No, this is not a post about my apartment, though that too would be fitting, given the title. This is a post about a little Japanese TV I happened to see at nearly 2 a.m. tonight.
Picture this:
Two men. One cardboard box. One roll of tape. One timer.
Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Loser gets in box. Winner gets on top. Tape goes on box. Timer is started. Box tips to and fro, eventually toppling over. But time keeps ticking and Box Man cannot free himself. Tape Man finally removes some of the tape, then walks away laughing hysterically. Well over one minute has passed. Box which had been shaking violently is now barely moving. Tape Man stops laughing long enough to realize that perhaps Box Man cannot breathe. Panics. Moves to remove the remaining tape. Suddenly the box explodes open and Box Man emerges, disheveled and breathless. "I couldn't get any air! [gasp gasp] I thought I was going to die in there!" Tape Man remembers timer, dives to the ground to grab it as quickly as possible, and stops it. But then doesn't bother to read the time.
Crowd applauds with uproarious laughter.
Both men look at a large countdown timer visible on the stage and realize that they have only 7 minutes until the next commercial break. All is forgotten. Onto next bit.
What can we all learn from this? That it is worthwhile to practice Rock, Paper, Scissors, for one thing. It may very well pay off someday. Then again, some of us on the mere basis of size alone would never qualify to become Box Men. But better safe than sorry....
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Okay, this has nothing to do with your post, but I just saw this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_blood_type_theory_of_personality
This is so weird!!! Is it true? Do people ask you your blood type all the time?
And just in case you want to actually practice your secret Rock, Paper, Scissors techniques, check out the "RPS Strategy Guide" here;
http://www.rpschamps.com/
Jes' tryin' ta be helpful.
Bill
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