Asia
Death in Anime Venice
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 28, 2011 -
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Category: Performance Art, Cartoons, Asia
Deep, Deep Ancient Well
Read more about this amazing construction here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 24, 2011 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Technology, Asia
A Lonely Duck
The YouTube description: "this is a song about confidence of a girl who thinks herself as a lonely duck."
Instead of wearing yellow and green, she should have dressed in silver and red, and identified herself with the Ultraman toy.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 03, 2011 -
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Category: Animals, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Foreign Customs, Asia
Kung Fu Coconut Finger
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 26, 2010 -
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Category: Food, Martial Arts, Asia, Natural Wonders
Fake Language Song
Although the lyrics sound like a variety of languages, it's all gibberish.
YouTube identifies the performer as Arihiro Fujimura.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 04, 2010 -
Comments (6)
Category: Languages, Music, Comedians, Parody, Asia
Love Hotels Book
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 27, 2010 -
Comments (5)
Category: Sexuality, Books, Hotels, Asia
Castaway on the Moon
Looks like a film weird enough for us WU-vies.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 26, 2010 -
Comments (9)
Category: Movies, Hermits, Asia
Latitude Zero
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 29, 2010 -
Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Cryptozoology, Geography and Maps, Movies, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Paranormal, Surgery, Science Fiction, 1960s, Asia, Weapons
Weird Salt & Pepper Shakers
Can anyone explain the iconography here? Note that they do originate in Japan, source of much strangeness.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 25, 2010 -
Comments (5)
Category: Agriculture, Art, Surrealism, Domestic, Interior Decorating, Collectors, Asia
Children of Japan
Wow.
Worst. Timing. Ever.
Release a friendly documentary about Japanese kids in the same year as Pearl Harbor.
Wow.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 06, 2010 -
Comments (4)
Category: Family, Foreign Customs, Documentaries, 1940s, Asia
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