Could you eat the Hot Pepper Wizard?
The arrival of a new postdoc to the lab is a fun, yet challenging experience. Commonly there's a bit of a language barrier, especially from the far-eastern countries, and hilarity ensues. You need a what? To do what? Oh, put your pennies in a bank account... I see.... please don't pronounce it "pen-is" or "a-cunt". I'll explain later. Everyone is grateful in the end. Another wonderful thing is treats from a foreign land. Our new Japanese postdoc brought these little crackers (the packs are about the size of a quarter) for everyone. Super cute! But look closer. First off, they're nearly too cute to eat, until you examine the odd shapes of some of these critters.
The guy with the fish (with shrimp flavor... makes sense to me) looks like he's either got mega-cleavage, or is simply a giant butt. And on the left, we have some flavor called Shiso. Apparently it's a flavor- who knew? The monk who represents the shiso, however, looks way too much like a pennies.
