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Title: japanese are having 'divorce ceremonies'
Post by: rtil on June 21, 2010 07:00 PM
getting divorced? why not head over to japan where you can pay $600 to have a divorce ceremony (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65K3YV20100621?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=69)!

QuoteFriends and family of the Fujii couple followed closely behind the rickshaws on foot, arriving at the "divorce mansion" for a ceremony where they smashed their wedding ring with a gavel, a gesture signifying the end of their partnership.

The gavel has a frog's head as frogs symbolize change in Japanese culture.

"When we smashed the ring together, I felt like "oh, this is the end of it, really" and my heart and soul felt renewed. Now I feel I can have a new life and start all over again," said Mr. Fujii.
Title: japanese are having 'divorce ceremonies'
Post by: Sapphire on June 21, 2010 07:41 PM
oh god

oh god oh god oh god

HAHAHAHAHAHAhfyrdtesdry
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Post by: Y. Chang on June 21, 2010 07:42 PM
Title: japanese are having 'divorce ceremonies'
Post by: Taokaka on June 21, 2010 07:45 PM
lol japs are so stupid
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Post by: MarcK on June 21, 2010 07:49 PM
I'd use an obama gavel
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Post by: Ashington on June 21, 2010 08:46 PM
Quote from: Taokakalol japs are so stupid
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Post by: DrRumack on June 21, 2010 08:47 PM
i like this idea
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Post by: shura on June 21, 2010 09:19 PM
i still dont really understand why they have a ceremony to drink tea either
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Post by: dilly on June 22, 2010 12:52 AM
they have a ceremony for just about anything.
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Post by: CVG on June 22, 2010 02:10 AM
That's funny!! :] I like how the reason the couple are divorcing is because they "SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON FRIVIOLUS THINGS"
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Post by: retrosmash on June 22, 2010 06:30 AM
Quote from: MarcKI'd use an obama gavel
i'd use a gavel shaped like a coin purse






i'll leave that to soak in for a few seconds
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Post by: Lats, Squats, & Oates on June 22, 2010 09:18 AM
genuinely surprised the ceremony doesnt involve bukkake
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Post by: Hnilmik on June 22, 2010 09:24 AM
Haha, the gavel looks like something you could put together after a trip to an arts and crafts store
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Post by: Scotsman on June 22, 2010 06:01 PM
25 couples in a year doesn't make much of a trend.  granted now i need to go and check this place out.  more amusing to me is that posing as a pastor to marry couples is an actual job.  or that shotgun weddings are so common that many use the term celebratory wedding instead.  marriage is fun in japan.
Title: japanese are having 'divorce ceremonies'
Post by: rtil on June 22, 2010 06:13 PM
it sounds like divorce might be fun, too. you get to smash things with a frog gavel
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Post by: dilly on June 22, 2010 08:50 PM
the japanese always know how to end things with a... bang

i'm so sorry