Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Universally Syndicated Bespectacled Throw Rugs

Had one of those impromptu drinkng sessions last night. Went in town to get a few bob for the week from the drink-link and then stopped in the pub for a quick one. Hey presto, some pints and a few whiskies later, I'm standing outside another pub listening to a very charming, bespectacled lass, with what looked like a throw rug wrapped around her, explaining how the latest trend in Japan is to have an arse printed on your pants so that they look see-through. I made a brief attempt at verifying this today but, really, I couldn't face what I might be confronted with. God only knows why I'm telling you this.

Daku, over at Digital Strips, has picked up on another interesting article about the demise of newspapers. Nothing new there really except that newspapers are now pushing to have their websites included in their circulation numbers. Now that's got to have some interesting connotations for bloggers and web cartoonists alike. Also, in relation to that, Comixpedia has a link to an article about Universal Syndicate doing a deal with TokyoPop to bring Manga to US newspapers. It strikes me as odd that it's taken them so long to cop on to the appeal of manga.

Could someone please tell me this is some sort of joke. Even if you're lying, just say it, I need the reassurance.