Articles posted in the ‘humor’ category

Sep
30
Jacky Cheung to maids: you’re fired

After firing over 20 maids in just three years, HK star Jacky Cheung must be one tough man to please — and the Philippine government agrees.

While …

Sep
29
Facebank eats money for lunch

You can forget about your dad’s classic piggy bank because Facebank is here.

The Banpresto Facebank is a fun little innovation in moneybox technology. Yeah, leave it …

Sep
23
Much love between Korean leaders?

Believe it or not, this isn’t actually a photo from the inter-Korean summit…that’s next month. But, awww it looks like Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun are …

Aug
23
Arcade game gives players a break, literally

“Udedamashii” is a Japanese arcade game that will break your arm for only 100 yen. Wow, what a sweet deal!

An arm wrestling arcade machine broke a …

Aug
18
SG Wannabe vs. Super Kidd: “Saldaga”

Take one of Korea’s top ballad groups, one of their biggest hits, and let an up-and-coming indie band put their own spin on it and what do …

Jun
1
Hey “Kidd”, Let Me Dance

Now it doesn’t get much better than this, that is, when it comes to fun, cool, party music bouncing with happiness. Super Kidd (슈퍼키드) is a Korean indie rock band. The 6-member party rock band can be characterized by their uniquely happy and comedic songs and performances [...]

May
9
Cool Japanese band names part 2

The English language has an interesting place in Japanese society. Roman characters show up all over the place — in the form of English words or romanized Japanese. English is prevelent in Japanese music as well. Whether it’s in lyrics, song titles, or band names [...]

Feb
1
Pacman Fever Humor Tumor

I don’t understand a lot of things about other cultures. And one of these things that I don’t understand is humor. I have never understood British humor, …

Jan
2
Watch out!!

Like many college kids, I went back to my hometown to my parent’s house for the Christmas break. Sadly though, I forgot to bring home my watch …

Dec
6
Fighting obesity, one bureaucrat at a time

In an effort to fight growing obesity problems, two Japanese bureaucrats have stepped up to the plate. Noritoshi Ishida and Keizo Takemi, both Vice Health, Labor and …