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First-ever sighting of a mother bullet train and its…
vacuum. Expert-level only-in-Japan points to Shuri Fukanaga for snapping these priceless photos! • If you love strange Japanese stuff you’d never see anywhere else…
Not sure how to tell them, but…
…not THAT kind of Indian. • If you love strange Japanese stuff you’d never see anywhere else…
Proud alumnus of…
WART UNIVERSITY. Unclear how much one’s post-grad networking would be enhanced by flaunting this affiliation… • If you love to laugh at strange Japanese stuff you’d never see anywhere else…
Damn. Just When I Thought I Had It All Figured Out…
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Holy Mother Of…?!
I’ll see your Our Lady Of Rude Kustoms and raise you a scorpion tattoo! This shining example of Extreme Decorative Engrish goes on to inexplicably include God and France in an unholy existential alliance: “The God and France think whether exist this worldIt might exist if the God and France existReally we think that theContinueContinue reading “Holy Mother Of…?!”
Our Lady Of Gangsta
I’m a little confused by the golden dreidel on the front, but hey, Our Skeletal Lady Of Golden Gangsta is probably A-OK with whatever faith you’re keeping… If you’re planning to shake down a few grannies or threaten some loan-shirkers with a Louisville Slugger, don’t leave the house without donning your Blood Money brand track suit!ContinueContinue reading “Our Lady Of Gangsta”
Our Lady Of Dudeitude
Our Lady seems to have been on a rather severe diet since we last encountered her on the back of a stylin’ blade’s jacket, but she’s still doing her best to confer righteous coolness on all comers. The question is, what exactly is a Lucid Dude, and why would anyone want to be publicly identifiedContinueContinue reading “Our Lady Of Dudeitude”
Back To The Future, With Engrish Subs
Please forgive the out-of-focus-because-walking-while-trying-not-to-get-big-pink-finger-in-front-of-lens phone shot, but this t-shirt was too awesome to pass up! Delorean We came from Santa Ana Orange County Carifornia We will supply fine quality Clothing for All of Board Riders Hope springs eternal! Forget the iPhone 5 – you know the product announcement we’re all REALLY waiting for is MartyContinueContinue reading “Back To The Future, With Engrish Subs”
The World’s Least Exclusive Tattoo Parlor
Saw this in Harajuku I guess that only leaves the namby-pamby souls destined to spend several millennia in Purgatory… •
The Peril Of The Red Panty
“Notice: When sleeping, “Red Panty” may cause you excite and make you sleepless. So put on ordinary color underwear when you sleep.” A thousand apologies for not immediately publishing this instruction sheet on how to properly use Lucky Red Underwear – I bet you were wondering about that mysterious case of insomnia that developed afterContinueContinue reading “The Peril Of The Red Panty”
Our Lady Of Rude Kustoms
I love articles of clothing that are the Japanese equivalent of Western kanji tattoos that supposedly mean “Strong Warrior” but actually say “Wednesday.” Here, a slightly mannish Our Lady has been pressed into service to perform the miracle of deciphering, “First to live young to die no risk no life,” as well as relocating theContinueContinue reading “Our Lady Of Rude Kustoms”
No Wonder Everybody Hates English
Japanese game shows are famous for testing just how much abuse people will take in front of an audience, but this one truly raises the bar! I mean, what kind of masochists sign up to have their English corrected on prime time TV? Here three hapless contestants must step up in front of the worthy professorsContinueContinue reading “No Wonder Everybody Hates English”
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