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It was the man who died. The cause of death is still being investigated, but he was 89 years old.

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[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 125 points 2 months ago

This is a good time to remember:

If it bites you and you die; venomous
If you bite it and you die; poisonous

[-] acchariya@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If it bites you and you both die, rabies

[-] BillyClark@piefed.social 16 points 2 months ago

To match the "venomous" and "poisonous" words, you can also say "contagious".

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[-] titanicx@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 months ago

And if it bites you, and it dies, you are poisonous.

[-] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but this is: If it bites you and it dies, you're poisonous?

[-] themaninblack@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Also, believe it or not, jail.

[-] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 98 points 2 months ago

FYI this was last week, the cherry blossoms are basically gone now, 2 weeks earlier than last year. Here's a pic from 2 weeks ago.

[-] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I've got cherry trees in Australia and they only bloom for a few days the last few years.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 70 points 2 months ago

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[-] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The (edit: second) Osaka one is just sad. Grief sucks.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 months ago

Unless he killed her...

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 9 points 2 months ago

Ah the second Osaka one...

[-] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

Oh right, yes. Sorry.

[-] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 months ago

Osaka Man is clearly Florida Man's long lost brother.

[-] Saber_is_dead@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

plot twist: it's all the same guy

[-] Blubber28@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Move over Florida Man, Osaka Man had entered the Arena

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

the first one sounds like an overreaction to a noisy neighbor.

[-] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 4 points 2 months ago

What is in the water in Osaka?

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[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago

Fuck yeah, patient zero! I was starting to loose hope that zombie apocalypse could beat out climate change, pollution, wealth inequality, and fascism. But it's back in the race!

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, fire that hope arrow!

[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Huzzah! Can't wait. I've never liked the idea of eating brains, now it'll be my favourite meal

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I hear with a nice chianti and some fava beans...

[-] prettybunnys@piefed.social 47 points 2 months ago

This site is a treasure trove.

The “you might also like” section is absolutely right about me:

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago

"Japanese man arrested for shouting that he studies English (weird) before grabbing woman's butt (illegal)" was a 10/10 article for sure

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago

Osaka Man, the Japanese counterpart to Florida Man.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Still, I didn’t have it as bad as one 41-year-old woman living in Fukuoka City. Late in the afternoon of Saturday December 2, the woman (whose name has been withheld) contacted the police after the man who lived in the unit above her suddenly smashed through his floor/her ceiling and hurled a large piece of wood into her living space.

Sweet jebus. I've heard that the walls in those apartment are rather thin. Still, this (and the other stories on here) is pretty unhinged.

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[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago

In Japan we say the crazies come out in spring. Glad we're still keeping that tradition alive.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

man didn't tell she was of the poisonous type

[-] Vandalismo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

We're fucked

[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago
[-] Cherry@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

I think i am ready for it TBH!

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I don't know if Japan of all places is ready for it. We'd better hope the zombies are vulnerable to airsoft BBs.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

Cherry blossoms are symbolic of a short life, but he was 89, so it doesn't poetically apply here.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I really expected that to go the other way. A bite from an unkempt mouth on an older person just sounds like a great way to get sepsis.

[-] gigachad@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago

You say "/s" but, for anyone else reading, Japan is considered rabies free so that would certainly be a big deal we're it the case.

[-] gigachad@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

I wanted to make a joke but people reacted very seriously so I added an /s
It doesn't seem to help, so I guess I was joking about a sensitive topic or so. If that is the case I am sorry.

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[-] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Iirc rabies kills you (assuming you're a human) before you can pass it on

[-] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

No. A person goes to the doctor before the psychological symptoms get severe.

[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Speaking of cherry blossoms, can anyone remember (or find) that greentext about the incel trying to get with a girl at the cherry blossoms?

It's really fucking long and the person does come across as fucking mental

[-] munk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago
[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Thank you!

Wanna come and see some cherry blossoms with me?

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[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

That fucking stupid emoji that he does is already annoying, what's it mean to be? A bear??

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[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

I don't think there's much of a mystery he was 89 years old and he was sort of dude to go around biting people

[-] bold_omi@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago

She was poisonous, you see.

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