Ep 23: Marilyn Monroe and the Dirt Thieves
Posted by Douglas DeLong at 11/9/2005 8:35 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
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Episode 23 is probably the best podcast ever created!
We manage to mock both a potential pandemic and the president in our opening joke.
The mooing controversy generated a lot of responses from our listeners, with most people voting for some form of controlled mooing. Thanks to everyone for your emails!!
One of our listeners, Jon Bott, has a great site where you can learn to dance. Check it out!
Learn 2 Dance
Our Q and A answers a question from one of our listeners about vending machines in Japan.
Vending Machine Photos
Amy tells us about her encounter with an egg vending machine.
Amy's Eggs
Another wacky cafe has opened in Tokyo: The Marilyn Monroe Cafe pays homage to the late superstar's most famous movie scene by using floor fans to blow up the skirts of its waitresses.
Marilyn Monroe Cafe
Apparently there is an epidemic of soil thievery occuring in Hyogo prefecture. These dirty thieves are sneaking into farmer's rice paddies in the middle of the night and making off with their valuable booty. "Why" you ask? Well, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
Soil Thieves
This week's Cow Tales includes a cautionary tale of what happens when you're a cow and stand under a tree during a lightening storm.
Our Geek Jargon for this week is "Haniwa Ruku," and refers to the somewhat odd practice of high school girls wearing sweatpants under their school uniform skirts.
Doug talks about the joy of discovering new Japanese English words like "Skinship." No, it doesn't mean sex. Get your mind out of the gutter.
Let's Enjoy Skinship!
This week's Audio Mnemonics is the kanji for "rice." It's pronounced "kome" and looks like this: 米
Amy had an interesting interview on a podcast called "U Live Where?" Check it out! (Click on "Shiraishi Island.")
Listen to Amy's Interview!
And of course, if you haven't had a chance to vote for Planet Japan this month, here is the link:
Vote for Planet Japan!
That's it for this week! Thanks for listening to Planet Japan! See you next week!
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