Japanese Animation

Posted by Oli  @  10:41 PM · 04 January  to   Humour · Japan

Recently I’ve been having fun watching PiNMeN and Popee the Performer on TV. They’re both CG animation series from Japan that rely solely on the animation (no dialog). Very strange, and very funny!

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Fleep; an intelligent cartoon

Posted by Oli  @  11:53 AM · 18 December  to   Humour

I just came across Fleep, a cartoon by Jason Shiga. It’s funny and intelligent - highly recommended!

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Some Favorite Animations

Posted by Oli  @   2:17 PM · 07 November  to   Humour · The ‘Net

Here are some of my favorite animations and flash movies — check ‘em out!

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There’s Something About Miriam

Posted by Oli  @   1:46 PM · 07 November  to   Humour

Sky One cans a reality TV program under legal threats by six male participants. Why were the guys so upset?They were competing for the attentions of a beautiful South American woman, without realising she was actually a pre-op transsexual = a he. Can Reality TV go any lower? I wonder.

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Irony strikes again - comment spam & MT-Blacklist

Posted by Oli  @   1:36 PM · 17 October  to   Humour · Weblogging

My first comment spam leads to the installation of Jay Allen’s MT Blacklist. More anti-spam violence to follow…

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Hilarious! Spammers complaining via (you guessed it) spam

Posted by Oli  @  11:51 AM · 17 October  to   Humour · The ‘Net

The first spam I’ve read in quite a while. This reminds me of all the anti-spam stuff I have to do…

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Sino-Japanese Relations Further Strained by … an Orgy(!)

Posted by Oli  @   6:25 PM · 03 October  to   Humour · Japan

An Osaka construction company is surprised by the uproar caused when their company holiday leads to the hiring about 400 Chinese prostitutes during a 3-day orgy in Zhuhai. The Chinese Foreign Ministry acts deeply offended while trying to pretend sex is not one of their biggest tourism earners. The Japanese Foreign Ministry and News Media pretends nothing happened. The company wonders what the fuss is about. With bonus ‘Crazy Japanese Sex Toy’ link.

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Reven-ji for Engrish!

Posted by Oli  @  10:23 AM · 09 April  to   Humour · Japan

I came across Weird Japanese T-Shirts via Chanpon.org. This site has some great Japanese, and is a little melodramatically funny in it’s own right (bizarre, wacky, stylish!). I like the one of Soseki Natsume saying I am a pervert in…

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Humour in the face of war

Posted by Oli  @   9:09 AM · 25 February  to   Humour · Japan

The world is presently focussed on Iraq, and a potential war that nobody wants, but some want less than others. However living in Japan there’s also another danger - North Korea. The statements North Korea makes are even more unusually…

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