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Porta-Potty Pranks Put Would-Be Poopers in the Spotlight (Videos)

by Warren Riddle on March 13, 2009 at 08:23 AM


For our easily amused readers, and the commedia dell' commode aficionados, we provide these gifts of port-o-potty hilarity. Constantly looking to push the envelope in terms of comedic breakthroughs, these Japanese television producers seek to entertain unsuspecting users of port-o-lets. And, what's more entertaining than innocently sitting down to take care of business, and getting whisked away on a magical port-o-ski ride?

These could also be interpreted as a public service warning for those intending to vacation in Japan. Don't use the port-o-johns. Unless, of course, you want to appear on TV with your pants down.

For more demonstrations of enlightened Japanese game show genius, take a gander at some of these classic moments in Japanese television history.




Human 'Tetris':

Introduced to the U.S. by Fox as 'Hole in the Wall,' this show forces participants to contort their bodies in order to fit through 'Tetris'-shaped openings. Now, they just need to produce a human 'BrickBreaker' game.



Human Bowling:

Pretty self-explanatory, but when does the home version come out for Wii?



Treadmill Hurdles:

Always at the forefront of technological breakthroughs, Japanese scientists have devised a training method for professional hurdlers... and uncoordinated mooks who want to make fools of themselves on TV.



Japanese Ball-Trap:

People for some reason still subject themselves to this painfully awesome game show, which punishes contestants who can't complete tongue-twisters with devices similar to mouse traps, only for their genitals.



Baseball World Record:

This game provides payback for ski-ball machines everywhere. Participants attempt to gather baseballs and pitch them into compartments for points all while they dodge, or get pummeled by, a constant onslaught of balls.

[From: Urlesque.com]

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