” ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”
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We’ll give you a hint: this vending machine will provide you divine protection while on the go.
Buddhist monks juggle, box, dance to show their garments are no hindrance after monk refuses to pay fine for driving in his robe.
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Don’t worry if you can’t make it to your local temple! Now you can collect up all the online roasts you’ve received and cast them into this cyberfire.
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It’s so massive that from certain angles it looks like Japan is under attack by a giant alien life-form.
Lovingly appropriate choice by wacky inventor asserts that mom isn’t gone, she’s just resting.
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