Toy Memorial Service

Mulboyne · #1 11-23-2009, 10:11 AM

Source: Asahi

Many people have dearly loved stuffed toys, dolls and hina ningyo which they no longer have room for but are reluctant to throw into the trash. JA Prayer Hall in Saga decided to follow the example of a city in another prefecture. They offered local people a chance to give up their treasured toys and they then put them on display where their owners could come to say farewell in the manner of a memorial service. They eventually collected over 4,000 which required an altar 12 metres wide and 4 metres high. Presumably they are all heading for cremation.

Ketou · #2 11-23-2009, 10:31 AM

Cremation?? I hope they are going them to send to some charities in Africa or something.

Screwed-down Hairdo · #3 11-23-2009, 12:13 PM

I wonder if they got any of these kinds of toys (link NSFW)

Apologies once again for lowering the level of conversation to the lowest common denominator, especially in light of Ketou's noble comment above....

osopolar · #4 11-25-2009, 08:23 AM

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Screwed-down Hairdo again.

in the end most topics wind back down to it, don't they.

Greji · #5 11-25-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by osopolar

in the end most topics wind back down to it, don't they.

Well, since it has we might as well include Iraira's latest invention. It is actually quit handy as it runs off the normal household 100 volt electrical system: