Ah, those wacky Japanese. Anyone in the UK of a certain age will recall Clive James's TV show (entitled, cryptically, Clive James on Television) for introducing UK viewers to a Japanese game show by the name of Za Gaman ("The Endurance"), a game show so extreme it's in the Guinness Book of Records.

Fast forward to today - cruelty and suffering is still funny, and now the Japanese (and, of course, the rest of the world via the miracle of YouTube) can enjoy "Downtown No Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende!!" (something about "How Long Can You Stand It") - clips here, here, here and here.

When Spam Meets Engrish

You get this.

We've all seen really bad music videos. You know: those hair bands of the 80's all bobbin' and rockin' in unisin'; the wild camera gyrations that make it look like it was shot by a rabid squirrel; the spandex, fishnets and makeup - and that was on the guys.

You ain't seen nuthin' yet. Until you look over here.