Japanese girl screaming contest
Female students at a high school in Fukui participate in a screaming contest:
Summer vacation is about to begin, so the school and local police held the contest to help teach the girls to make some noise if they run into suspicious individuals. A little gadget is used measured the decibel levels of their shrieks and shouts for help. (According to the report, a 90 decibel scream is required to scare off an attacker.)
The report doesn’t mention anyone being named the winner of the contest, but their teacher does a pretty good job of loudly shouting an insult at the guy.
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Related video: While we’re on the topic of suspicious guys, here’s a comedy video starring Ken Shimura:
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Categories: Japanese Girls
Curse of Colonel Sanders officially lifted
The Colonel Sanders statue that was fished out of the Dotombori River in March has been exorcised:
“The curse is completely broken,” chief priest Tsunetada Mayumi said at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka, home to the Hanshin Tigers, after reciting a prayer in front of a life-sized doll of the bearded, bespectacled colonel.
The statue of the KFC founder was raised from the sludge of a canal in Osaka in March, 24 years after it was tossed there by overexcited supporters when the Tigers won the national championship for the first time.
“It is destined to become a saviour for the slumping Hanshin Tigers,” the priest, an 86-year-old devout Tigers fan, told reporters at the 1,800-year-old shrine.
The rite was held during the fast food chain’s annual service to give thanks to the chickens it has served up.
I wonder if the KFC restaurants in America hold rites to honor the spirits of the chickens they fry?
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Categories: Odd / Strange
George W. Bush impersonator appears in Japanese commercials
George W. Bush lookalike Brent Mendenhall has been appearing in tea commercials on Japanese TV.
Each scene of the Bush lookalike acting goofy/stupid is followed by a message letting you know that Herbal Clear is supposed to help wash away bad things.
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Categories: Foreigners in Japan, Japanese TV
Keystone Copter
If you happen to find a helicopter window, please contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department:
The MPD’s “Otori 7″ helicopter departed the Tachikawa flight center on Tuesday afternoon. A crewmember noticed a change in atmospheric pressure while the helicopter was flying along the metropolitan expressway over the Ikejiri area of Setagaya Ward, and found the rear left window was missing. The loss of the window did not affect the flight, and the helicopter landed at its scheduled destination of Tokyo Heliport in Koto Ward. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Categories: Odd / Strange
