Elephant poop to pass exams

[saikira]

Just like the Puni Puni Pencil Top Mascot, “Unchi-kun” (うんち君 —Mr. Poop) character from the Dr. Slump anime series, the Japanese will try using anything as a good luck omomori/charm….even elephant poop… to pass exams.


Utsunomiya Zoo makes elephant dung charms for students sitting exams - Mainichi Daily News, December 9, 2007 UTSUNOMIYA — A zoo here has started making lucky charms for students out of elephant dung….created the charms by extracting fiber from the dung of a 36-year-old Asian elephant, then sterilizing it and processing it into paper. The charms contain the word “pass” in red characters


And if elephant poop ain’t big enough for you, try the famous Japanese plush poop hat from JList

[Yochoko]

LOL. I can't not comment on POOPs relating topic! Nyah way!

"Un" from "unchi" in Japanese can be written with a kanji which means "luck", that's where this has come from. So, probably, they are going after a BIG "un" = BIG poop!

Also, you know, poop in french is "merde" and it is a good luck word for someone who is having exams. Instead of telling the person "Good luck", they say, "Merde!"

Hmmm... I just found out why I'm in France... It was my pre-destined place by the poop-connection!

[Tsuki_Panda]

i remember reading somewhere that people are selling Rhino faeces for a few hundred dollars. extraordinary don't you think :P