tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post116105297333903818..comments2023-11-05T03:47:52.874-08:00Comments on Celebrating the Absurd: Mine! Mine! Mine!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1161269272868952862006-10-19T07:47:00.000-07:002006-10-19T07:47:00.000-07:00I've met a lot of Japanese people, and no, they ar...I've met a lot of Japanese people, and no, they are no more 'batshit crazy' than you and I. They have a wackier sense of funny (have you ever seen an episode of <A HREF="http://www.tv.com/banzai/show/13326/summary.html" REL="nofollow">Banzai</A>? That's wacky, hysterical stuff, with a true appreciation for the absolutely, wonderfully absurd (Squirrel Fishing, and Mr. Shake Hands Man. This woman is just...off.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1161246490710582042006-10-19T01:28:00.000-07:002006-10-19T01:28:00.000-07:00But the Japanese are just plain batshit crazy, no?...But the Japanese are just plain batshit crazy, no? I don't think she's that self-aware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1161180960831958182006-10-18T07:16:00.000-07:002006-10-18T07:16:00.000-07:00True. But the workout video is too...twee to be ab...True. <BR/><BR/>But the workout video is too...twee to be absurd. The 'ooh look at how silly I'm being' aspect to that video is just annoying.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-1161177926976651172006-10-18T06:25:00.000-07:002006-10-18T06:25:00.000-07:00Nothing more absurd? Did you see the Japanese pood...<I>Nothing</I> more absurd? Did you see <A HREF="http://raincoaster.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/mariko-takahashis-poodle-fitness-video/" REL="nofollow">the Japanese poodle workout video?</A><BR/><BR/>Ute Lemper does very well with Tom Waits songs, but anyone less could easily be destroyed by them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com