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1. Philip Chapman-Bell
   December 4th, 2007 at 5:58 am

   And the Maneki Neko is also the origin of Hello Kitty. Think about that — that’s one lucky symbol.

2. Miss Cellania
   December 4th, 2007 at 6:03 am

   Certainly lucky for Sanrio!

3. k
   December 4th, 2007 at 7:23 am

   figureheads of women became popular because of the old legend that says a woman’s bare breasts will calm the seas.

   haha excuses, excuses..

4. soops
   December 4th, 2007 at 9:04 am

   “..old legend that says a woman’s bare breasts will calm the seas…”
   Some sailors were abroad, bored, with broads aboard methinks.
   Arrr.

5. Cori
   December 4th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

   Wow… Raccoon penis bones? I just finished Sarah: A Novel by JT LeRoy, today… What a coincidence…

6. K2
   December 4th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

   That damned Swastika is backwards. No wonder people get all confused and associate it wrongly.

7. floporama
   December 4th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

   Not to mention that bezoars came in handy for a Mr. Harry Potter a time or two!

   The Basque country of northern Spain uses a stylized swastika called a lauburu as their symbol. When I lived in Bilbao in the mid 1990’s, I fell in love with the Basque version of the symbol.

8. donaldmoon
   December 5th, 2007 at 6:19 pm

   As to Maneki Neko, some of the earlier ones were hollowed out to provide a place to hide those nasty phallic statues which were no longer allowed to be shown publicly. Also, to Maneki Neko’s credit, she provided the basic design for the Pokemon critters, especially Meowth. And, one more for the road: There are a number of Maneki Neko clubs, including the English-language, email-based one on Yahoo, called “manekinekocollectors”… –donaldmoon

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