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http://brownthatbanana.typepad.com/.a/6a00e39337cb1e883401116890975f970c-800wi
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Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net
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Tim Cook wrote:
> http://brownthatbanana.typepad.com/.a/6a00e39337cb1e883401116890975f970c-800wi
There's probably a statement elsewhere in the manual like this:
"Please disregard the seal photo on page n. Its purpose is to confuse
non-Japanese people, and thereby maintain the appearance that foreigners
can never truly understand Japan."
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle wrote:
> There's probably a statement elsewhere in the manual like this:
>
> "Please disregard the seal photo on page n. Its purpose is to confuse
> non-Japanese people, and thereby maintain the appearance that foreigners
> can never truly understand Japan."
Ah, Japan. Home of the strange, and the bizare. Chris Tarrant has held
up some stunning examples of this. The Simpsons also did a parody that
was pretty near the mark...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Marge_We_Trust
"Mr. Sparkle is a magnet for foodstuffs...he will banish food particles
to the land of wind and ghosts".
"a bizarre TV commercial that had 3 women turn into 3 sumo wrestlers."
...need I comment further?
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Invisible wrote:
> The Simpsons also did a parody that
> was pretty near the mark...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Marge_We_Trust
>
> "a bizarre TV commercial that had 3 women turn into 3 sumo wrestlers."
>
> ...need I comment further?
"I'm disrespectful to dirt! Can you see that I am serious?
Out of my way, all of you! This is no place for loafers! Join me or
die! Can you do any less?"
"Oh, what a brave corporate logo! I accept the challenge of Mr. Sparkle!"
"Awesome power!!!"
"What are your plans for summer vacation? For lucky best wash, use Mr.
Sparkle."
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F18
The video was similarly random...
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
news:49a679e6$1@news.povray.org...
> Ah, Japan. Home of the strange, and the bizare. Chris Tarrant has held up
> some stunning examples of this. The Simpsons also did a parody that was
> pretty near the mark...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Marge_We_Trust
>
> "Mr. Sparkle is a magnet for foodstuffs...he will banish food particles to
> the land of wind and ghosts".
>
> "a bizarre TV commercial that had 3 women turn into 3 sumo wrestlers."
>
Best episode EVAR! I bought Season 8, just for that episode.
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:49a67c71@news.povray.org...
>
> "I'm disrespectful to dirt! Can you see that I am serious?
>
> Out of my way, all of you! This is no place for loafers! Join me or die!
> Can you do any less?"
>
> "Oh, what a brave corporate logo! I accept the challenge of Mr. Sparkle!"
>
> "Awesome power!!!"
>
> "What are your plans for summer vacation? For lucky best wash, use Mr.
> Sparkle."
>
> http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F18
>
> The video was similarly random...
"There's your answer, Fishbulb." A line I utter to my co-workers even to
this day. In fact, it has become a common line for everyone to use around
the office, just as our daily status reports officially became "TPS
Reports". :-) Sometimes, working here is fun.
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Ah, Japan. Home of the strange, and the bizare. Chris Tarrant has held up
> some stunning examples of this. The Simpsons also did a parody that was
> pretty near the mark...
Usually, things in the Simpsons are just enough out-there to be clearly
recognised as parodies of the culture.
Have you ever *seen* real commercials from Japan?! Great heavens! If
anything, the Simpsons' version was subdued and to-the-point.
^_^;
--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net
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Tim Cook wrote:
> Have you ever *seen* real commercials from Japan?! Great heavens! If
> anything, the Simpsons' version was subdued and to-the-point.
>
> ^_^;
Chris Tarrant, after showing an ad for tampons or something, said "I
think I was actually following that one - right up until the rising
Japanise flag at the end... then it kinda stopped making sense".
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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