Category Archives: Allegory

the Calamari Wrestler

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A more or less po-faced remake of Rocky, with the Giant Squid in the role formerly played by Sylvester Stallone. Who can tell them apart, eh?

Can I get a transcript? Any bilingual Japanese Squid fanciers out there?

This wild comedy pokes fun at the world of pro-wrestling by placing its accomplished wrestler protagonist Koji Taguchi against a giant squid known as the Calamari Wrestler. The Calimari Wrestler not only proves to be Koji‘s most difficult opponent yet, but also has an effect on several people’s personal lives when he becomes the unlikely object of a young girl’s affection. A quirky plot, kitsch costumes, and a bizarre romance make director Minoru Kawasaki‘s (ULTRAMAN TIGA) effort an interesting and entertaining watch.

where does oil come from?

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Who better to ask than the famous DrySquid Cowboy? An Elvis-talkin’, cephalopodian, ten-gallon-hatted cartoon figure is, frankly, no less authoritative on the Middle East than anyone else who seems to get on the news lately.

paging Al Gore

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Baby, it's cold outside...or is that hot? 

Better known for building igloos during hunts on the polar ice, Inuit in the village of Kuujjuaq in Quebec, Canada, are installing 10 air conditioners for about 25 office workers.

From Reuters, via Fark, and guaranteed 100% photoshop-free.

Mommy, where do statues come from?

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 Yet another image censored by Photobucket. Just scroll below it to see the image, from a University plaza. 

Where do you put the epidural?

 Mommy, where do statues come from?

Check that woman’s expression; you’d swear that thing just dropped out of space. Hmmmm, come to think of it, what exactly is she sitting on?

From Hogwild‘s photoroundup of crazy statues, via Fark.

Coexist

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Coexist

From Tima, via Cold Desert. In Lebanese war blogger news, Ahmad reports that there have been attempts to hack into his blog account; it’s quite obvious that, since the enemies of truth can’t win with logic or facts, they’ve resorted to crime.