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Japanese t-shirt: gaiety?

Written by ryan on Mar 23rd, 2008 | Filed under: Japan, WTF?

Here is another t-shirt I picked up in Japan that I wore on friday to work.  The bright orange is like a beacon to draw all onlookers to its greatness.

gaiety t-shirt

I just love that country pig playing the fiddle. Oh, and talk about bargain, here is the low low price of 390 yen!

gaiety t-shirt price tag


Human Salt Project - Part 1 (not for the faint of heart)

Written by ryan on Mar 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: Japan, WTF?

**WARNING! Do not eat while reading this post**

You have been warned.  :)

Now we all love the Japanese for the great things they bring us: sushi, samurai, anime, violent tv game shows, the list goes on and on. . . . However, if you look hard enough, there are some contributions that should be better left undiscovered.  Unfortunately, I’m not so kind as to keep this information from you.  I share because I care and today’s contribution is from a dude called Ninoma. 

I would describe this guy as a cross between a scientific documentary and the guys from Jackass.   His latest challenge is to create salt from his own sweat.  To him, it’s seems quite simple:  extract the salt from your sweat.   First step was to eat good foods - don’t want your salt to contain impurities.

Next was to work up a good sweat:

ninoma_running

Running proved not to provide enough sweat to extract and create his salt, so he tried smothering himself in blankets.

ninoma_blanket

Still, this did not produce enough sweat!  He thought it out and decided to go to a sauna!

sauna_plansauna plan 2

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Worst Names Ever!

Written by ryan on Mar 18th, 2008 | Filed under: WTF?

Think you got a bad name, well hopefully yours isn’t on this list. I pity you. . .

Mutton Bucker. . . hahaha sorry Mutton, your parents are evil.