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In my defense, I would have posted sooner, but I was trying to work out a Very Serious Post involving some truly awful article I saw the other day involving Taylor Swift and sexism thinly veiled as "feminism". The thing didn't come together quickly enough (mostly because I wrestled for a very long time about the inclusion of the word "douchebag". I tried to think of a less vulgar word, but I couldn't, and then I went back and forth with myself about self-censorship on my blog.), and so I'll probably just write about it on Catholic Exchange this weekend.
But I'll for sure have to cut the word "douchebag" there.
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John-Luke got a bath today. He needed it. He smelled like the Memphis Zoo in August. Afterwards, his hair had dried all cute and poufy, so I wanted to take a quick picture of it. Since my notphone came out on the losing end of the tile landing a while ago, I've stopped using the Hipstamatic which I love so much. But, Ken carefully put packing tape over the touchscreen, thus rendering my phone useable again.
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So, even though I'd made "use my real camera more and my crappy notphone camera less" my only New Year resolution, I still grabbed the old and busted to take a picture of poufy hair John-Luke. After all, Hipstamatic has got some truly awesome filters.
But not this one. Oh no. This one can safely be filed under: DEARGODMAKEITGOAWAY! KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!
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Have you seen this?
Ken showed it to me today. Please tell me that this is from one of those whackadoodle Japanese game shows, and this isn't real. I'm getting the heebie jeebies just watching it.
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Yeah. This was the next video in the queue:
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I think Japan needs to reduce its sugar intake.
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My apologies to any Japanese readers I may have.
Go see Jen for less Japanese-oddities.
#3 ditto your reaction
ReplyDelete#4 & #5: Japan. What are you doing? Japan, no! STAHP!!
Bump. :'(
I am laughing out loud..... I can't stop.... nearly crying.... the photo.... your description.... you're killing me! Some things hit that funny spot and make you laugh that weird-even-if-you-wanted-to-stop-you-couldn't. They make your cheeks hurt a little and your eyes water and you're sure that you look frightening, but you can't stop... this was one of those. Thanks- this will be shared with my husband and we will laugh, together.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to get back to the Japan videos. Not sure if I can watch those with the little eyes around here. Not that I assume anything you post would be inappropriate, but you are debating douchebag, after all. =D
The little eyes would get a kick out of the 2nd video.
DeleteSo funny!
ReplyDeleteI read the ones that come after noon. I mean, I might read them on Saturday, but I do come back.
Oh my gosh nightmares all weekend!
ReplyDeleteShoving people onto that train! That seriously looked real and I would have died of claustrophobia...chinese style!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother lives in Tokyo and I have visited her several times. That is exactly what it can be like at rush hour. Notice the white gloves? Japanese are really weird about skin to skin contact and so they wear gloves so they are touching you but aren't. My mom and grandma always get massages and the person giving the massage wears while gloves as well.
ReplyDeleteThat picture of your son looks just a bit...well. Let's just say that if they were casting a horror movie, this could be his audition to play the evil spawn part.
ReplyDeleteI would never want to live in Japan because of the crowding. Not to mention the annoying commercials. That being said, I have found Japanese people to be very pleasant and not in the least strange. Their advertising executives must be on some sort of drug, however. Not to mention their transit authorities!
This this reminds me of the Japan story in the old Richard Scarry stories from around the world book. It's not in print anymore because it 'stereotypes' all the different nations, but the Japan story from this almost 30 year old book is almost this exact scenario. It has a lady cat riding the train with an enormous sausage, only the train is so crowded (including requisite hippo lady) that she gets off the train with the sausage squashed entirely flat.
ReplyDeleteI'm always late with my quick takes.
ReplyDeleteI'm always late.
with everything....
OK, I find it interesting that when most people would hit "delete" when the option to "save photo?" comes up... Cari posts it for the world to see. A little "in need of exorsist-ish"? Scary. Take another "cute" one and post it to help me remove the image, pleeeeease?
As for the Japanese videos, I finally got the babe to sleep so will have to wait till tomorrow.
I spelled exorcist wrong.... ugh.
DeleteWow I think the earliest I've ever been with my takes is #99 and like...7pm. I think people think you're cooler when you act all aloof like that...like, I was too busy going to fun Friday parties and hanging out with Chuck Norris and stuff to write my takes...
ReplyDeleteAnd geesh, thanks for the nightmares!!
Well at least you posted that horrifying gum commercial at the end so we'd all think, "Hmm... I guess her child isn't quite so scary after all". Smooth move, Donaldson.
ReplyDeleteI just totally crossed Japan off of my "places to go" list.
ReplyDeleteI was #142 on Quick Takes one day. I don't think a single person clicked over.
Wth?!?!? One word can describe my entire range of emotions after reading this post...DISTURBED! Except the part about the laundry detergent. For some reason I am totally obsessed with all things laundry. I always think I am going to find the miracle that will end my five step laundry process with each load. Ta Da! This just might do it. Getting some NOW!
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