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Old 10-21-2007, 12:21 PM   #1
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Just as she conceals herself, her pursuer arrives.

Looking around... pant pant, "Damn!", sweat sweat, "I've lost her", gasp gasp, "I need a Coke", sweat sweat.
I wonder if you knew that one of the top selling sports drinks is called Pocari Sweat...

I sometimes wonder what a pocari is, and why they are so sweaty.
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Old 10-21-2007, 12:24 PM   #2
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Meanwhile, the next installment of wacky Japanese junk is ... heart shaped bubble wrap!
(See picture)

But it doesn't end there. Popping the stuff is so much fun you can buy ...
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... Pucchin Sukatto, a 10 x 10-cm bubble-wrap sheet developed purely for popping purposes. Pucchin is the description in Japanese of the sound made when you pop bubble wrap, and sukatto means to feel refreshed.

To make users feel the latter, the bubble-wrap sheets are made of special polyethylene that creates a sharper sound than your standard bubble wrap when the bubbles are burst.
Worried about the environment? take heart:

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... toy maker Bandai put a key chain called Mugen Putiputi (meaning Unlimited Putiputi) on the market ..... Dangling off the key chain are eight bubbles made with a special plastic material that users can pop as many times as they wish — after being popped, they inflate, ready to go again.
But there is a serious side to all this:

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"Putiputi sleeping bags are therefore very convenient when you have to stay in the office at night," Sugiyma explains. "Also, these sleeping bags can be emergency items, such as when we have earthquakes. In fact, we sent 300 bubble-wrap sleeping bags to Niigata Prefecture in 2003 when the area was struck by a big earthquake."
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Old 10-21-2007, 06:00 PM   #3
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I wonder if you knew that one of the top selling sports drinks is called Pocari Sweat...

I sometimes wonder what a pocari is, and why they are so sweaty.
Maybe pocari means replacement.
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Old 10-22-2007, 11:06 AM   #4
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Maybe pocari means replacement.
I've checked three dictionaries, and none show pocari. In fact you can't even write that in Japanese script - there is no "ca" syllable (use "ka" instead).
Mind you, "poka poka suru" means to feel warm, or be warm... hmmmm warm sweat .... yummy yummy yummy.
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Old 10-21-2007, 12:35 PM   #5
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Heart shaped bubble wrap and square melons - I love the Japanese.
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:02 PM   #6
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Heart shaped bubble wrap and square melons - I love the Japanese.
I am only surprised it took so long:

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Old 06-16-2012, 12:43 AM   #7
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It didn't, they were selling square ones 5 years ago, and heart shaped 3 years ago.
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Old 11-07-2007, 11:27 PM   #8
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Old 11-09-2007, 08:46 AM   #9
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Thats wanton soup. Ba dum dum!

(Worst pun ever?)
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:42 AM   #10
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Thats wanton soup. Ba dum dum!

(Worst pun ever?)
I think it's quite an attractive bra. In fact, it's getting me a little worked up. Miso horny.

(This is The Cellar -- lay out a bad pun, and somebody will be along with a worse one very soon.)
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:55 AM   #11
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I think it's quite an attractive bra. In fact, it's getting me a little worked up. Miso horny.

(This is The Cellar -- lay out a bad pun, and somebody will be along with a worse one very soon.)

lol...the name I came up with for my cornhole team here at the college (for those who don't know, cornhole is a similar-to-horseshoes game we hicks in Ohio play) was MeSoCorny.
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Old 11-09-2007, 10:18 AM   #12
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lol...the name I came up with for my cornhole team here at the college (for those who don't know, cornhole is a similar-to-horseshoes game we hicks in Ohio play) was MeSoCorny.
Hicks in Georgia play it as well. I had never heard of it until about a month ago.

Cornhole Board:




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Old 08-12-2009, 10:52 PM   #13
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Hicks in Georgia play it as well. I had never heard of it until about a month ago.

Cornhole Board:

I thought you were talking about a this this kind of cornhole.
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:26 AM   #14
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lol...the name I came up with for my cornhole team here at the college (for those who don't know, cornhole is a similar-to-horseshoes game we hicks in Ohio play) was MeSoCorny.
Cornhole game sound vaguely pornographic. In Chicago and STL it's known as beanbags. And it's common to use opposing team motifs:

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Old 11-09-2007, 09:55 AM   #15
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You know what I really find "wacky"? Is the fact that you got your information from the NY Times. what up wi' dhat?..

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