rushmore

The finest American studio film of the 1990's.

"She was my Rushmore, Max"
"I know, she was mine too."

by Miles Pieri January 07, 2004

haruki murakami

Fine Japanese author of urban magic realism. Novels such as 'Dance, Dance, Dance' and 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' have made Murakami one of the most popular writers in his native country with young people. His story of young love in the 1960's 'Norwegian Wood' was a sensation when it was published in the 1980's.
Best novel (IMHO) - Sputnik Sweetheart

Selected books

Pinball
A Wild Sheep Chase
Hardboiled Wonderland And The End Of The World
Norwegian Wood
The Elephant Vanishes (Short Stories)
Dance Dance Dance
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles
South Of The Border, West Of The Sun
Sputnik Sweetheart
Underground (Non fiction)

by Miles Pieri January 07, 2004

burriko

Japanese woman of a certain age who looks and acts much younger. Given that it's often hard to identify the age of asian women anyway it can be difficult to spot a burriko.

I'm not your burriko girl - Urusei Yatsura (The band, not the manga/anime by takahashi rumiko)

by Miles Pieri January 20, 2004

EF

European language schools organisation. Nobody know's what EF actually means although, having lived in Oxford - an EF stroghold - for a number of years I can only assume it stands for 'Easy Fuck.

Did you see those Italian EF girls getting off the coach? Man, sometimes it's good to live in this shithole wanker-student city!

by Miles Pieri January 23, 2004

pocky

Pocky sticks are Japanese breadsticks covered in a tasty almost-chocolate coating. Popular with Wapanese in the west, as well as anime Otaku and guys out to impress Japanese girls. (It doesn't work, incidentally)

There are all kinds of pocky variants including savoury versions and the amusingly named White Lolita - giant Pocky with white chocolate.

Did you see the way that fat fuck anime nerd downed that pocky stick?

by Miles Pieri February 02, 2004

cursed video

Urban legend from mid-90's Japan about a videotape with weird imagery contained on it. If you watch the tape you then recieve a phone call telling you you will be dead in a week. Basis for a series of novels by the writer Koji Suzuki, filmed as Ring, Rasen, Ring 2 and Birthday. Remade in both Korea and America.

Frolic in brine, Goblins be thine

by Miles Pieri January 07, 2004

pocari sweat

Strange, tangy supposedly 'soft' drink from Japan which, according to the blurb on the can, replaces the electrolytes lost through perspiration.
The sensation of actually drinking the stuff is like putting your tongue on the twin terminals of a 9v. battery.

Pocari Sweat is Japanese Coke to Calpis' Pepsi.

by Miles Pieri February 02, 2004