not a tampon, oz. :) although that could be equally as terrifying...

Shouldn't be too horrible. It's just what they call hurricanes over there.

And hurricanes are only really problematic if people insist on building thier houses out of glue and matchsticks like they do in the US.

heh... rick... have you seen the houses in japan??

and did you know that my balcony and, in turn, the entire apartment building shakes every time my washing machine goes into the spin cycle?

Iiiiiiiiiiiiin that case.... *ahem* "Come wiz me if you want to live."

hahaha.. awesome.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091008x1.html

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