Previously, I thought the “Horny Remover” was a product of Japanese imagination. Turns out this is not true. A similar product is available for 50 pesos in the Philippines and promises “one minutes dispel horniness” [sic]. Distributed by Hong Kong-based Sanli International Cosmetic Group Co., the translation on the packaging is mindboggling: Efficacy: This papaya… Read More »
The Japanese are not only capable of coming up with crazy inventions, they also have a weird taste for food. Just when you thought Nyotaimori (the Japanese art of eating dead, uncooked fish off of a naked woman’s body) is bad enough, along comes another way of eating that’s fraught with moral compunctions of cannibalism.… Read More »
Commentaries made by sports commentators that they no doubt would like to take back: 1. Weightlifting commentator at the Olympic Snatch and Jerk Event: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.” 2. Ted Walsh, horse racing commentator: “This is really a lovely horse… Read More »
Quite literally, and not through the stomach, like they always say. From The Economist: Wives have long devised ways to make their husbands do their bidding. But a technique recently used by a 25-year-old woman in Shanghai proved counter-productive: on June 19th Tang Xiaowan was charged with killing her husband after he refused to cook… Read More »
Some people will do ANYTHING to make a statement. The folks at Phonebashing (www.phonebashing.com) are obviously very good at this. True, what they are doing is probably illegal (and definitely obnoxious), but for mobile phone bullies who have prevailed in the past, this is pay back time! If you are ever at the receiving end… Read More »
From The Economist:Two Shanghainese entrepreneurs are offering themselves as verbal and physical punch-bags to frustrated office workers. Fed up with your boss? Underpaid? The founders of Wantong Ltd certainly hope so. Chen Jun and Zhang Li are offering Shanghainese a novel service: for 100 yuan they will lend a listening ear; for another 20 yuan… Read More »