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Awesomely Disturbing Valentine’s Cards

  • February 14, 2012 12:01 am

It’s Valentine’s Day so enjoy these, well, awesomely disturbing cards courtesy of the good folks at Boing Boing:

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Why Japan is Awesome #39: Hello Kitty Hooters

  • February 8, 2012 12:01 am

When I think that the Japanese can’t get any more perverse inventive and awesome than they already are, they’ll do something that surprises even me. Who else would have thought to bring the magic of Hello Kitty and the magic of Hooters together in one bouncy package? Not since Reeses brought together chocolate and peanut butter has there been a more bizarre yet totally logical mash-up.

So this Valentine’s Day, if you are in Japan and one of the first 1,000 customers to show up at Hooters and order parfait, you will get a Hello Kitty Hooters pin.

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What I Learned on YOMYOMF This Week – February 12 – 18, 2011

  • February 19, 2011 12:18 am

I’ve been trying to avoid carbs lately, not because I did my research about what kind of approach I should take with my day-to-day diet but because I overheard someone saying they were bad and I figured why not try the advice/opinion of someone I don’t even know.  Anyway, Asian as I am, this would seem like a Herculean task because, well – let’s not beat around the bush – we eat a lot of rice.  Fortunately for me, that love for rice wasn’t something that passed on to me.  Bad news?

I love mashed potatoes.

It’d be safe to assume that I love mashed potatoes more than most Asians love rice, so this is, in fact, a most painful separation.  Every time I pass by a KFC, numerous childhood memories of fluffy clouds of carbs inundate my brain, filling me with an overpowering desire to stuff my face with a gravy-topped mountain.

This is just one of the demons I face this week while providing you with some high-class snark – APPRECIATE ME.

On this week of Valentine’s Day, your near and dear Offenders tackle that most painful of painful holidays; bootleg DVDs; and naked cooking.  Of course, I’m gonna mention the naked cooking because now you’re gonna read this.  It’s a naked woman by the way – just to be sure.

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I WOULD, AND I DO

  • February 18, 2011 9:39 am

In the celebration of St. Valentine’s and flava flav Romance week, I’d like to spotlight an Interpretations entry that might have flown under everyone’s radar. I personally thought this was in my top ten, if not five list. It may not have won the judge’s hearts but it’ll win yours. This 3 minute video was filmed in San Francisco where people are much more open minded. And if you were lonely over Valencrappytine’s day, then perhaps it was fate you watch this.

I WOULD, AND I DO

JOSH CHUCK – i made “i would, and i do” with my friends casey and morgan, totally for fun. i heard about the contest and thought about it for a bit, thinking of different ways to say those four lines, especially the first one. is anyone else sick of those damn lines? anyways, i tried to emphasize different words, and laughed when i thought of saying it like “not something id DO.” like do, as in “id do her if i was drunk enough.” So i thought of things i had never done but what others may have, and came up with my co-star.  Read more...

V-Day + 1.

  • February 15, 2011 12:00 am

I was tempted to write something up on Valentine’s Day itself, but I knew that if I attempted that, I’d be crying over my keyboard half the time.

Just kidding.

Not really.

After previously toying with Tumblr (an addiction I promptly swore off), I recently fell into a romp with reddit.  My experience with the Internet has been that it is quite the enabler… of ASSHOLES.  And all asshole-ic (assholic?) things along with them.  You know, the anonymity tempts people to say things they otherwise wouldn’t, etc., etc.

What I noticed here – and I acknowledge that this isn’t a phenomenon unique to reddit – is that I would see quite a number of popular topics that were genuine requests for help or advice.  These are topics like “I am a 24 year old guy who’s never had a girlfriend, a kiss, or even a date. I feel like shit.” and “Lately stress, anxiety and depression are so bad that I basically just lock up and get absolutely nothing done making it worse. How do you unfuck everything?”

I’ve spent much of my non-social life lurking on boards of all sorts and yeah, these sort of threads become popular but the posters don’t actually get any help.  These are the sort of topics that immediately get trolled.  [Here's urbandictionary with a quick primer on trolling for you: CLICKY.]

So there I was, poring over reddit, when I find these aforementioned topics.  I notice their popularity and automatically assume that most of it stems from sarcastic quips and the like.  In fact, I was ready to respond with a sarcastic quip myself, albeit one with a subtle, sympathetic subtext.  (Most people who’d read it would still think I was being a prick though.)

To my surprise, most of the responses – even the most popular responses – were positive ones, offering actual advice, experience, and insight.  Read more...

Valentine’s Day

  • February 14, 2011 12:02 am

Saint Valentine’s Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 that celebrates love and affection between intimate companions.

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Why Valentine’s Day is More Awesome in Asia

  • February 14, 2011 12:01 am

Once again February 14 is upon us…another Valentine’s Day. Maybe the worst holiday ever invented with the possible exception of Adolf Hitler’s birthday. If you’re single, you feel like shit for not having anyone but if you’re in a relationship, there’s no way to live up to the hype so there’s bound to be stress and disappointment. Best to acknowledge what a fucked-up holiday this really is by just saying no and refusing to take part.

So ladies, when you receive no gift from me today, know that it’s not because I’m cheap or insensitive or only feigning interest in you so you’ll have sex with me. Nope, it’s because I’m taking a brave stand against this destructive holiday just like Gandhi took a brave stand against…well, whatever it was he was bravely standing against.

But despite all this, if you’re still going to insist on celebrating Valentine’s Day, I implore you to look to the traditions of our friends in the Far East because they know how to do this day up right.  Read more...

On Marriage

  • February 11, 2011 4:11 am

In Fire Station No. 6 in the rural town of Livermore, California, a light bulb has been burning for 110 years.  Nobody, not even the handful of engineers who have looked at it, can say exactly why it hasn’t gone out.  Some believe it’s a prank, some believe it’s a near perfect vacuum seal, but no one is certain.  And 110 years later, no one wants to unscrew the bulb to find out.

The hand blown bulb casts a soft orange light, very warm in color, but very, very faint, no stronger than a night light.

I suppose I should disabuse you right away: I don’t bring up the light bulb as a metaphor for marriage, about the mysteries of those that stand the test of time, about the fragility and wonder of them.  Read more...

10 Romantic Films You Probably Didn’t Know Existed

  • February 3, 2011 12:01 am

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and perhaps you’re looking for a romantic movie to share with that special someone, but you want to find something off the beaten path. As great as they are, there are just so many times you can watch Casablanca or When Harry Met Sally or Titanic or any number of your usual stand-bys. Well, here are ten romantic films (in no particular order) that you may be unfamiliar with, but that are all worth a look.

1) IL MARE (2000)
Director: Hyun-Seung Lee

Forget the American remake of this Korean sci-fi romance (The Lake House with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves) and stick with the far-superior original. My Sassy Girl’s Jun Ji-Hyun and Lee Jung-Jae are the ultimate star-crossed lovers: they both reside in the same lake house, but while he lives in the present, she lives two years in the past. The two can only communicate via letters left in their “time traveling” mailbox. As their timelines are about to converge and it looks like the lovers will finally meet face-to-face, a tragedy strikes unless…well, let’s just say that this is a time travel story so anything is possible, especially for a movie that believes that even time or death can’t get in the way of true love.

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A ‘Star Wars’ Valentine’s

  • February 13, 2010 12:03 pm

We tend to geek out on all things Star Wars here at YOMYOMF (see some examples here, here and here…hmm, I guess it’s really only Anderson and I who geek out). So if you’re like us, you can celebrate this holiday by sending out artist James Stowe’s Star Wars themed Valentine’s Day cards. Originally created on a lark for his kids, they’ve taken on a life of their own once they hit the ‘net. Check ‘em out now before George Lucas shuts them down for copyright infringement:

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Mailbag: Sex, Relationships & Playboy Playmate Grace Kim Edition

  • February 12, 2010 2:35 pm

GRACE

Welcome to a special Guest Offenders/Valentine’s Day edition of our mailbag feature. We put out a call to our readers for sex and relationship-related questions via our Twitter and Facebook page and picked a few to respond to below. Joining Offender Philip to dispense advice to the lovelorn is the lovely Grace Kim a.k.a. Playboy’s Miss November 2008 a.k.a. Playboy’s first full Korean Playmate. So without further ado…

Question #1
“My boyfriend won’t make love to me unless all the lights are out. Is there something wrong? I’d like to do it with the lights on or in the daytime once in awhile.”
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No Love For “Valentine’s Day”

  • February 12, 2010 3:54 am

We’re all familiar with the popular saying about love being the   universal language. And here I thought the universal   colloquial was laughter but, digress I must. It’s the cusp of a Valentine’s Day weekend and we’re talking about amour’s transcedence: Its  wondrously unique ability to bridge divides; to invalidate differences — regardless of how significant or petty — into 3rd class irrelevance. Love is the sum total of an equation pairing two sides of egalitarian respect and adoration. It is, borrowing a popular aphorism I used to bite regularly when writing syrupy love cards to girlfriends, “an exclusive fan club with only two members.”  I got a lot of love for love.

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