WTF Video: Japanese watermelon snowboarding

Ya gotta love the Japanese: When they're not busying themselves with tentacle porn or dropping $177K on a single tuna, they're creating the greatest game shows ever. Me, I'd be happy simply watching a snowboarder rocking a real half-pipe, but this being Japan, they've chosen to incongruously include a watermelon...

By Ted Alvarez

January 7, 2010

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Ya gotta love the Japanese: When they're not busying themselves with tentacle porn or dropping $177K on a single tuna, they're creating the greatest game shows ever. Me, I'd be happy simply watching a snowboarder rocking a real half-pipe, but this being Japan, they've chosen to incongruously include a watermelon. Confused? Don't be:

Is it just me, or are you filled with a desire to both shred and dine on the most succulent of melons?

Oh, Japan...you had me at "ohayo gozaimasu, gaijin."

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