Ep 163: Minced Beef With Bread To Go
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Doug is worried about his appointment to see the death panel and relates his fun times with some Twitter freaks.
The scandal du jour in Japan is the arrest of popular actress Noriko Sakai and her estranged husband after she had gone on the lam.
The new and somewhat complicated jury system has been launched in Japan and has the first trial under its belt.
Big news from North Korea! The nation's very first fast food joint has opened, but you can't order a hamburger. You can, however, order a "minced beef with bread," which apparently makes the government feel better about serving the quintessential American food.
The Bank of Japan has come up with a very interesting survey in Hokkaido which shows the priorities of people in a bad economy. Which is to say that although the number of restaurants is down, the number of sex shops is way up!
The Virgin Mary has made yet another rather disturbing appearance, this time in a condom. Say what??
A woman in Pennsylvania has fallen in love with a gondola ride at an amusement park. And yes, she knows it's pretty weird, but she just can't help herself.
We have a whole bevy of Dicks of the Week this time. First up is a nurse who wasn't all she was cracked up to be. Next is the guy who tried to blame his bad behavior on his cat and the entire Alabama Beverage Control Board for banning a certain wine for its horribly pornographic label (see below). Our last Dick is the moron who threw a dog off the roof of a six-story building. Luckily, the story has a happy ending.
In a happier dog story, Muffy has been found in Melbourne, Australia, nine years after disappearing from its family 1200 miles away.
We end the show with a great song from a German singer named Petzel. It's called Blackbirds and is courtesy of Music Alley.
That's it for this time. Thanks for listening!
I love your show!
One correction:
Noriko's husband is not the actor (Manabu Oshio) who got arrested after his mistress died. Manabu's wife is also an actress who divorced him after his arrest.
Keep up the great work!
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Okay, now I HAVE to give you some money. Anyone who states openly that Sarah Palin is a whackjob deserves my donation! People back here in the US are being fearmongered into believing anyone promoting socialized medicine somehow wants to dig up George Washington and rape his dead body. We need ex-pats like you to explain to them that not only does it not bring on the end of days, but it actually works pretty well and people are able to afford more than just the massive colonoscopy your insurance company gives you every time you pay your premium. Keep it up!!
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Great podcast as usual, and thanks for the news about that picture of the Virgin Mary with he condom.
Here goes a challenge for the best podcast in Japan, what about some episode with some funny news/picture/etc about the Prophet Mohammed for a change? I dont recall that happening in the last episodes and I download all of them.
But did I mention you may get some death threats if you do?
Uh oh, not that funny now big boy? Well just keep hammering the tolerant Christians as usual then.
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Sasha - Thanks for the correction. We'll talk about it on the next show.
Itazura - Thanks! Here's a fun article from GQ on Ms. Palin: http://men.style.com/gq/talkback/openletter/archive/0909
Francoie: We don't "hammer" Christians on the show. A little gentle mocking, maybe, but not hammering. Of course, if it really bothers you, you're free to choose not to listen.
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Wrong usage of condoms results mis-communication to people about the uses of it.
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