Comments on: Broken Needles http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clive http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-12554 Clive Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:17:57 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/#comment-12554 If that's what they do for needles, what do they do with <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1668304.ece" rel="nofollow">pyrotechnic washlets</a>? If that’s what they do for needles, what do they do with pyrotechnic washlets?

]]> By: Jess http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-12541 Jess Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:20:27 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/#comment-12541 Oh my. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in memory of these needles... Oh my.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in memory of these needles…

]]> By: harvey http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-12516 harvey Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:25:53 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/#comment-12516 I randomly asked a Japanese teacher about this, by saying, "hey I was thinking about going to a 針供養 with my friend here." and she was like, "oh wow really? when where?" As if she knew exactly what it was... She did. I asked her about it, told her I was joking, and she explained it all to me... Just like you did Michael. She also said there were other types of unofficial 供養 for other types of tools. I want to experience one of these services and get pictures! They should have a 古いパソコン供養。 I randomly asked a Japanese teacher about this, by saying, “hey I was thinking about going to a 針供養 with my friend here.” and she was like, “oh wow really? when where?” As if she knew exactly what it was… She did.

I asked her about it, told her I was joking, and she explained it all to me… Just like you did Michael.

She also said there were other types of unofficial 供養 for other types of tools.

I want to experience one of these services and get pictures!

They should have a 古いパソコン供養。

]]> By: Michael http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/comment-page-1/#comment-12513 Michael Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:02:17 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/04/20/broken-needles/#comment-12513 Yep. Tailors and seamstresses, or just anyone who does much sewing, can take their old and broken needles to a temple once a year, stick them in box full of tofu, a priest performs a service for the needles and blesses the people, and the box will be buried in the earth. ---- In other words, if you're digging for treasure somewhere in Japan and your shovel hits a box, don't get too excited. ^_^ Yep. Tailors and seamstresses, or just anyone who does much sewing, can take their old and broken needles to a temple once a year, stick them in box full of tofu, a priest performs a service for the needles and blesses the people, and the box will be buried in the earth.
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In other words, if you’re digging for treasure somewhere in Japan and your shovel hits a box, don’t get too excited. ^_^

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