Dec 06
Have a jolly lolly Christmas with the Chupa Chups Design Wood Case! Worn on one’s belt and secured with saddle leather & antiqued brass snaps, this real wooden wonder keeps your emergency lollipop safely within arm’s reach.
Nov 30
Can’t get enough of Domo, NHK Japan’s lovable toothy mascot? Well guess what, your dreams have come true! Not only does the Domo Toaster brand an image of Domo-kun onto each and every slice of your morning toast, the toaster itself is styled to look just like Domo.
Nov 28
When TwitWit, who goes by the handle @MWadeNC
tweeted Newark Mayor Cory Booker that "nutrition is not the
responsibility of the government," a gauntlet was laid that is now being
played out in Twitterville as well as the real world. Booker (@CoryBooker),
a prolific member of the Twitterati has amassed celebrity status with a
Twitter following of over 1.2 million, while TwitWit whose profile
describes herself as a "Daughter of the American Revolution" has only
1008 (as of this posting).
Nov 22
It’s raining swine, hallelujah! A Chinese pig-farmer’s porkers perform daily dives from a 10-foot tall platform because, according to the farmer, the exercise results in healthier pigs that grow faster and taste better.
Nov 16
The “X-Ray MC Super Sized in Humberger, Devil version” clown doll from Japan’s Secret Base store looks like Ronald McDonald… if the fast-food mascot was reimagined by Tim Burton. The extremely disturbing, evilly-grinning doll features transparent skin exposing a pair of undigested burgers and a garish green glow-in-the-dark skeleton.
Oct 31
Japanese artist, blogger and curry cook Takeda Take has taken the disastrously (but hilariously) botched restoration of the Spanish fresco “Ecco Homo” to a new, delicious level.
Oct 25
Burger King Japan is rolling out the limited edition, sliced squash embellished “BK Pumpkin” Whopper on October 26th, just in time for Halloween. Two slices of fried pumpkin not enough for you? Drop an extra 100 yen on the “Pumpkin Bomb”, a BK Pumpkin with 10 (count ’em, 10!) pumpkin slices.
Oct 12
Stay awake like a boss with Drive Shot, the new 120% caffeinated canned coffee from Japan’s BOSS. Designed for commercial commuters and others who drive for a living, Drive Shot comes in specially ribbed red 200ml cans featuring an old-school caffeine meter… whatever that is.
Oct 05
From the “roof of the world” to the roof of your mouth, China’s Tibet 5100 Water Resources Holdings Ltd. will never Everest in its quest to be the world’s most desired luxury bottled water. The climb to watery wealth has a downside, however, and those who can least afford this premium product could end up paying the most.
Oct 03
A nation-wide study of more than 1100 pre-school children up to 5 years of age in Australia
indicates that 20 percent of children are obese even before they enter
school. Particular habits formed at home were identified as leading
causes of a condition that is both physically and socially deleterious
to kids and can continue all their lives – obesity….
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