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Japanese 'lap pillow' offers solace to lonely men (begs for caption)
MSNBC ^
| Dec 16, 2004
| Reuter's
Posted on 12/16/2004 3:14:53 PM PST by Michael.SF.
TOKYO - Single or lonely Japanese men may get lucky this Christmas.
One popular item for holiday shoppers is the “lap pillow,” with skin-coloured polyurethene calves folded under soft thighs -- a comfy cushion for napping, reading or watching television.
The 9,429 yen ($90) pillow, which comes with one red and one black skirt, went on sale in late November and maker Trane Co Ltd says shipments have reached 3,000 in just a few weeks.
“We created this item to help tired people relax,” said Makoto Igarashi, Trane’s managing director.
Care was taken with details such as the softness of the thighs, panty lines on the pillow’s “backside” and wrinkles in the lap of the skirt so as to make the pillow look and feel as real as possible.
“We thought our main customers would be men in their 20s, but even men in their 60s are buying it,” Igarashi said.
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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: pillow; weirdness
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Lap Pillow? Do they also dance?
To: Michael.SF.
Cheap date. This could catch on.
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:16:18 PM PST
by
atomicpossum
(I am the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.)
To: Michael.SF.
Aromatherapy disk is optional.
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:16:36 PM PST
by
dirtboy
(Tagline temporarily out of commission due to excessive intake of gin-soaked raisins)
To: Michael.SF.
Like any wife is going to give that to a man for Christmas...
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:16:47 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Michael.SF.
This man could be the Asian Bill Clinton...
To: Michael.SF.
To: Michael.SF.
Already posted the other day:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1300922/posts
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:17:57 PM PST
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: All
Japan had a "boyfriend" pillow..
Now there is this "Lap" pillow...
I wonder if they'll do a "She/Male" version???
To: dirtboy
No Aroma therapy is needed in Japan, as they eat a lot of fish daily.
To: Michael.SF.
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:19:32 PM PST
by
rabidralph
(Keep your laws off my money.)
To: Michael.SF.
Hey, I ordered 'unscented.'
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:19:59 PM PST
by
Petronski
(Shrum's losing streak obscures the fact that he is also a swine.)
To: Michael.SF.
Hey, it's like those chairs in the milk bar in A Clockwork Orange.
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:20:39 PM PST
by
RightWingAtheist
(Marxism-the creationism of the left)
To: Michael.SF.
Just needs a "hooter pillow" for the other side of the guy's head, to complete the "solace sandwich".
To: Michael.SF.
Can you say Japanese Pet Rock?
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:21:44 PM PST
by
winodog
(We need to water the liberty tree)
To: Michael.SF.; onyx; fortunecookie; cyborg; arasina; martin_fierro
That flat part on top would be
a great place for a beer cozy.
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:21:46 PM PST
by
Petronski
(Shrum's losing streak obscures the fact that he is also a swine.)
To: Dog Gone
Like any wife is going to give that to a man for Christmas...Unless she wants to get him away from her for a bit.
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:22:14 PM PST
by
dirtboy
(Tagline temporarily out of commission due to excessive intake of gin-soaked raisins)
To: Michael.SF.
Search is your friend.
Multiposting - the end?
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:22:21 PM PST
by
fishtank
To: Michael.SF.
Wow. It's assuming Geisha position too. No wonder Japanese guys like it. Would it catch on here?
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:23:50 PM PST
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: Petronski
a strip of velcro for a tv remote
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posted on
12/16/2004 3:25:07 PM PST
by
cyborg
(http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/flamelily.html)
To: Michael.SF.
OW! How could any woman sit like that?
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