You may call it candy. But a Japanese company insists it's "snot."
The sweet is actually sold as "Snot from the nose of the Great Buddha," which has some Japanese priests trying to stop the "snot" flow. They've managed to keep "snot" from being registered as a trademark, but the company says sales are running smoothly.
The package, by the way, carries a picture of the Buddha picking his nose.
Thus we think, for alliteration's sake, that the company should have called the stuff "Boogers from Buddha," or simply, "Buddha Boogers."
But we're not Japanese.
Posted at May 20, 2004 01:34 PM
WHAT?!! is this for real? I've heard of weird edibles (term used loosely) like chocolate covered ants and monkey brains but what the hell is this? and who's snots are they anyways? I highly doubt any one budda would have enough to go around if they're selling like hotcakes. I dont believe this. Its surely the end of the world.
Posted by: Kathy on May 21, 2004 11:08 AMKathy -
Read it and weep. Or laugh. Or whatever.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/14/wjap14.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/05/14/ixworld.html
Posted by: admin on May 21, 2004 11:21 AMKathy,
While I agree that it is strange, I assure you that they are not selling like "hotcakes." I am in Japan now and this is the first that I have heard of Buddha snot. :)
Posted by: Jessica on May 24, 2004 09:21 PMKathy, you're right, it is the end of the world.
We haven't actually read the Bible, but if we did we think we'd find this passage in the Book of Revelation:
"Behold a pale horse: His nose did runneth. And those who hungered for nasal discharge did not notice that Hell was in the general area. And each who dined from the horse's nostrils did fall into the fiery pit."
But don't despair, Kathy.
Oh, go ahead and despair, Kathy. Join the crowd.
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