Japanese Vending Machine Costumes

I couldn't resist. Kayakbiker sent me this as a news item but check this out!
Anxious Japanese buy these and wear them on the street so that they won't get mugged,
even though the crime rate is low! Slugbug

Have a look/link:
It's actually in the New York Times today

Ken: "That is the one country I don't think we could emigrate too, at our age .. it would just be too much culture shock." "They are the platypus duckbills of humans."

added by Kayakbiker (25 Oct 2007)

Purchase your adult vending machine costume here (shirt and pants not included):

Comments

[kayakbiker]

I agree with Ken. Exile me anywhere among the industrailized countries but not to pachinko land.

[slugbug]

Thank you Robin! THis is the funniest thing in the world! 111 guys head from Central Park to NYC Abercrombie & Fitch! & there is a FaceBook group to join to do things like this! & I'm on FaceBook! & I joined it!!

[abbycat]

and see how the toes of the shoes stick out
as if nobody would notice

[Thugnificent]

Pachinko land? OBKB Poker face