Archive for the 'photo' Category
Random Image Blowout Part 8
May 19th, 2010Seen at a food stall in Yoyogi Park.
Random Image Blowout Part 7
May 16th, 2010Jeff’s Miniature
January 2nd, 2010In high school, I played a fair amount of Warhammer 40K. Since then, I’ve bought the game for myself (in high school, a friend supplied all the rulebooks and miniatures), but being older, working, having children, and living further away from my friends, I’ve never actually had a chance to play it. And, even if […]
Product Quality
October 31st, 2009A car by Tomica, Japan’s biggest toy car line: A car by Hot Wheels, America’s biggest toy car line:
Not Quite Engrish
October 16th, 2009I’ve been in Japan long enough to be used to both Engrish and to perfectly normal English in unusual locations (such as a t-shirt I saw this morning that said “Who Do You Feel Has Been The Most Popular Recently As A Musician?”), but there’s always something left to surprise me. Case in point, taken […]
A Sciency T-Shirt
August 29th, 2009I’ve told my wife that she should avoid buying t-shirts for my sons with English on them when I’m not with her, due to the likelihood of buying an Engrish t-shirt (which I personally would wear with no compunctions, but would feel a little bad having one of my kids wear). For some reason, she […]
The Goggles…
August 22nd, 2009Random Image Blowout Part 6
December 18th, 2008When our first son was born, there was a little break room for visitors or mothers who wanted a change of scenery, and it was stocked with books and comics. My wife and I were surprised to find one of the comics, a big fat omnibus with a title which translates to “Real Horror Stories […]
Random Image Blowout Part 5
December 18th, 2008This one isn’t a mistake, or making fun of the photo contents, but just something I found really unusual. This was in the immigration building. I wonder what the health standards are for something which is considered clean enough to use for gargling, but not clean enough for drinking.
Random Image Blowout Part 4
December 18th, 2008This ad always amused me. It says “For my child, the real thing”, in reference to: an electric piano. You know, the kind that you buy because you can’t fit or afford a real piano. “For my child, only real fake things”.
