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Cicero · 06-12-2008, 09:15 PM

lol!

That fake bus stop is so cruel!! lol!!

Clodfobble · 06-13-2008, 01:18 PM

Oh my god, I love the Japanese. From the NY Times:

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Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups.

Those exceeding government limits — 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks — and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months.

...the government will impose financial penalties on companies and local governments that fail to meet specific targets.

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Yoichi Ogushi, a professor at Tokai University’s School of Medicine near Tokyo and an expert on public health, said that there was “no need at all” for the Japanese to lose weight.

“I don’t think the campaign will have any positive effect. Now if you did this in the United States, there would be benefits, since there are many Americans who weigh more than 100 kilograms,” or about 220 pounds, Mr. Ogushi said. “But the Japanese are so slender that they can’t afford to lose weight.”

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Still, at a city gym in Amagasaki recently, dozens of residents — few of whom appeared overweight — danced to the city’s anti-metabo song, which warned against trouser buttons popping and flying away, “pyun-pyun-pyun!”

“Goodbye, metabolic. Let’s get our checkups together. Go! Go! Go!

Goodbye, metabolic. Don’t wait till you get sick. No! No! No!”

Flint · 06-13-2008, 01:20 PM

I wish someobdy would do this for me.
I get things done when there's a deadline.

BigV · 06-13-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I wish someobdy would do this for me.
I get things done when there's a deadline.

"I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by." -- Douglas Adams

TheMercenary · 06-13-2008, 03:37 PM

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...81toilet1.html

Sundae · 06-13-2008, 03:55 PM

I'm weirded out by the lawsuit!
So they are apparently to blame for not informing patrons of the possibility that someone might decide to put glue on the toilet seat..?!?!

And I thought "May contain nuts" on nut products was ridiculous!

TheMercenary · 06-13-2008, 04:35 PM

Ain't Amerika Great!

Famous last words of a Red Neck, "Hey Bubba! Watch this!"

TheMercenary · 06-13-2008, 08:57 PM

More of a human interest story with a strange twist.

'I fell in love with a female assassin'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...in-791978.html

HungLikeJesus · 06-17-2008, 02:50 PM

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

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(CNN) -- A severed human foot was found washed up on an island on the western coast of Canada this week, the fifth detached foot found in the area in the past 11 months, according to local police and media reports.

The foot was found Monday on the shore of Westham Island south of Vancouver, according to Constable Sharlene Brooks of the Delta Police Department in British Columbia.

The severed left foot, which was in a shoe, was taken to a coroner for DNA tests, she added.

The foot was one of five found in area recently, she said.

"Our first step is to establish identity," Brooks said. "It is a little mysterious, but we don't know if it is linked to others."

According to the Vancouver Sun newspaper, the other four feet found in the area since August were right feet. ...

glatt · 06-17-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

glatt · 06-17-2008, 02:55 PM

Isn't there an ocean currents guy who can trace those feet back to the shipping container that fell overboard in the Indian Ocean in a storm?

glatt · 06-20-2008, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Isn't there an ocean currents guy who can trace those feet back to the shipping container that fell overboard in the Indian Ocean in a storm?

and from the article HLJ linked to:

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Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an expert on ocean currents, told The Sun a foot wearing a buoyant athletic shoe could float as far as 1,000 miles.

glatt · 06-18-2008, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

Now there is a sixth foot that's been found!

HungLikeJesus · 06-19-2008, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Now there is a sixth foot that's been found!

It turns out the sixth foot was a hoax.

Warren Peas · 06-19-2008, 05:54 PM

Yep it's been reported as a faux pas, a mean feat if there ever was one.

06-12-2008, 09:15 PM	#1
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06-13-2008, 03:37 PM	#5
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06-13-2008, 03:55 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm weirded out by the lawsuit! So they are apparently to blame for not informing patrons of the possibility that someone might decide to put glue on the toilet seat..?!?! And I thought "May contain nuts" on nut products was ridiculous! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-13-2008, 04:35 PM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Ain't Amerika Great! Famous last words of a Red Neck, "Hey Bubba! Watch this!" __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-13-2008, 08:57 PM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	More of a human interest story with a strange twist. 'I fell in love with a female assassin' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...in-791978.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-17-2008, 02:55 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Isn't there an ocean currents guy who can trace those feet back to the shipping container that fell overboard in the Indian Ocean in a storm?

06-19-2008, 05:54 PM	#15
Warren Peas Dog O'Nine Tails Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 20	Yep it's been reported as a faux pas, a mean feat if there ever was one.

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