Comments on: The Beer Shuttle: Kirin ad, Japan, 1984 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 04:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: TheSadakoMoose http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1556262 TheSadakoMoose Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1556262 Also, why is nobody referencing the presence of Giant Baba in this ad? Also, why is nobody referencing the presence of Giant Baba in this ad?

]]> By: toobigtofail http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1553772 toobigtofail Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1553772 OMG - I remember the Beer Shuttle. Bought some in Osaka from a vending machine. The top (the nose cone) was a cup. No flat bottom, so you had to be sociable and pass it around. OMG – I remember the Beer Shuttle. Bought some in Osaka from a vending machine. The top (the nose cone) was a cup. No flat bottom, so you had to be sociable and pass it around.

]]> By: mappo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1553018 mappo Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1553018 My God, it's full of beer! My God, it’s full of beer!

]]> By: Ean Moody http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552908 Ean Moody Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552908 So: "Your table is really just a small launchpad, isn't it?" might be an english equivalent with the same general feel? So: “Your table is really just a small launchpad, isn’t it?” might be an english equivalent with the same general feel?

]]> By: SumAnon http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552898 SumAnon Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552898  What is this, a space shuttle for ants?!?!?!  What is this, a space shuttle for ants?!?!?!

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552892 oasisob1 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552892 What is wrong with all of you? Doesn't anyone notice the two tiny men who can fit into the Kirin Shuttle? The Japanese will be able to send men to Mars for about $200. Imagine! What is wrong with all of you? Doesn’t anyone notice the two tiny men who can fit into the Kirin Shuttle? The Japanese will be able to send men to Mars for about $200. Imagine!

]]> By: wolfman_al2 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552801 wolfman_al2 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552801 Heh, reminds me in the beverage containers in "Back to the future2". You know, the futuristic Pepsi containers in 2015 Hill Valley. Heh, reminds me in the beverage containers in “Back to the future2″. You know, the futuristic Pepsi containers in 2015 Hill Valley.

]]> By: John Maple http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552766 John Maple Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552766  Indeed. Who needs a rocket when they have this booster!  Indeed. Who needs a rocket when they have this booster!

]]> By: John Maple http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552767 John Maple Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552767 This advertisement still looks good after all this time. This advertisement still looks good after all this time.

]]> By: gwailo_joe http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552748 gwailo_joe Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552748 "Chabudai ga hasshadai nan desu ne." Roughly translated: ちゃぶ台(small, round table)が(is)発射台(launchpad)なんですね(isn't it)。 Anyhow, I would love to blast off with 1.2l of cold, scientific Kirin...３．２．１。。。うまい！ “Chabudai ga hasshadai nan desu ne.”

Roughly translated: ちゃぶ台(small, round table)が(is)発射台(launchpad)なんですね(isn’t it)。

Anyhow, I would love to blast off with 1.2l of cold, scientific Kirin…３．２．１。。。うまい！

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552745 acerplatanoides Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552745 1.2ℓ of Kirin could make your world spin. 1.2ℓ of Kirin could make your world spin.

]]> By: hadlockk http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552728 hadlockk Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552728 The shuttle was finally killed because we managed to wring some usefulness out of it for the money we put in to the program. By the time the program was finally cut it was mostly coasting on inertia and nostalgia. Notice that nobody else is developing a side-mounted shuttle. That era is over, let's learn our lessons and move forward. The shuttle was finally killed because we managed to wring some usefulness out of it for the money we put in to the program. By the time the program was finally cut it was mostly coasting on inertia and nostalgia. Notice that nobody else is developing a side-mounted shuttle. That era is over, let’s learn our lessons and move forward.

]]> By: Adam Westlake http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552715 Adam Westlake Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552715 Wow, I would love to have one of those bottles! Wow, I would love to have one of those bottles!

]]> By: allium http://boingboing.net/2012/10/09/the-beer-shuttle-kirin-ad-ja.html#comment-1552714 allium Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186232#comment-1552714 That, or if the Air Force hadn't insisted on that cross-range capability... Quick, to the timehole to make things right! That, or if the Air Force hadn’t insisted on that cross-range capability…

Quick, to the timehole to make things right!

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