japan is notorious for producing wacky shit that consistently guffaws in the face of good taste. (And the internets are grateful for it.) However, as recompense for slow-posting on GWS the past few days, this morning I offer you some wacky shit from Japan that actually manages to be both entertaining and tasteful. Cool, even. [...]
Seriously, Japan, Just Stop It: Birthday Cat Is Bored
Monday, August 23rd, 2010I guess it could be worse. They could have put him in a tie with little Hello Kitties all over it. Via Neatorama, who doesn’t think there’s anything more beautiful than the birth of a LOLCATZ image. Except maybe regular childbirth. Find origami napkin design kits on Ebay
Dance, Wolverine, Dance!: Hugh Jackman in a Commercial for Lipton Iced Tea
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Behold this ad for Lipton Iced Tea, titled “Tokyo Dancing Hotel”. Way to go, Japan. You’ve really done it this time. Your batshit-nutso powers have turned Wolverine into some jubilant dancing dandy, like he’s some sort of Broadway star or something. Oh, wait. Via SCI FI Wire, who once went to Japan and got his [...]
Thanks, 1970s Japan!: Insane Star Wars-Themed Commercial for Sea Chicken [Video]
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Answer: Chewbacca jumping and yelping like someone just gave him a hearty Wookiee-neutering. Horrible doppelgangers of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia. “Sea chicken,” a screeching mantra that will haunt your ears like nothing else since “RED RUM.” The geisha-like version of C-3PO that you never imagined could be more effeminate than the original. [...]
Custom Hello Kitty Fingernails Look Like Colorful Little Tumors
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Someone spotted at the Tokyo Nail Expo yesterday apparently dipped their fingernails in partially-digested Hello Kitty parts. Fact: Hello Kitty has a gumball machines where her lower intestine should be. Which explains why nutty Japanese schoolgirls continue to gobble her crap up. Via Tokyo Mango, who chooses to see Japan as “fruity,” rather than “nutty.” [...]
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