Is this a sign of the apocalypse? Or the beginnings of a glorious utopia?
Monkey waiters at restaurant
Yat-chan and Fuku-chan are waiters at the Kaoru Otsuka sake house north of Tokyo. The two are monkeys. They bring hot towels and also serve drinks. From Reuters, where you can also see video:
"Yat-chan first learned by just watching me working in the restaurant. It all started when one day I gave him a hot towel out of curiosity and he brought the towel to the customer," the 63-year-old owner of the tavern, Kaoru Otsuka, told Reuters...
"We called out for more beer just then and it brought us some beer! It's amazing how it seems to understand human words," said 71-year-old retiree Miho Takikawa, who said she came to the tavern specifically to meet the monkeys.
Ooh - that could be a new drinking game! Every time a monkey brings you a drink, you drink it.
Actually, I haven't-- given its provenance as a propaganda documentary, it didn't seem to suit my purposes for the research, but I've heard it's an amazing piece of film, regardless.
It's definitely a Soviet propaganda movie, and it is beautifully filmed. But the whole first third of the movie is showing how decadent the Havana nightlife was before the revolution, so it's all these super swank and gorgeous nightclub scenes, with singers and big bouffants and form fitting dresses and poolside fun.
Shir, there's a thing called Bread Pudding here that would work well with braces.
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oh god you guys.
I'm like, the loser with no friends here. No one ever wants to sit at my lunch table.
I'm waiting to be shoved in a locker.
Thanks, Cashmere! I marked this. But ugh, raisins are evil.
Allyson, be the Mysterious Outsider! You're too cool for school.
Beer-fetching monkey waiters? I vote glorious, glorious utopia.
Bleah. All the craxy out there is making me want to hug the stuffing out of my church-going family and its wholehearted acceptance and welcome of my brother and his husband. WTF, rest of the world? What's up with making
my
family look sane and close-knit and fully functional?
seasoned breadcrumbs are great for coating any type of meat. also great for meatloafs.
larger chunk bread crumbs are good for making dressing.
Allyson - sorry you are feeling left out. Are there many there that you'd want to be chummy with? You're a creative writer and organizer, maybe best to sit and observe, maybe get some character ideas for a new story.
I'm like, the loser with no friends here. No one ever wants to sit at my lunch table.
Maybe you could just stand up and pronounce, "I am Spartacus!" and see what happens.
