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By: Doctor Mod

Doctor Mod — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:37:19 +0000

A Google image search of “tanuki” reveals a vast number of interesting pictures, most of which are unexplained (and generally inexplicable) unless you read Japanese.

By: CarsmileSteve

CarsmileSteve — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:17:09 +0000

“reference to” rather than actually?

By: cis

cis — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:32:40 +0000

A magic fox is called a kitsune, they seem to follow different rules from tanuki. They’re also different ways of serving udon in soup - kitsune udon has fried tofu, tanuki udon has little balls of tempura batter which clearly must be a ref to tanuki nads, oh man I’m never eating that again.

By: Pete Baran

Pete Baran — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:47:13 +0000

Yes, I was very disappointed when that was not translated as “Piss-pot, piss-pot on the floor - whose the fairest of the all”

Your search - princess raccoon pisspot - did not match any documents - bah!

By: pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør

pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:13:39 +0000

i had a book of tales of world folklore when small which had a japanese story featuring a MAGIC FOX which i think was also a tanuki — it is at doctrah becky’s house now so i will one day check (if i remember) (which i won’t)

you forgot the bit where the SNOW WHITE-ESQUE MIRROR much consulted by the hero’s ugly dad = a giant steaming pot of p1Sss

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:45:04 +0000

the pixor at the bottom makes em look like corgi-foxes

By: Stevie

Stevie — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:41:19 +0000

The translators of Studio Ghibli’s ‘Pom Poko’ also go to great lengths to avoid mention of Tanuki testicles - even when the creatures are using their scrotal sacs as parachutes and boat sails!