Stephane Dauzat comments

Lool! My girlfriend has been bugging me for ages to install a chrome pole in our living room. Now how the hell am I supposed to explain that to my landlord, visiting friends, or my parents who will come next month..

If it gets her a fit as the girls on the picture, I'll consider it though.

In the new layout, "quote of the day" should have been renamed to troll of the day.

Deboning, really?

Heh, over 50% of japan's coastline and riverbanks consists of concrete or tetrapods, or both. Which is why that coral transplanting thing is so interesting, because if viable, it could have much wider applications. The whole japanese archipelago is constantly losing land due to erosion, and with rising raw materials costs, coral might well prove the economical long term solution

It's this kind of matsuri that reminds me why I miss japan so much.

That said, if they really intend to pray for protection against STD, I suggest they find a giant rubber to wrap their shrine in. Wrapping rope and folded paper around you kanamara is not only not going to help agains STD, but could cause serious harm to you and your partner.