2pints-mate 0 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Do you know this term? According to the bbc useless facts list of the year it means "the wish that there were more designer-brand shops on a given street" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4566526.stm Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Just asked my Japanese (female) friend, they didn't have any idea. Link to post Share on other sites
happyhappy 0 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Did the same and got a blank on that... Link to post Share on other sites
peterson 0 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Same here. I think they made it up! Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 A whole lot of the items don't seem to be real. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Quote: Humans can be born suffering from a rare condition known as "sirenomelia" or "mermaid syndrome", in which the legs are fused together to resemble the tail of a fish. Quote: It's possible for a human to blow up balloons via the ear. A 55-year-old factory worker from China reportedly discovered 20 years ago that air leaked from his ears, and he can now inflate balloons and blow out candles. Interesting and educational. This one scary though Quote: One person in four has had their identity stolen or knows someone who has. Link to post Share on other sites
nori-chan 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I have never heard that word, maybe new under-20s word Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hahaha, BBC has a field day with Japan eh. Keep on shovelin' Link to post Share on other sites
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