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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Scary Contest



Amateur sumo wrestlers, compete in the baby screaming contest, known as Naki Sumo (Crying Sumo), a traditional ritual performed as a prayer for the good health of children, at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo.

I guess kids are terrified of both sumo wrestlers and Santa Claus.

12 comments:

  1. Don't forget clowns! They scare the bejeebers out of kids, too! (or is that just me?)

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  2. and pediatricians during immunization season....

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  3. jen: coulrophobia is nothing to clown about.

    rgmb: the smart pediatricians have their nurses give the immunizations.

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  4. I'd be crying and screaming too. Look at those guys!

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  5. Yikes!...dey could uze some broccili and tofu instead of cheeseburgers n fries..dontcha think Cube?..lmbo..

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  6. those guys kind of make me feel like screaming too!

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  7. I'm usually scared of anything ten time bigger than I am, too...

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  8. Good gracious, there's actually a word for that?

    I don't even know what to say, which is pretty scary in itself...

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  9. Yeah, those wacky Japanese.

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  10. Oh my God those poor babies! I sure hope it DOES bring them good health and much more than that. Very interesting post. Thanks!
    Peace.............

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  11. helen: wow! long time no see. I think the lucky kids are the ones not picked for this exciting event.

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