Asia
Crying Sumo
A 400 year-old Japanese festival in which sumo wrestlers lift infants in the air, and the first infant to cry is the winner.More info: NHK World. It was also mentioned by Chuck in a 2010 column.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 30, 2018 -
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Category: Parades and Festivals, Asia
Fake Flavored Condom Candy
1 Box New Imported Candy Geli White Candies Fun Snack Condoms Durex Chocolate Candy FunFool's Day Tricky Evil Harry Potter Candy
I got nothin'.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 02, 2018 -
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Category: Sexuality, Foreign Customs, Candy, Asia
The Rickshaw: Invented and Made in USA
Source of quote.
Source of photo.
More on James Birch.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 20, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Transportation, Asia, North America, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Zhu Bajie, Enlightened Pig Hero
Buddhism is full of weird characters. I thought I knew most of them, but only just encountered Zhu Bajie.
Get your $400 statue here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 30, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Antisocial Activites, Religion, Statues and Monuments, Asia
Mongolian Box Prison
Source of photo.
Source of drawing.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 04, 2018 -
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Category: Crime, Death, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Prisons, 1910s, Asia
Lotte Fit’s Gum Commercial
Japanese chewing gum promotes uncontrollable muscle spasms.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 17, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Dance, Asia
Japananese McDonald’s Cherry Blossom Menu
The drink.
The fries.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 01, 2017 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Food, Asia
Turkish Airlines Safety Video
I traveled to Rome on Turkish Airlines, and found their safety video very amusing.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 04, 2017 -
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Category: PSA’s, Air Travel and Airlines, Asia
Chinese Crosstalk Comedy
[Turn on CC in second video.]
Crosstalk, also known by its Chinese name xiangsheng... is a traditional Chinese comedic performing arts, and one of China's most popular cultural elements. It is typically in the form of a duo dialogue between two performers... The crosstalk language, rich in puns and allusions, is delivered in a rapid, bantering style... Canadian crosstalk comedian Dashan (Mark Rowswell) says the closest equivalent in English would be Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" sketch.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 01, 2017 -
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Category: Humor, Comedians, Asia
Mount Mihara: Japan’s Suicide Volcano
If you really have to do yourself in, suicide by volcano sounds pretty dramatic and exciting.
Original article here.
Wikipedia info here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 20, 2017 -
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Category: Death, 1930s, Asia
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