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Japanese Legs for Hire

Posted on May 8, 2013

Remember that scene at the end of Lost in Translation when Bill Murray whispered something mysterious in Scarlett Johansson’s ear? I know what he told her on that Tokyo street.

“Sell ad space on your legs.”

Apparently over 1,000 Japanese girls have registered their legs as ad space. Quite the marketing strategy. The girls wear short skirts or short shorts and have an ad stamped on their thigh right above the knee. Kind of a “Look – definitely look, but don’t touch.” They wear this ad for about eight hours and get paid. So ladies, if you don’t like guys (or girls) staring at your legs, at least you can get paid for it. The girls have to post pics of themselves wearing the leg ads on their social media networks in order to get paid.

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Here’s what I’m thinking. I need to get this going for The Dodgy. I’m inviting any females to do something like this for me. I don’t have any specific logo or ad in mind, but you can just simply write “The Dodgy” above your knee. A little color would be nice – say green, or green and orange (Irish flag), or the UK flag colors. Whatever. Just get the Sharpie out and go to work. And you don’t even have to wear it all day. Put it on, take a pic, wipe it off. I’m not sure what I can offer you except a little pub and my adoring love. I’ll applaud you from afar, certainly. You tell me how to return the favor. Either way The Dodgy will try to get this going with a few gal pals and see where it goes from there.

Japanese Girls with ads on their legs

Re-imagining Lost with the cast from Game of Thrones

Posted on May 1, 2013

Imagine if the actors in Game of Thrones were originally cast in Lost. It might have gone something like this.

Jaime Lannister

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau “Jaime” as Sawyer. Jaime, like Sawyer, has become more sympathetic and fan-friendly. And Christ, look at the resemblance.

Cersei Lannister

Lena Headey “Cersei” as Kate.

Daenerys

Emilia Clarke “Daenerys” as Claire.

Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner “Sansa” as Shannon. I think Maggie Grace has better legs though.

Alfie Allen "Theon" as Miles.

Alfie Allen “Theon” as Miles.

Samwell Game of Thrones

John Bradley “Samwell” as Hurley. Well there’s the weight issue and early cowardice.

Tyrion Lannister

Peter Dinklage “Tyrion” as Ben.

Shadow Demon and Smoke Monster

The Shadow Demon as the Smoke Monster.

I’ve left out some major Lost characters. Use your imagination and I bet you could cast the rest.

C2E2 Chicago 2013

Posted on April 28, 2013

A few pics from this weekend’s Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, or C2E2. Not so many words this post, just pics. The one at the end is from Reggies Music Joint, which was just several blocks away from the Comic Con. We were on the third floor, which is known as Reggie’s Trainwreck Rooftop Patio. Great environment but $6 for a plastic cup of Half Acre’s Daisy Cutter? That’s not a wreck, it’s a disaster.

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Met this gang on the Trainwreck Rooftop at Reggies Music Joint after C2E2