If you want to do a road trip, this is the way to do it. Three Japanese friends wanted to roadtrip, and they modded an old truck so they could travel and live in comfort and awesomeness. The truck transforms so a second story living quarters is produced, a deck, and it comes with a fully functioning bathtub. They’ve got a video of the transformation and trip. Pretty cool. Via Japanese Nostalgic Car.
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Although the application page is overwhelmed at the moment, you should apply for this job. I am.
In exchange for the plush salary [$100,000! -ed.], free accommodation in an oceanfront villa and airfare from the winner’s home country, the “employee” will be required to stroll the island’s white sand beaches, snorkel, maybe take a dip in the pool — and post photos and videos of his or her experiences on a weekly blog.
C’mon, baby, load that page already!
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English is a really colorful language with wonderful words and phrases for saying almost anything you could imagine. Still, there are some things we don’t have…
Kaelling – Danish: a woman who stands on her doorstep yelling obscenities at her kids.
Pesamenteiro – Portuguese: one who joins groups of mourners at the home of a dead person, apparently to offer condolences but in reality is just there for the refreshments.
Okuri-OKAMI – Japanese: literally a “see-you-home-wolf”. A man who feigns thoughtfulness by offering to see a girl home only to try to molest her once he gets in the door.
Jayus – Indonesian: someone who tells a joke so unfunny you can’t help laughing.
These and many more at the link, which is to promote a book called Toujours Tingo: More Extraordinary Words To Change The Way We See The World by Adam Jacot de Boinod. Now you, too, can say things like, “Look at that layogenic shvitzer, what a baffona!”
Interesting little photo essay by Time that shows what various families around the world eat in a week, and how much they spend on it. Wow, some of that is pathetic, either because they have so little or because they have so much junk food!
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Planning on traveling abroad? If so then here’s a handy resource that’s just getting going. It’s a public database of public toilets around the world. Well, in 17 nations so far, and for some odd reason most of them are Micky D’s.
The stumbling baby steps of user generated public toilet locations might do well to look at Australia’s Official Toilet Map for later revision. Good on Oz for finding a way to let tourists know where to go for a good slash after a few pints.
Meanwhile in Japan (home of the Lucky Poo) it seems that fortune tellers are now advising their clients to ensure that their toilets are clean if they want to bring good fortune. Lady Luck it seems despises a dirty loo.
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Speaking of Astronomy, you only have four days to get your name taken with the Dawn Mission to the asteroid belt. NASA does this kind of thing from time to time, so there may be future missions available to get a part of you off this rock.
Now to figure out how to submit my body through a web form….
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