Big in Japan

You only think you know how weird it is to be a non-Japanese living in Japan. In fact, you have no idea. I'd nearly forgotten that last weekend was the big celebration of the American Vice President in Kawasaki. I went to this festival about ten years ago, as many new ex-pats do. Weird doesn't begin to describe it.

H/T to the Eternal Gaijin

Maybe she was studying English

I've been accused of hogging the bathroom in my day, but this is unbelieveable.

NESS CITY, Kan. - Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend’s toilet for two years — so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the boyfriend finally called police.
Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple said it appeared the 35-year-old Ness City woman’s skin had grown around the seat. She initially refused emergency medical services but was finally convinced by responders and her boyfriend that she needed to be checked out at a hospital.

The Sheriff is Mr. Whipple? Any relation to this Mr. Whipple ?

"We are the weird, so hide your children"



Sometime around here, beers are not enough...

The Party Party
My father, astute political observer that he is, pointed me to this vital development in Canadian party politics.
I can remember when their party platform included an anti-separatism proposal to crazy glue the provincial borders together.
In Britian they have the Monster Raving Loony Party formerly led by Screaming Lord Sutch. In Canada, we had the Rhinos. In the U.S. they have Ralph Nader, though I would argue the Republicans are the real monster raving loonies.

Get your smite on
Biblical video games, because you know you wanna see Jesus kick Satan's ass and if you get one more request for one more meeting at the office you're gonna stick your head in the paper-shredder