Hokkaido Marimokkori
Posted on 30. Nov, 2006 @ 2:10 pm by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Humor
Thanks to a friend at school I was introduced to this interesting mascot from Hokkaido.
Marimokkori!
The name is a play on words. A Marimo, is a weird algae ball found in Hokkaido.
A mokkori, is another word for, well, a mound. However, it can also be used in a way described by our favorite dictionary, ALC. If you check that definition, you can understand why the figure is… shaped… the way it is.
It’s Hokkaido’s famous marimokkori! If you pull the mokkori, he’ll shake!
You can see the wonderful marimokkori and his round mokkori displayed over the Japanese homework.
Instead of studying Japanese, pull the makkori with your fingers. Upon release, marimokkori will vibrate as his mokkori slowly returns to its initial state.
Go Hokkaido!
- Harvey
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Nov 30th, 2006
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Oh good lord! I am couting the moments until Darryl stops ripping up the carpet in what will one day be our bedroom so I can show him this craziness!
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Dec 1st, 2006
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LOL!
No wonder he’s smiling.
zen
Dec 1st, 2006
at 08:20
Am I the only one who thinks it weird you have to pull his wee wee to get him to vibrate??!!
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Feb 1st, 2007
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Half of me is laughing. The other half is a bit disturbed. I need to get one of these.
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Zen – did you read the dictionary link?
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Feb 10th, 2009
at 13:38
I’m in serious need of one just like that one pictured cause my girlfriend is from Hokkaido but living in the States. I’d love to get one for her birthday. She would think it’s very weird and funny. Know where I can find one online? Thanks.
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Feb 10th, 2009
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Actually I don’t know where you can get one online… The limits of the powers of the internet… Maybe ebay?
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