It’s to be hoped the chap who owns this car is more proficient behind the wheel than he is with a tape measure.
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Photographs from a small group of islands
It’s to be hoped the chap who owns this car is more proficient behind the wheel than he is with a tape measure.
(click image for bigger blunder)
Confetti throwing may still be popular, but for Japanese brides, the bouquet toss appears to be old hat, with many couples now opting to inexplicably throw a teddy bear instead; a trend that paint company Sunamiya is hoping to exploit, the Ehime Prefecture based firm coming up with a bear blaster of sorts.
The gun-shaped device ingeniously allows blushing brides to effortlessly launch terrified teddy bears high into the air, and so as not to injure unsuspecting guests, the bears are equipped with parachutes, allowing them to gently descend to the presumably awestruck throng below. Such technological advancements making the company confident of success, a spokesperson proclaiming, “We’re hoping to capture the hearts of couples.”
For less romantic newlyweds however, Sunamiya’s criminal catching paintball marker could be more appropriate, a few well aimed shots at interfering relatives or lecherous uncles potentially providing far more entertainment.
Japanese women are often reluctant to live on the ground (first) floor of an apartment building due to the supposed danger of underwear theft. In fact, so often is this alleged threat mentioned, that one can almost imagine huge packs of lingerie lovers roaming the streets in search of unattended underclothes.
Yet as absurd as that sounds, it may not be too far from the truth; however instead of gangs, the perpetrators may be lone individuals blessed with prodigious plundering capabilities — Hideki Aoki being a prime example.
The 50-year-old’s panty pinching prowess came to light on April 11, when he was busted for illegally entering a woman’s apartment in Nagoya; a heist that bagged him an incredible 67 undergarments. Yet such greed worsened his predicament, as the arresting officers decided to investigate Aoki further, and the search of a garage listed as his work place unearthed a staggering 1,700 pieces of underwear. The fruits of his labour lovingly laid out by the police and then photographed for good measure.
Under questioning, Aoki-san admitted to the allegations, telling the police, “I was responsible for around 250 incidents from 1990.” Later attempting to explain his behaviour — and at the same time providing an unsurpassable punchline — by adding, “I haven’t been able to talk to girls since I was a student, so I became interested in underwear.”
Sometimes, really poorly taken pictures can turn out quite good — or at least interesting.
Well, in a no-time-to-write-anything-proper-so-this-will-have-to-do kind of way.
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Sticking closely to the manufacturers mantra of ‘if it’s new, they will buy it’, Nestle has released yet another ‘limited edition’ KitKat.
Not that such biscuit based brazenness will deter gullible Japanese consumers from feverishly snapping them up — along with similarly weak-willed British-born bloggers.
“He nagged only us. We hoped the drug might make him kinder.”
An excuse made by two junior high school students after being rumbled for lacing their teacher’s lunch with antidepressants.
After a trip to the hospital due to feeling dizzy and generally unwell, how ‘kind’ the 39-year-old teacher will be upon his return wasn’t disclosed.