Why do Japanese people place these bottles on the curbs throughout our neighborhood?The ground rules:
- If you live in Japan and know the answer, please refrain from commenting.
- However, if you live in Japan and you don't know the answer, please feel free to guess.
- No cheating (i.e., Internet searches) allowed until 12:01AM on Tuesday, May 29 (our time...something else for you to figure out!)
- Yes, there will be a prize!
18 comments:
You can get pretty thirsty when you're running from Godzilla.
でどねぱぼ
でどねぱぼ みめをれは
That's it?!
So far Ezra is winning...even though his answer isn't correct, sorry Ez. A very funny guess though; exactly what we were hoping for. When you learn the truth his answer won't seem that far fetched!
Pete entered japanese characters that have no meaning. But kudos for putting Japanese characters into your comment!
Keep em coming!
With the apparent lack of cup holders in Japanese vans, its no wonder people would need to switch out their drinks on the fly. This would prevent the need to park the car, pack up the kids and carry them into the mini-mart to get some more water. Very efficient I must say.
You remember, back in the 80s, when the biggest thing in Japan was having baby aligators for pets? I mean, it was all the rage. A day didn't go by when Regan was talking about helping to poor, AIDS, and those darn (thank Danielle for reading as I write) baby aligators.
Well, of course, as with every fad, the glitz and glamour of baby aligators fades. And then you're just left with flushing the little buggers down the toilet.
Now, years later, all grown up and mutated, they live in the sewers. The Japanese are nothing if not compassionate. I mean, if you had to choose between bottled water or sewer water, which would you choose?
Besides, if not for the bottled water, they would devour the entire island...just like when they ate Godzilla. If only he could fly like Mothra, he would have made it. Was a kick-Pepe fight though.
Ezra, not a bad idea! I'll think about that next time I'm driving and find myself thirsty. Of course, there is a vending machine on almost every corner in Japan...but you never know when you might find yourself without any yen!
This idea would never work in the US because you would have to worry about people putting poison or other unmentionable substances into the bottles!
BTW - what kind of "sport utility van with 14 cup holders" do you own if not Japanese?
Dave, please thank Danielle (Hey Danielle!) for correcting your profanity. Next time could you also have her check your spelling and grammar?! I mean c'mon....aligator, Regan? Spelling and grammar aside, your comment makes for a very interesting storyline. Maybe you should sell the idea in Hollywood?!
BTW - We'd love to hear from Danielle and Renee sometime. I think Diane might be missing the estrogen flair to the comments section!
Say hello to Pepe.
If they started putting them out on the curb soon after you arrived that could mean something... Probably some wierd Japanese voodoo thing to keep the evil americans away.
To scare the cats away, cuz cats are evil!
They are recycling
We have had a lot of good guesses...but only one correct answer from Audrey! Another grad school friend takes the (TBD) prize!
There are feral cats roaming Japanese neighborhoods and the sun is said to reflect off the "PET" water bottles to scare away the cats. But most people agree it doesn't work. Here's the article in The Japan Times:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20050519wh.html
Thanks for playing!
That is just goverment propaganda to keep the truth about the giant mutant aligators from us. The truth is out there, er, under the bottles. Keep Sydney away from the sewers. Be afraid, be very afraid. Toilet bowl lids must always be kept down. Be generous in using the garbage disposal...them scraps will keep the gators at bay.
Who would try to scare away cats??? Roaches, rats and mutant aligators maybe but not cats... And I agree with Dave, keep Syndey away from the sewers.
It's for the animals (ie dogs)when they get thirty out on a walk and they can't have a beer!
Mary O
The bottles are to wash your hands after you eat SUSHI
Cats are EVIL..go figure...next question.
I swear I am going to get one on the trival questions one day.
I think Mary O has a little multiple personality thing going on.
Its for the animals, to wash your hands, cats are evil...
I dig it.
She needs to post more often.
Join us in the insanity.
Of course its Almost 3AM here and maybe I'm the only crazy one.
Where is the next trivia question. I am ready to get ONE right.
Dave...have you gotten any sleep?
So sad. Why would anyone want to keep kitties away? :o)
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