Embedded above and on YouTube here: Workers at a zoo in Tokyo this week held a biannual drill to prepare for a potential zebra escape.
Playing the part of the escapee: a zookeeper in a zebra costume. My favorite part is when the creature is “shot,” presumably by a tranquilizer gun, and falls slowly to the ground.
Embedded above and on YouTube here: “Monkey Sees A Magic Trick.”
I love it.
I noted this on Facebook yesterday, and wanted to share here as well.
So, that new “hog nosed” rat: Consider the “discovery” from the animal’s persepctive.
You’ve lived your life in anonymity, as have your ancestors for time immemorial, and then one day it’s like, BAM. Your photo is plastered all over the Internets — and everyone’s making fun of your nose.
Talk about an identity crisis.
(Image: Discovery.)
I love coffee.
I have a weird name.
And I live in Singapore and travel regularly in Southeast Asia.
That’s a recipe for some serious Starbucks barista mixups!
Herewith, a collection of misspellings of my name from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and more locations over the last year.
This one’s from Kuala Lumpur.
Can’t remember the location of this one.
This one’s from Jakarta.
Singapore, I think.
This one’s also from KL.
Another one from Singapore.
And another from Singapore, I think. This one’s pretty close, and completely logical.
Can’t remember where this one’s from. But it’s certainly phonetically accurate.
This one’s from Manila
Life would be so boring if my name were James or John.
I wish every tech firm didn’t feel the need to create an April Fools’ Day gag. But this one, from Motorola, made me smile.
Embedded above and on YouTube here: “Introducing #MotoSelfieStick.”
I spotted this “ad” for a “canine plastic surgeon” recently on the 1 train here in New York.
Despite the silliness of the concept, the ad is pretty convincing, since it’s done very much in the style of many local NYC subway ads. (Dermatologist Dr. Jonathan Zizmor‘s ads come to mind.)
However, a quick visit to PuppyLift.com, the (hilarious) URL mentioned, reveals that the “ad” is actually for Comedy Central’s “Kroll Show.”
Pretty clever.
Embedded above and on YouTube here: the Thai Navy’s version of PSY’s “Gangnam Style.”
I miss Thailand.
(Via @Journotopia.)
UPDATE: Phuket Gazette has the backstory.
I wanted to share two photos I snapped recently. They both demonstrate interesting Bangkok street life improvisations.
First: It’s the middle of rainy season here, so what do you do when you’re caught in an evening downpour without an umbrella?
Simple — make a poncho (with a cutout for your face) out of a plastic bag:
And second: What do you do if you’re a motorcycle taxi driver and your favorite hammock is getting too much mid-day sun?
Simple — fashion a shade out of some fronds and affix it to the over-hanging electrical wires:
Problems solved.
From a photo I Tweeted and posted to Facebook earlier today. Couldn’t resist sharing.
At last, I came face to face with “someone” who’s larger than me — and certainly sticks out more than I do — here in Thailand.
Big folks who sometimes feel out of place in Asia or elsewhere may well sympathize.
Thanks to A for snapping the pic.
…at his alma mater, William and Mary, is very funny.