Culture club

Red handed: Call it grabbling, gravelling, hogging or noodling, the practice of fishing for huge catfish in shallow, muddy water with nothing but your bare hands is as much a part of redneck culture as NASCAR, Friday night football and shootin’ at the revenue man. Using your arms as bait to attract the attention of fish large enough to be your grandmother might seem hilarious when attempted by mulleted, sunburned men named Bubba, but when practised by young, attractive red-blooded American women (and accompanied by a stompin’ bluegrass soundtrack) it becomes a whole other deal at http://www.catfishgrabblers.com/GGGMusicVideo300k.wmv.

Meanwhile in Japan: Being nuts isn’t confined to the North American continent. No ma’am. The Japanese have plenty of crazies of their own. The aptly named Japanese Are Crazy blog collects the best and weirdest clips from Japanese TV, from bathing in curry to gay stereotype bathroom air freshener commercials at www.thejapanesearecrazy.com.

by Michael Citrome

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