Taitsu-kun (Mr. Tights) Doritos
I love Japanese potato chips in all their crazy variety. These Doritos (black pepper and salt flavored) have a tie-in with “Taitsu-kun” (Mr. Tights), apparently some well-known characters. The one in orange is Jonathan; the yellow one Pierre.
Excerpt about the foot-in-crotch aspect:
“This particular pose (foot in crotch) is known amongst the Japanese as denki anma (translation: electric massage). Japanese boys are known to put each other in the position, especially when imitating pro wrestlers. Done correctly, the foot is placed on the perineum and the guy in control shakes his whole leg to send vibrations into his victim. In terms of western youth antics, it’s a bit like giving somebody a noogie, except in this case some recipients are actually fond of being on the receiving end (despite the obvious risks).”
Via CHICAGO SUN TIMES:
Ron Low, of Northbrook, said the little turtleneck-like collar of foreskin left over behind the penis head, as well as some of the shaft skin, can be stretched to approximate the real thing. “Foreskin has the highest concentration of pleasure-receptive nerve endings, and it can serve as protection for the glans (penis head), keeping it moist and supple rather than dry and toughened,” said Low, 48.
Stretching a winky’s skin tube doesn’t recreate any lost nerve endings, but Low says it allows the skin to move more during sex, which makes it feels like it does. Low (pronounced Lau) says he does business in 50 countries, though two-thirds of buyers are in America. He apparently sells enough to support a family of four. Three years ago, he quit his job as an industrial engineer, and his wife, Alice, quit hers as an accountant to help out.
“I help about 10 men per day start restoring their foreskin,” Low said, calling from the nerve center of TLC Tugger, his Northbrook house. That 10-a-day rate may soon rise. He and his company will be featured on the first episode of “Strange Sex,” a TLC show airing at 9 p.m. Sunday. There is no relationship between the TLC the network — The Learning Channel — and TLC Tuggers, in which the initials stand for Tapeless Conical Lengthening.
Low and TLC Tuggers will share the half-hour show with a segment on a woman who has two vaginas. You can find Low’s business at tlctugger.com, which sells a couple of soft silicone cones he designed that combine to clamp the foreskin after it’s been stretched over the glans.
The cones are attached to a strap that loops around the leg near the knee, or over the shoulder, Low said. Or you can clip on a weight of between 5 and 15 ounces, and let gravity do the tugging. How much weight? “You add weight until discomfort starts to set in sooner than 4 hours,” Low said. Why four hours? “After 4 hours, you take a break, then use the toilet,” Low said.
“Tugger guys are toilet stall guys, not urinal guys,” he added. “You need to harangue this elaborate equipment in your pants.” All this for $60, delivered. It sounds better than what Low first bought for himself about 10 years ago. It had straps, adhesive tape, and a 35mm plastic film canister instead of soft silicone. Got a picture in your mind? No? That’s what makes cable television the wonderful thing it is.
Users shouldn’t expect to get their tugging finished over spring break. The “device is guaranteed to work for a year,” Low said. “Most do not need another device — they can tug for four years and then be done.” Low himself wanted to get the job done because as time went by, his manly instrument was getting less sensitive.
“It used to be that sex with my wife took a very long time,” he said. “If I wanted to finish, my wife would get sore.”
Some people may not look at his situation as such a predicament. He understands.
“You might think that being able to have sex for a long time would be a big advantage,” he said. “And there are certainly good things to say about it. But I still have sex as long as I like, and when my wife is ready, so am I. She’s able to enjoy the whole ride instead of just tolerate it.”
Low is big in the outlaw-circumcision movement, saying parents don’t have a right to make the decision for a child. He thinks claims of better health and hygiene for those who are circumcised is bunkum.
“We clean our genitals for the same reason we clean our armpits — for social reasons, not for health reasons,” he said. “You would no more clean inside a foreskin than you would inside an eyelid.”
He may be your regular, all-American boy, but Kevin Keller’s debut in Archie Comics’ “Veronica” #202 last September marked a significant moment in the publisher’s 70-plus year history, even making headlines in “USA Today,” “The Washington Post” and NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.” Kevin became Archie’s first openly-gay character when he moved to Riverdale in September, but despite this, his appearance was marked with little fanfare or soapbox-style debate by the likes of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie. Instead, Kevin hit it off with several characters right away and even got roped into a friendly prank. CBR News spoke with longtime Archie cartoonist Dan Parent, Kevin Keller’s creator who wrote and drew his initial appearance, about his plans for the character, which includes a spotlight in “Veronica” #205 on sale March 2 and a four-issue miniseries launching in June.
The introduction of its first openly-gay character has been an overwhelming success for Archie, with “Veronica” #202, Kevin Keller’s first appearance, becoming the first comic in the publisher’s history to receive a second printing. The issue is also now available in digital formats. “The reaction has been overwhelming,” Parent told CBR News. “I think Kevin’s appeal lies in the fact that he’s your all-American kid, the boy next door if you will. And the fact that he’s gay is important, but doesn’t make him much different from most American teen-agers.”
This attitude toward the character plays out in that first appearance, which feels like a traditional “Archie” story rather than a sensational or controversial new event — Kevin moves to town, has a burger-eating contest with Jughead and gets caught up in Jughead’s prank on Veronica when she falls for the new boy, not knowing he’s gay. “Job # 1 was this: the story has to read as an ‘Archie’ story,” Parent said of the issue. “It has to have the same humor and warmth that our other stories have had for s decades now. We did discuss how Kevin should be introduced, and decided that the best way was to make it a non-issue. He comes out to the gang, and it’s no big deal, because the Archie gang is accepting and tolerant.”
Even with the non-confrontational intro story, it would seem likely that some readers would be less than pleased with Kevin’s introduction simply because of the current social divide regarding homosexuality. But Parent said he’s encountered “very little” resistance to the new character. “Of course you can’t please everyone, but the vast majority has been on board. The thing I was most pleased with were the fans who were skeptical about the announcement of Kevin, but were happy and supportive when the story came out,” the writer said. “The best compliment we received was, ‘Gee, that seemed like a regular ol’ Archie story!’ Mission accomplished!”
March’s “Veronica” #205 finds Kevin in the process of settling into life in Riverdale and finding his place among the gang. “This is the first time we get to see Kevin and Veronica in action, as friends,” Parent told CBR, “and they do make a great team. In fact, everybody loves Kevin, except for Betty, who normally is the most welcoming person in Riverdale. But she’s threatened by Kevin’s friendship with Veronica, and tries hard to hide it.”
Readers know from Kevin’s first appearance that he enjoys a good burger, but as his story progresses Parents said that fans will see a bit more of what makes Kevin Keller tick beyond his appetite for Pops’ cuisine. “He loves to write, and gets lost in his own world when he writes. He’s also passionate about his family and friends, past and present,” Parent said. As to whether readers will see much of Kevin’s pre-Riverdale life, Parent said, “We will see a lot of Kevin growing up. And that’s all I can say about that now!”
Though Parent would not reveal much about the June-debuting Kevin Keller miniseries, he did say that “I think the first issue is even better than Kevin’s debut in ‘Veronica’ #202. I think it’s probably the best story I’ve ever written in all my years at ‘Archie,’ which makes me quite the braggart! But I put a lot into it, and I’m proud of it, so what the Hell! I had a great time drawing it, too. The second book is written and I’m onto the third issue now.
“Storywise, I’m not giving away details yet, but a lot happens. Stay tuned!”
