Comments on: Man in Japan assaults airport inspectors over pudding

By: TripleE78

TripleE78 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:49:00 +0000

Came here for Barry and Levan. In 3 posts no less. Not disappointed at all. Good show, Boing Boing.

By: twianto

twianto — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:26:00 +0000

Also, Lotte was founded in Japan (by somebody who happened to be from Korea) and later expanded to Korea.

And yes, Japanese generally do know that.

By: Funk Daddy

Funk Daddy — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:07:00 +0000

http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/3t8x

By: benher

benher — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:41:00 +0000

“try telling that to your Japanese friends, priceless reactions”

Their response was, “yeah, I know.”

By: Daemonworks

Daemonworks — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:57:00 +0000

Hmm. I can’t say it’s entirely unjustified.

By: Daemonworks

Daemonworks — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:56:00 +0000

Mind you, which foods the word “pudding” refers to in English actually depends on where you live.

By: peregrinus

peregrinus — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:55:00 +0000

You are totally on the mark. I read recently that the Chinese confess over the last 2,000 years they “really moved their minds when it comes to food”, but civilisation and politics … not so much.

I love that the cultural collision froths into physicality over some puddings, but the Senkaku and other islands with all their reserves of hydrocarbons and fish remain a balancing act.

By: Paul Shuster

Paul Shuster — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:02:00 +0000

This is like the episode of the Sopranos where Christopher was treated badly as a customer at a bakery and shot the bakery counter clerk in the foot.

He didn’t do it because of some donuts.

By: Xeni Jardin

Xeni Jardin — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:57:00 +0000

Thanks for this awesome comment.

By: The Squidboy

The Squidboy — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:32:00 +0000

Some celebrate according to the lunar calendar, not the Gregorian one. Feb 10 was New Year’s Day.

Chinese culture places great emphasis on the traditions of New Year, which include–you guessed it–savory puddings unlike the dairy/Cool Whip-based stuff in the Western world. The original article’s in Japanese but pudding-assaults aren’t common, so I’m guessing these were puddings intended as gifts for relatives.

Think of this way: these are ancestral tokens, not sweet gooey treats. You MUST give them to your relatives at this time of year, or you’re dissing your entire family line. This isn’t the latest plasti-packed glop from Lotte (which by the way is a Korean company–try telling that to your Japanese friends, priceless reactions).

The recent flap between China and Japan over nearby islands (returned to Japan by the USA, along with Okinawa, in 1972–but traditionally Chinese) hasn’t helped Sino-Japanese relations. Lunar New Year is winding down so perhaps the Pudding Skirmishes will also.

By: robgarcia

robgarcia — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:28:00 +0000

Bill would’ve had the same reaction.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:18:00 +0000

Chinese food is central to Chinese culture. It is serious business for them.

By: tyger11

tyger11 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:19:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LKHpM1UeDA

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:41:00 +0000

One of my most vivid childhood memories is of eating homemade chocolate pudding and watching It! The Terror from Beyond Space! on television.

By: Zum Zamim

Zum Zamim — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:36:00 +0000

I’m confused- why did we have that huge contest to find a song to replace “Happy Birthday to You” when society had this pudding song all along?

By: Jake Rennie

Jake Rennie — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:38:00 +0000

SCP-1363 “Giga Pudding”. Object class: Safe. SCP-1363 is a “Dessert Creation Kit” for a creme caramel pudding produced by the Japanese company ██████ ████. In it’s assembled state, SCP-1363 is capable of causing [DATA EXPUNGED] in the minds of adults who assemble the dessert. SCP-1363 appears to have no effect on children, however, requests for introducing instances of SCP-1363 to SCP-███ will be denied. Affected individuals will begin to exhibit protective behaviour towards SCP-1363, and will do whatever is necessary to protect it, including, but not limited to, [REDACTED]. See Incident Report 1363-A for full details. When asked about SCP-1363, exposed individuals will describe it either as “him” or “her” and seem to believe that the object is their own child. In some cases, approximately ██%, individuals will feel a compulsion to take SCP-1363 out of the country, citing a desire to go “home”. Regardless of their former home, they will now always describe it as being in ███-█-█████, Afghanistan.

By: Werther deGoethe

Werther deGoethe — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:20:00 +0000

Regarding the video: has anyone enjoyed their pudding so much, they waved their hands in the air like they just don’t care?

By: lifeofideas

lifeofideas — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:20:00 +0000

For a memorable (AND VERY NSFW, rated R) demonstration of the qualities of puddings, here is a link to a three-part competition between a Japanese pudding and an adult film actress.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1affv_jelly_sexy?start=225#.USfuR-viodI

By: Gilgongo

Gilgongo — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:10:00 +0000

Pedant’s note: the article talks about “purin” which is the Japanese word for creme caramel, not the generic term “pudding”, for which Japanese has no word (other than “puddingu”, which isn’t used in the article).

Just thought I’d mention that in case anyone was wondering what the exact nature of the pudding in question was.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:59:00 +0000

That’s nothing compared to all the Hot Pocket related mayhem in the US, which seems to be a frequent cause of violence between roommates.

By: Roose_Bolton

Roose_Bolton — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:21:00 +0000

i was about to point out that maybe “puddin” might be the more appropriate form of the word after “done stoled his…”…but then I got saying the word “puddin” to myself and forgot everything else.

By: oschene

oschene — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:17:00 +0000

If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:15:00 +0000

I’m about as big a fan of pudding as there is, which is probably why, if I had several plastic pudding containers, I wouldn’t mind if someone tried to steal them. I’d be giving the damn things away. I have yet to find a brand of plastic pudding cup whose pudding didn’t taste more like plastic than pudding.

By: mikemcl

mikemcl — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:13:00 +0000

Was his pudding Stollen?

By: ǝɔʎoſ ʇʇɐW

ǝɔʎoſ ʇʇɐW — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:08:00 +0000

Don’t be stealin people’s pudding and you won’t get your ass kicked. I don’t see an issue here.

By: kartwaffles

kartwaffles — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:06:00 +0000

“Not stealed. Stolened!” — random line from an Amy Tan novel.

By: BarelyFitz

BarelyFitz — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:06:00 +0000

It was probably at least $240 worth of pudding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aharq3PFX54

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:56:00 +0000

It wasn’t pudding…..