Because the Japanese Version is Likely to Involve Tentacles

by Joey deVilla on April 15, 2008


Denki anma is just one example of Japanese High Weirdness.

Here’s a conversation that my friend Kelly recently had:

Kelly’s friend: Want to hear something funny?

Kelly: [Looks up from her laptop]

Kelly’s friend: In the Japanese version of Romper Room

Kelly: Stop.

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darryl 04.15.08 at 10:51 pm

Funny. A YouTube search of “Japanese version Romper Room” turned up this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC_fLUvm16A

Even weirder than the accordion version I bet

Ken Hirsch 04.16.08 at 12:46 am

Not tentacles, but testicles.

raincoaster 04.16.08 at 9:26 pm

What’s wrong with a few tentacles? I can’t imagine a child not getting a kick out of Syd Barrett and tentacles in this video from Gimme Gimme Octopus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRhltUYSFy8

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