English twitter: @kidethnic
KID ETHNIC IS WRITTEN BY:
saleem reshamwla
who is fresh of the boat (that circled the globe).
He makes crazy stuff:
Zombie Rap Videos, Truly Strange Geographic Education Flicks, Micro-Documentaries About Chinese Cell Phone Markets...kidethnic@gmail.com
日本語のtwitter: @masalasoccer
ALSO BY KID ETHNIC:
100JapaneseThings
A collaborative site to help folks (and each other) find Japanese stuff.
The Annual Kid Ethnic Valentine
Because I love you so much.
SEAWEED BREAKFAST
A collection of stories about Japan written while part of the National Geographic Glimpse Correspondents' Training Program.
The Alpaca Song
I wrote and recorded this for you. Because you <em>need</em> a song about alpacas, don’t you?
The Whiteboard Videos
Music+Whiteboard Markers+Friends=Good ways to spend weekends
Twitter
I twitter infrequently. But hope we can stay friends.
The Melancholy Whale Who Came to Dinner · 9 April 07
Hey there, Mr. Whale!
Wow, where'd you get that giant fork and knife? I didn't even know you could hold stuff.
And why you looking so down? Oh, wait! You're being served? As a free sample?
Um, okay.
Wow, you taste terrible. But maybe it's because you come from a can. Could you do me a favor and meet me at a party in a few weeks? And maybe be served sashimi-style on a fancy plate in an expensive restaurant?
And be ordered for me by someone else, without me knowing, just so I don't feel the guilt of, you know, choosing and paying to eat your raw flesh?
I mean, you don't have to do it right now, just within the next few weeks, so I can see if there's any difference in flavor.
Perfect. Gosh, Mr. Whale, you sure are effective.... at tasting not-especially-good!
Ha! Snap! Oh, no he didn't!
Oh, yes. I did.
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The Bilingual Turkeys Who Smelled Sweet Freedom | A One-Point Argument in Favor of Wind-Power as the Next Primary Electricity Provider for Every Single Place in the Whole Entire World
Perhaps the effect would be better by snorting it…?
— Byzek 1762 days ago #
That’s extraordinary. I did not realize whales had opposable thumbs.
P.S. – I’ve seen that stuff in the tin foil at the beach before – usually it’s found near a sea gull – I don’t think it’s edible.
— Michael 1762 days ago #
Well at least it’s low in cholestorol and calories, yet high in protein!
Plus, it IS the treasure of Japan, so…
— eat a bug 1762 days ago #
Contrary to what you’ve held true all these years, mammals weren’t made for consumption; especially whales.
— Mel 1760 days ago #
BYZEK: If you’re ever able to honestly start a story with ‘This one time, after my kid and I had just snorted a bit too much whale’, um, I’ll give you a can of whale meat.
MICHAEL: I think it was banned from high school textbooks or something.
EAT A BUG: Actually, insanely good customer service at 7-11 is the treasure of Japan.
MEL: I’m willing to concede that mammals weren’t made for consumption.
But that alone doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be consumed.
i.e. Bananas weren’t made to be used as pretend telephones by Fozzy the Bear, but his using them as such is endearing, not immoral, right?
You’re gonna have to give me something more, preferably involving a bizarre pun or, uh, obscure-but-not-indecipherable hip hop lyric reference.
You can do it. I believe in you.
— saleem 1756 days ago #
You should be a very rich man. Find a publisher.
— ashley 1755 days ago #
Because wit isn’t my forte—puns make me rue my existence—and all of rap is an obscure medium for me, please accept this sketch in lieu of anything amusing I could have said, or would have said, had I been up to snuff.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/463543370_6e83359315.jpg
One day, koalas across the great stretch of Australia will stand up as mammals and demand better treatment for all the brethren, be they fellow pouch creatures, tree huggers, prey, predators, or sea creatures. If their demands aren’t met, they’ll start packing some heat.
— Mel 1754 days ago #
MEL: That works. I knew you could do it.
— saleem 1752 days ago #