# Any Dopers in Japan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 15, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252 "2010-06-15T03:15:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/41 "2010-09-14T03:39:23Z")
Done. ありがとうございます。 ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/42 "2010-09-29T04:26:22Z")
If you PM me YOUR address, I can send you whatever form a repayment you would prefer. (I heard checks are not easy or cheap to cash in Japan.) Or if I could perform a similiar favor for you in the States, I could do that too… Just let me know. I appreciate your help! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/43 "2010-09-29T12:46:58Z")
> [@Shai'tan](#): > > Or if I could perform a similiar favor for you in the States, I could do that too… Just let me know. Sooo, you want to grab his balls in the States eh? Wowzers. ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/44 "2010-10-02T18:24:30Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Sooo, you want to grab his balls in the States eh? Wowzers. I don’t mind reaching around… err… reaching out to help a friend. Because of the time difference, it might even turn out to be a midnight favor. ---
**Author:** ![chromaticity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@chromaticity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chromaticity)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/45 "2010-10-03T14:30:05Z")
Firstly, I am very sorry for flaking out for such a long time. Some unexpected events led me to spend a few weeks in China. I did manage to get 4 balls (Yay!), but I had asked the gang over at Mitukoshi to see if they could find some more. Unfortunately they couldn’t, as of today morning. (You would think these balls are made of plutonium or something) Anyway, since I have [4 balls](http://oi54.tinypic.com/orrn8w.jpg) now (Everything in this thread sounds dirty or funny) I think I should get myself over to the post office and send them to you. Maybe during my lunch break this week. PS: Any ball grabbing is to be done only with full written consent of both parties 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chromaticity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@chromaticity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chromaticity)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/46 "2010-10-09T13:43:11Z")
The balls are on their way! Do let me know when they reach you. Sending them by post was surprisingly easy. Or maybe I am getting better at that kind of thing lately 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/47 "2010-10-14T00:01:01Z")
Sweet! Thank you so much! I will keep an eye out for them. I’m glad to hear that the shipping was a lot easier than tracking those suckers down. ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/48 "2010-10-14T03:30:58Z")
Woo hoo! Apparently while I was typing my last post, my new balls were already in the mailbox! They’re beautiful. When you get them wet and then wring them out, they swell up to about the size of an orange. Among magicians doing a “traditional” sponge ball routine, I’m sure I’ve got the biggest balls in the States. But I’ve been using the old set for a while. And we all know that you can wash your balls in the sink as much as you want, but that doesn’t really make them good as new… Send me a PM with your address. There’s one on the bottom of the box, but I can’t make out part of it. And I’ll repay you however you like. Cash, gifts, or a State-side scavenger hunt. ありがとうございます。 - Shai’tan ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/49 "2010-10-14T07:18:16Z")
> [@Shai\_tan](#): > > When you get them wet and then wring them out, they swell up to about the size of an orange. . . . I’m sure I’ve got the biggest balls in the States. My balls hurt a bit reading that. > [@](#): > > And we all know that you can wash your balls in the sink as much as you want, but that doesn’t really make them good as new… Yeah, you gotta wash with unicorn blood to achieve that effect. ---
**Author:** ![chromaticity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@chromaticity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chromaticity)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252/50 "2010-12-08T13:00:02Z")
Whoa! How is it that I missed the update from Shai’tan ? (Coz the balls are magic?) I was just wondering what happened to the balls today and looked up this thread. Glad to hear that they reached safely 🙂 I was kinda worried about my iffy packing skills. Would love to see the pictures of the balls in action! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-in-japan/543252.md?page=2)