October 08, 2003
Teru Teru Bozu
Mrs Bloggs got very angry with the flippant attitude of the youngest Blogg today and his failure to put away his GameCube resulted in his controller being thrown out the door. Now, the youngest Blogg is scared of the dark and didn't have the nerve to go out and pick it up. We told him he'd better wish it didn't rain tonight. So, what do Japanese children do when they want the rain to stay away? Make a Teru Teru Bozu of course. These weather dolls are usually hung from the eaves of a house, but the best the little boy could do here was hang it on some clothes pegs.
Posted by Joe at October 8, 2003 11:05 PMheh. Teru Teru Bozu - the protectors of GameBoy controllers.
Posted by: Lisa at October 9, 2003 02:48 AMShe threw out his controller? That's ... that's ... teru-boru!
Posted by: DJ at October 9, 2003 09:42 AMTeruboru joku. ;+)
It worked. No rain, but the Teru Teru couldn't keep the controller being confiscated for the rest of the month!
Posted by: Joe at October 9, 2003 10:59 PMI told my wife about this and she told me a story that's a giggle: when she was in school she used to hate such activities as field trips and sports day. She would pray for rain. She even went so far as to make Teru Teru Bozu and hang them upside down! She called them 'Ame Furu Bozu'.
Posted by: DJ at October 14, 2003 03:18 PMROR! Now, that is a nice twist to the tale. I bet she wasn't alone!
Posted by: Joe at October 14, 2003 03:41 PM