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Isn't that the Ambiguously Gay Duo? What?
Denki Anma Doritos? Only in Japan will you see Tights Guy doing the helicopter move.
God dammit Japan! WTF is wrong with you?!
This packaging is symbolic of the dishonorable death my tastebuds will die after trying to consume some Doritos.
Sexy.
Wow, one of the only things in which packaging qualifies for Engrish but actually has no Engrish.
Anyone want to play the marketing translation game?
"Doritos, so good they hurt"
Doritos! Extreme of taste assault your tastebud like man in subway with young girl.
Wheelbarrow--ur doing it rong.
So the takeaway is, never enter a bet with Gas-Peddling as stakes against anyone hailing from a nation that features them on their snack products.
Good to know!
I'm pretty awed, actually. Bonus points for the knock-off The Phantom costumes. South Korea is one Hell of a country.
Curious, tho. We'd bet horrible things - this or even worse (shudder) - as stakes for races, matches or just dumb boredom. Any other guys equally dumb/young/stupid-invulnerable?
Who wants Doritos now? Not with that packaging, but I really want some Doritos.
How is that image supposed to stimulate someone's appetite...eat Doritos, feels better than shoe in crotch?
Ah, Asian grocery store. If you didn't exist, we'd have to invent you.
Buy these chips or suffer the consequences! Extra embarrasing when the justice is meted out by a guy in orange spandex.
The article fully explained what was going on, but left me more confused than when I began. This is a write-off.
Oh man I so want a bag of these.
@Trai_Dep: What's especially disquieting is the tough fellow on bottom is smiling.
...One Hell of a country!
Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Doritos!
I had to check.
If I'm right, it says "Denki Anma Fukkatsu".
Denki = 'electricity'
Anma = 'massage'
Fukkatsu = 'restoration; rebirth; resurrection;'
So that would be something like "Restore yourself with an electricity massage".
In Japan they have bath houses that have an electrical current in the water, so the idea of an invigorating burst of electricity isn't as ridiculous to them as it is to us. Having that electricity transfered via a foot to the balls is probably a Doritos original concept though.
I sent this to my girlfriend for a native-translation. If she comes back with anything different I'll update this.
In the meantime I'm going to kick a co-worker in the balls in the dark to see if I can see sparks.
Ok, I quick google search provided this:
It's a Wrestler form the good ol' days…his special move was "denki anma", which , as the picture illustrates, mean to shove his foot into his opponents groin and kind of vibrate it (hence the denki)…
Found here:
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Ick, Doritos smell like shame and vomit. I can't be around any, I retch at the smell... awful.
@tbax929: You can have mine, too. I hate everything about Doritos. The smell, the taste, the colorful crumbs...
This is nice and all, but how does this qualify as a consumerist post? This seems like it would fit a lot better on a college humor site or engrish.com.
What a kick in the pants.
Wow, Japan is a very weird country indeed.
@milaround: We here at Consumerist get a kick out of consumer products, especially when they may be inappropriate.
well that explains the crunchy noise they make! lol
For great justice.
Normally I hate Doritos, but the honest packaging is winning me over. It's true I'll have to have some mouthwash to get the taste out and wash my hands to get the orange smutz off my fingers, but at least I now have a fair warning, metaphorically speaking.
Those Japanese sure know how to party.