Tigers and Cranes

this shouldn’t really surprise any korean nor a japanese, but many westerners recoil in horror at existence of such a device. namely, for lack of better words, what i like to call “ear diggers”. or perhaps a better (or at least more scientific sounding) moniker might be “aural excavator”.

at any rate, traditionally, these slender sticks with a itty bitty scoop at the end have been used to, uh, dig ear wax out of one’s ear. now, now, don’t get all squeamish on me. i say “ear wax”, but it’s more like “ear chunks”. wait, no, that’s not any better. maybe “ear flakes”?

well, they(the flakes) exist, and what better thing to do on a lazy day than shove a bamboo stick up your ear and dig it out? don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it. it’s better than spending money on expensive headphones to hear better. plus, the satisfaction of hauling out a prize sized nugget is… well, damn satisfying.

traditionally, like i’ve said, they’ve been made of bamboo slivers, but i’ve seen heirloom silver ear digger. “here you go… granma used to dig a mound of flakes out of her ear!”

this wonderful item from rakuten, called “mimipet”(hah! “mimi” is, of course, japanese for “ear”) is actually a cellphone charm that looks like… well, see for yourself.

no! don’t do it lady!

there’s even an “evil version”- a grinning black elephant. ask yourself this: “do i really want to stick an evil elephant in my ear?” well, if it works better than a Q-tip, then, well, maybe.

found via red ferret via textually , from rakuten. Whew!

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