Asia
And The Angels Sing—Japanese Style!
Something tells me the lovely and enthusiastic Japanese singer here has learned her lyrics phonetically--and I'm not sure they emerge as English.
Original Glenn Miller version included for purposes of comparison.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 21, 2010 -
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Category: Languages, Mistranslations, Music, Asia
Follies of the Mad Men #92
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 16, 2010 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Sexuality, Birth Control , Public Indecency, Asia
World Record Bamboo Dance
Watch this video. Now picture ten thousand people doing it simultaneously.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 13, 2010 -
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Category: World Records, Dance, Asia
Google Translation
Click to enlarge image, if necessary!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 06, 2010 -
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Category: Asia, Mistranslations
Topical Chinese Animation
The late-night NBC talkshow wars as a superhero battle? Why not?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 02, 2010 -
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Category: Cartoons, TV News, Asia
Matango
Just watched this last night. Magic mushrooms indeed!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 25, 2010 -
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Category: Disasters, Dreams and Nightmares, Drugs, Food, Horror, Movies, 1960s, Asia
No Suprise Here
A Japanese man has become the first person to marry a video game character. The man in question, Sal9000, married the character Nene Anegasaki from the game Love Plus on the Nintendo DS. The ceremony was held at TIT ( Tokyo Institute of Technology). Boing BoingAlso, don't forget to check out the honeymoon photos here.
Posted By: mdb777 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 -
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Category: Video, Videogames, Asia
Super Crazy Weird Trailers 4: Wapakman
Posted By: mdb777 - Sun Nov 22, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Video, Asia
Microsoft and Burger King Team Up to Kill You
In Japan, Microsoft and Burger King decided to celebrate the release of Windows 7 with a seven patty high burger. For only 777 yen (about $9) you can purchase this five inch tall, 2500 calorie burger. Daily Mail
Posted By: mdb777 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 -
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Category: Advertising, Asia, Stomach, Eating
Zombie Boot Camp
A few months ago the Saikyō Senritsu Meikyū (Ultimate Horror Maze), at Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, was shut down so the zombie employees could go through some new training exercises. Apparently, they just weren't scary anymore.Pink TentacleBelow is a video of what they had to go through.
Posted By: mdb777 - Sun Oct 04, 2009 -
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Horror, Video, Asia
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